Will an i3-4160 bottleneck a GTX 960?

[Nogrippa]

I'm looking for a new PC with GTX 960, and i'm asking if an i3-4160 bottleneck a GTX 960, or should i buy a I5-4460...but its bit expensive so do i really need it for 1080p gaming?

[Interfectorem]

I would say no. The i3-4160 is quite capable. You should be fine.

[WhatComesAround]

yes

I have a 980 and a i3 - 2100 and gaming involves lots of stuttering

[Tim Drake]

yes

I have a 980 and a i3 - 2100 and gaming involves lots of stuttering

Older i3 with different socket with higher end GPU..

 

You really can't help OP...

[Guest MinimalEffort]

Nope, wont be a problem, happy gaming

 

yes

I have a 980 and a i3 - 2100 and gaming involves lots of stuttering

 

He will be using a 960....

[Tim Drake]

OP it should run fine

[Interfectorem]

yes

I have a 980 and a i3 - 2100 and gaming involves lots of stuttering

Well OP is getting an i3-4160, which is a 2 generations newer and 500 MHz faster. Also the GTX 960 is significantly less powerful than the GTX 980.

[NeatSquidYT]

yes

I have a 980 and a i3 - 2100 and gaming involves lots of stuttering

i3 2100 + 980 =/= i3 4160 + 960

 

 

There will be no botleneck

[Lewellyn]

Bottlenecks depend on the games you are looking at running. Most modern games make use of multi-core systems in one way or another.

 

I'd personally suggest upgrading to an i5 quad core.

[Profquast]

You shouldn't run into issues except maybe multiplayer battlefield.

[Lord_Karango17]

depends on the game. More multi threaded games that are built to leverage the extra power of the i5's and i7's will sputter on a dual core.

 

However in many situations it should be fine (expect some stutter/ lower gpu usage in some situations)

[ZetZet]

No bottleneck in any game.

 

You shouldn't run into issues except maybe multiplayer battlefield.

i3 handles multiplayer battlefield like a champ

 

Much better than any fx processor actually.

[AnnoyedShelf]

I'm looking for a new PC with GTX 960, and i'm asking if an i3-4160 bottleneck a GTX 960, or should i buy a I5-4460...but its bit expensive so do i really need it for 1080p gaming?

Definitely not.

[Hero7750]

You will be fine. I have an i3 4360 and I love it.

[flipped_bit]

The i3 should be just fine. 

[ThomasD]

With most of today's high end games they will max the GPU before they max that CPU.

 

Bottleneck is such an overused catch all for a more complex relationship.  Most people would be better served not worrying so much about it.  It isn't like herpes.

[itachipirate]

Not in most cases

[TheCaptain53]

yes

I have a 980 and a i3 - 2100 and gaming involves lots of stuttering

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I laughed so hard at this!

[i_build_nanosuits]

let's just say the i5-4460 is really worth the extra pennies though...

[Guest trucker2]

With AMD you can afford a GTX 980 and just smoke everything. Actually Jayztwocents did a vid with an i7 and a gtx980. He cut cores till he was at i3 (two cores) and only then did the mighty 980 suffer some. i3 should be fine for a 960. Heck I could buy an 8570 and an r9 290 mega gpu for what some i5's are going for.

[Hunter259]

With AMD you can afford a GTX 980 and just smoke everything. Actually Jayztwocents did a vid with an i7 and a gtx980. He cut cores till he was at i3 (two cores) and only then did the mighty 980 suffer some. i3 should be fine for a 960. Heck I could buy an 8570 and an r9 290 mega gpu for what some i5's are going for.

Too bad AMD cant keep up at all......

[Elapo]

With AMD you can afford a GTX 980 and just smoke everything. Actually Jayztwocents did a vid with an i7 and a gtx980. He cut cores till he was at i3 (two cores) and only then did the mighty 980 suffer some. i3 should be fine for a 960. Heck I could buy an 8570 and an r9 290 mega gpu for what some i5's are going for.

 

You can buy a 290 and an FX 8370 for less than $230 (4690k, the most expensive i5)?! Please, do share a link. That's an amazing deal!

 

Because last time I checked, an FX 8370 went for $190 and a 290 for $230.

[Guest trucker2]

i5 199 250 with mb,  8370e with MB 140, 230 is what I am seeing for a r9290 also. Ok I may have exagerated a bit(like Spock) however having an extra 110 bucks for a gpu makes AMD the best choice for gaming.

[LiamApex]

no

[WhatComesAround]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I laughed so hard at this!

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