Bottleneck problems?

[remzy]

I was wondering will a dual core cpu bottleneck a 750 ti, and if it does will it be significant?

 

[minibois]

I was wondering will a dual core cpu bottleneck a 750 ti, and if it does will it be significant?

Depends on what games and what dual core CPU

[SkilledRebuilds]

I was wondering will a dual core cpu bottleneck a 750 ti, and if it does will it be significant?

Subjective.

You can also still get 100% GPU usage out of the dualcores while playing games.

 

An Intel Dualcore can get the same framerate as an i5 Quadcore in some titles, however the FPS ranges, are more variable

ie: Minimum FPS (FPS Drops) are more likely to be a lower value and happen more frequently on the dualcore, where the i5 has the grunt to ensure a nicer minimum not being bogged down as much.

 

The variability depends on the game, how it's game engine handles CPU's and the amount of threads/cores the game engine can use at any given time.

 

When games use less cores, FPS may tank lower.... EG:World of Tanks uses 1.5-2Cores MAX, can still spread out that load across all CPU's but it's not ideal to only use 2 cores on a 4 core system,..but this is when you want really good Singlecore performance from your CPUs. When games are not good as getting the most out of your CPU, is when your want each core to be the fastest possible performer.

[david cassar]

I was wondering will a dual core cpu bottleneck a 750 ti, and if it does will it be significant?

What's the cpu?

[remzy]

What's the cpu?

 

intel dual core 3.0 ghz

[remzy]

Depends on what games and what dual core CPU

 

intel dual core 3.0 ghz

I play almost all new games that come out

[david cassar]

intel dual core 3.0 ghz

There are many intel dual cores haha. I meant what is the model name. Is it a pentium? Is it a core 2 duo? 

[remzy]

There are many intel dual cores haha. I meant what is the model name. Is it a pentium? Is it a core 2 duo? 

oh, not on my pc right now, cant remember

[minibois]

intel dual core 3.0 ghz

I play almost all new games that come out

We need a more specific name. There are lots of dual core Intel CPU's that can be clocked at 3 GHz

[Hieb]

We need a more specific name. There are lots of dual core Intel CPU's that can be clocked at 3 GHz

 

This.

 

# of cores and GHz isn't enough information. You could have two dual-core CPUs at 3GHz, but one could easily be twice as powerful as the other... GHz is only how many cycles per second, doesn't account for how much gets done in each cycle and other things like cache latency or other things that affect stalling.

[remzy]

We need a more specific name. There are lots of dual core Intel CPU's that can be clocked at 3 GHz

 

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

 

[remzy]

We need a more specific name. There are lots of dual core Intel CPU's that can be clocked at 3 GHz

It's Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

[minibois]

It's Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

Hmm.. Probably.. Not sure..

Depends on the games, but I think it will.

[david cassar]

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz

 

It will. I suggest you get a cheap core 2 quad off of ebay.

[Hieb]

It will. I suggest you get a cheap core 2 quad off of ebay.

 

That will bottleneck in a lot of more intensive games. My Core 2 Quad Q6600 bottlenecked my GTX 560 in most games I played. World of Warcraft, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Civilization V all performed poorly on it. That said it'll still be better than a Core 2 Duo and a very affordable upgrade... I'd suggest looking into a 3-3.2GHz Core 2 Quad, it should be noticeably faster than my 2.4GHz one at least and provide better results.

[SkilledRebuilds]

That will bottleneck in a lot of more intensive games. My Core 2 Quad Q6600 bottlenecked my GTX 560 in most games I played. World of Warcraft, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Civilization V all performed poorly on it. That said it'll still be better than a Core 2 Duo and a very affordable upgrade... I'd suggest looking into a 3-3.2GHz Core 2 Quad, it should be noticeably faster than my 2.4GHz one at least and provide better results.

Q6600 can be quite the overclocker...

Even if using a non-OC motherboard, there are Pin-Mods (known as BSEL mods) that can take it from 2.4Ghz to 3.0Ghz.

 

Even still, I saw bottlenecks playing RD:GRID2 @ 80-90% GPU usage altho not as bad as > SniperElite 3 with it @ 3.0Ghz on my 5770 not being at full GPU usage (50-100%) depending on the scene complexity.

[Hieb]

Q6600 can be quite the overclocker...

Even if using a non-OC motherboard, there are Pin-Mods (known as BSEL mods) that can take it from 2.4Ghz to 3.0Ghz.

 

Even still, I saw bottlenecks playing RD:GRID2 @ 80-90% GPU usage altho not as bad as > SniperElite 3 with it @ 3.0Ghz on my 5770 not being at full GPU usage (50-100%) depending on the scene complexity.

 

Mine was in an OEM system from Dell... getting it to run at 3GHz was a bit over my head at the time though if I still had that machine kicking about I'd probably give it a go now, haha. But yeah, it was surprisingly poor performing especially considering it was recommended spec for a lot of games at the time I had it. I imagine if I had an OC-able board I'd be able to take it to 3.4GHz pretty easily, since it was a G0 stepping one, and that'd be a solid CPU for most games. About on par with an Athlon 760K at that clock speed.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Mine was in an OEM system from Dell... getting it to run at 3GHz was a bit over my head at the time though if I still had that machine kicking about I'd probably give it a go now, haha. But yeah, it was surprisingly poor performing especially considering it was recommended spec for a lot of games at the time I had it. I imagine if I had an OC-able board I'd be able to take it to 3.4GHz pretty easily, since it was a G0 stepping one, and that'd be a solid CPU for most games. About on par with an Athlon 760K at that clock speed.

Yeah, Mine was also a G0 stepping, did 3.0GHz at the stock 2.4Ghz voltage, at least I think it didn't increase the voltage....