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Emil Matthias Pedersen
By Emil Matthias Pedersen
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Hey guys!

I got a friend that wants to upgrade his computer, I just want to make sure that everything fits like a glove. Right now he got a

-gtx 580

-intel i5 2500k

-and a GA-Z68A-D3-B3

I just want to make sure that he won't bottleneck anything I saw that the motherboard do support PCI-e gen 3 and x16

The plan is to go and buy a gtx 980 from gigabyte. What are your thoughts about this? I don't see any problems at all, but I could have missed something

Best reguards

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i'd overclock that CPU a bit, it's beginning to get weak compared to the gtx980.

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the i5 Sandybridge is still a strong CPU

 

OC it to 4GHz and you wont have issues

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the i5 Sandybridge is still a strong CPU

 

OC it to 4GHz and you wont have issues

^^^ Overclock it if it has decent cooler, it's worth the time.

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the i5 2500k is still a good Cpu Although Overclocking it might be a good idea. But I don't think you can notice any bottlenecks if your gaming at 1080p 60hz. above 60 frames I think there would really be Bottle-necking 

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