AMD Athlon x4 651 @3ghz with gtx 660ti bottleneck?

[Sir_Chicken]

That's my current setup and I was thinking of an upgrade, was curious if I actually have some bottleneck.

[Sir_Chicken]

Damn the title is wrong, x4 651 @3 ghz

[Swndlr]

Damn the title is wrong, x4 651 @3 ghz

You can edit your title if you go to the "Full Editor" option when you click "edit post"

And also dont forget to follow your topics.

[QueenDemetria]

That's my current setup and I was thinking of an upgrade, was curious if I actually have some bottleneck.

I read your title as 6513Ghz, whoops. Your Athlon II X4 651 Is a little dated though, so if you upgrade your GPU you might want to upgrade your CPU as well, or attempt a pretty hefty overclock. If you get something like a GTX 750 ti and you overclock to 3.6-40GHz, the bottleneck wont be that noticable(its small, I've ran this setup before to verify). Really just depends on how much you are willing to do.

[Sir_Chicken]

I read your title as 6513Ghz, whoops. Your Athlon II X4 651 Is a little dated though, so if you upgrade your GPU you might want to upgrade your CPU as well, or attempt a pretty hefty overclock. If you get something like a GTX 750 ti and you overclock to 3.6-40GHz, the bottleneck wont be that noticable(its small, I've ran this setup before to verify). Really just depends on how much you are willing to do.

I found an i3 4170, dual core 3.7 ghz would it be enough to not have a bottleneck with gtx 960/970?

[QueenDemetria]

I found an i3 4170, dual core 3.7 ghz would it be enough to not have a bottleneck with gtx 960/970?

That would be a good combination for gaming.

[PlayStation 2]

I found an i3 4170, dual core 3.7 ghz would it be enough to not have a bottleneck with gtx 960/970?

if yo go that route, do an r9 380 or 390.

better choices for the $$$ and nvidia is fucking up everywhere

[Sir_Chicken]

if yo go that route, do an r9 380 or 390.

better choices for the $$$ and nvidia is fucking up everywhere

As far as I know AMD's gpu's take A LOT of power and i don't want to spend my money on a better psu, really tight budget.

[PlayStation 2]

As far as I know AMD's gpu's take A LOT of power and i don't want to spend my money on a better psu, really tight budget.

Not the 380, it's at most like 15 watts more than the 960.

[don_svetlio]

As far as I know AMD's gpu's take A LOT of power and i don't want to spend my money on a better psu, really tight budget.

R9 380 is just as efficient as a 960 while being 15% more powerful across the board.

[Sir_Chicken]

R9 380 is just as efficient as a 960 while being 15% more powerful across the board.

I'm gonna buy Evga gtx 970 ftw+

http://www.newegg.com/global/pl/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487090

[don_svetlio]

I'm gonna buy Evga gtx 970 ftw+

http://www.newegg.com/global/pl/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487090

Your choice - what PSU do you have btw? You said you didn't want to upgrade it - I just want to point out that even though a 970 uses 80W less than a 390, it still uses a decent bit of power and a crappy PSU might end up causing issues.

[Sir_Chicken]

Your choice - what PSU do you have btw? You said you didn't want to upgrade it - I just want to point out that even though a 970 uses 80W less than a 390, it still uses a decent bit of power and a crappy PSU might end up causing issues.

500 wats, from my shitty calculations it shouldn't run out of power.

[don_svetlio]

500 wats, from my shitty calculations it shouldn't run out of power.

Brand? a 500W Diablotek and a 500W SeaSonic are 2 totally different beasts

[Bob Jim]

Brand? a 500W Diablotek and a 500W SeaSonic are 2 totally different beasts

Correction - Diablotek is a fire breathing beast and SeaSonic is a totally chilled... Penguin or something.

[don_svetlio]

Correction - Diablotek is a fire breathing beast and SeaSonic is a totally chilled... Penguin or something.

SeaSonic is bae

[Bob Jim]

SeaSonic is bae

So tempted by that design... But I will be a cheapskate and buy an s340 with all the psu cover goodness Building a skylake i5 6500/380 rig soon.

[Sir_Chicken]

Brand? a 500W Diablotek and a 500W SeaSonic are 2 totally different beasts

Damn I'm suprised. I actually got 750w Chieftec

[don_svetlio]

Damn I'm suprised. I actually got 750w Chieftec

Chieftech are tosh - I'd suggest replacing

[PlayStation 2]

SeaSonic is bae

have i fallen in love with a power supply