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Core i7 2600 good enough for a 980ti

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Hello, me and a friend have decided to rebuild our rigs, and we are wondering would a 2600 (non k) bottleneck a 980 ti

Core i7 2600, Gigabyte GTX 570, Asus P8Z68-V LX, 16gb (4x4gb) Kingston ValueRam, CoolerMaster 600Watt PSU

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wont bottleneck in 99% of the games

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Thanks, I'll probs rebuild my rig at the end of the year and hope that it doesnt

Core i7 2600, Gigabyte GTX 570, Asus P8Z68-V LX, 16gb (4x4gb) Kingston ValueRam, CoolerMaster 600Watt PSU

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You should be fine for most games out there.

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Hello, me and a friend have decided to rebuild our rigs, and we are wondering would a 2600 (non k) bottleneck a 980 ti

 

At what resolution?

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I get the same fps with a 2700k and a 4790k with a Titan X. You should be fine, won't bottleneck the card at all, in games at least.

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K @4.6GHz- Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61- Motherboard: MSI Z97 XPOWER AC - RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengence Pro 2400MHz- GPU: EVGA Titan X SC with Hybrid Cooler @1495Mhz Case: Corsair 780T White - Storage: 120GB Corsair LS SSD+ 500GB 850Evo + 250GB 850Evo + 2TB HDD - PSU: Cougar GX900 - Mouse: Logitech G502 - Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2014 -Headphone: Logitech G430 - Monitor: LG 34UM95 3440x1440

CPU: Intel Core i7-2700K - Cooler: Hyper 212EVO - Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68A-D3-B3 - RAM: 3x4GB Corsair Vengence Pro 1600MHz- GPU: Gygabite 980Ti G1 Gaming- Case: Corsair 400R - Storage:  500GB 530Series SSD + 2TB HDD - PSU: Corsair TX650 - Mouse: Logitech MX Master - Keyboard: CODE Keyboard MX Clear - Monitor: 3x Acer G276HL Surround MacBook Pro Retina 15" mid-2015 i7 2.8Ghz - 512GB SSD - AMD 370X

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It's fine - 2600 is still a solid chip

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