Bottlenecks?

[Felix0411]

Hello

 

I am purchasing parts for an upcoming budget PC build, and I am wondering whether these two components are in any way completely "wrong" in terms of their capabilities; will they "bottleneck"?

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition (with 4/8 GB or RAM. Best amount?)

 

GPU: ASUS R7250-1GD5

 

Please tell me if one of these components is too powerful for the other, meaning one is lagging behind.

 

Thanks

[TheKDub]

Could you send us the permalink for the budget build? and also tell us what your budget and intended usage is?

[ThyFeared]

Could you send us the permalink for the budget build? and also tell us what your budget and intended usage is?

This

 

Also take a read at this. It'll help us even more! http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

[Felix0411]

Well, I have a budget of under 450 USD and I do not have a PCPartPicker or other link.

[Fulgrim]

Both are rather low end tbh. Neither will be bottlenecked by the other.

[Bittenfleax]

If you already have the Motherboard then stay with CPU's with the AM2 + socket (even though it is kinda shoddy). If not go with an Intel CPU. 

[TheKDub]

Well, I have a budget of under 450 USD and I do not have a PCPartPicker or other link.

 

alright, now whats your intended usage?

[Felix0411]

This

 

Also take a read at this. It'll help us even more! http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

 

Sorry

 

I had a read of it a while back, clearly I'm terrible at remembering things. Last time I posted here I made the same mistake.

[Felix0411]

alright, now whats your intended usage?

 

Most likely low-end gaming, no Crysis or Far Cry 4.

[The Pizza Thief]

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Why are you creating a post for every question you have? And asking the same RAM question, create a proper thread with all your questions !

[Bittenfleax]

Both are rather low end tbh. Neither will be bottlenecked by the other.

 I agree ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[Felix0411]

Why are you creating a post for every question you have? And asking the same RAM question, create a proper thread with all your questions !

 

I really don't have an excuse, sorry. I'm pretty new to custom PCs?

[TheKDub]

Most likely low-end gaming, no Crysis or Far Cry 4.

 

What games do you want to be able to play? and at what resolution, framerate, and settings?

[Felix0411]

What games do you want to be able to play? and at what resolution, framerate, and settings?

 

Medium settings, above 30fps, single 1080p, mostly flights sims etc. and occasionally stuff like CS:GO (sadly).

[The Pizza Thief]

I really don't have an excuse, sorry. I'm pretty new to custom PCs?

I don't mean why you have so many questions, that is perfect. All I'm saying is you should post all the questions in one single post.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Medium settings, above 30fps, single 1080p, mostly flights sims etc. and occasionally stuff like CS:GO (sadly).

Medium>30-50FPS>1080p

260x or higher.

 

250/X may not be powerful enough for 1080p titles, 720-900p maybe, but moving upwards to 1080p your gunna need more for 'most titles'.

In CS:Go it'll be fine, but probably not for flight sims or more demanding titles.

[TheKDub]

Medium settings, above 30fps, single 1080p, mostly flights sims etc. and occasionally stuff like CS:GO (sadly).

 

You'd probably be able to get away with the intel hd 4600 integrated graphics, though a dedicated gpu will always be a better choice.

or even better than that on the integrated graphics route would be one of AMD's APUs.

 

I'll try putting something together for you, give be about 5 mins.

[SkilledRebuilds]

You'd probably be able to get away with the intel hd 4600 integrated graphics, though a dedicated gpu will always be a better choice.

or even better than that on the integrated graphics route would be one of AMD's APUs.

 

I'll try putting something together for you, give be about 5 mins.

CS:GO maybe...  but more demanding titles (FlightSims) require more power (usually more CPU than GPU I know...but not always), and OP has not stated 100% that he won't be playing more demanding titles.

 

However true - The HD4600 will be good for super lightweight titles yes.

APU's.... sounds like a sweet spot if not using a dedicated GPU.

[Felix0411]

You'd probably be able to get away with the intel hd 4600 integrated graphics, though a dedicated gpu will always be a better choice.

or even better than that on the integrated graphics route would be one of AMD's APUs.

 

I'll try putting something together for you, give be about 5 mins.

 

Thank you

[TheKDub]

 

Thank you

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qDH7gs

 

Thats what I managed to scrape together, I'm not very familiar with AMD's APUs, so for a build using one of those someone else would need to do it.

I have had a somewhat personal experience with the EVGA 750ti (that same model), as one of my cousins uses it in his PC, honestly that card is a little beast.

[Felix0411]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qDH7gs

 

Thats what I managed to scrape together, I'm not very familiar with AMD's APUs, so for a build using one of those someone else would need to do it.

I have had a somewhat personal experience with the EVGA 750ti (that same model), as one of my cousins uses it in his PC, honestly that card is a little beast.

 

I guess the parts sort of answer my question, they are all similar scope. Thanks.

[Suika]

Here's a couple options.

 

1) http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RPpzsY

The only reason to go with this build over one with the 860k is that this has a small upgrade path. You can get an i5, but after that, you'll need a new power supply if you were to decide to get a new GPU. This rig is nothing impressive, but if you're not looking to upgrade without building a new machine entirely, this may be fine, and supports newer technologies than the 860k. You also have better streaming options with Intel's Quick Sync.

 

2) http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NsGbZL

This is actually designed with upgrades in mind, considering... it doesn't have a dedicated GPU. R9 290X or GTX 970, this should be able to accept both cards if you come across the necessary funds to upgrade. The i5 should not bottleneck high end GPUs like the 970.