Will a Intel Pentium G3258 Bottleneck a GTX 950?

[nicholician]

Asking because I plan to put together an HTPC system, and just want to make sure. Doesn't have to be a 950, could also be a similarly priced AMD offering.

 

Suggestions for alternate GPUs are also welcome, but it'll have to run on a 400W PSU.

[Pankaic]

Should be fine.

[hypnodog]

It won't bottleneck much on games that run on 2 cores. You could probably put a 960/380 and not suffer major bottlenecking. Although I wouldn't put a 380 on a 400W PSU lol, I would use a 750 Ti/950. Maybe a 270 but nothing more on AMD.

[Dabombinable]

It shouldn't bottleneck, but an i3 is a safer bet-it definitely wont.

[nicholician]

It won't bottleneck much on games that run on 2 cores. You could probably put a 960/380 and not suffer major bottlenecking. Although I wouldn't put a 380 on a 400W PSU lol, I would use a 750 Ti/950. Maybe a 270 but nothing more on AMD.

 

I'm thinking 750 ti right now actually. It's cheaper nowadays (about $40 less in Canada), and has similar performance, and sips power as a bonus. Doesn't get much better than that.

[nicholician]

It shouldn't bottleneck, but an i3 is a safer bet-it definitely wont.

 

I want an i3, but you know, money. I hope I can squeeze it in there, but who knows really.

[PlayStation 2]

Just do an APU setup unless 4k

[hypnodog]

I'm thinking 750 ti right now actually. It's cheaper nowadays (about $40 less in Canada), and has similar performance, and sips power as a bonus. Doesn't get much better than that.

Yeah, the 750 Ti is really good low power card. I have it in a system with a shady 300W PSU and I have no problems . Just OC a bit and you can get within spitting distance of the 950.

[nicholician]

Just do an APU setup unless 4k

 

APU's don't have the performance I want, and they'd put off more heat than I can stand. Of course getting a better cooler will help, but it's a small case and I can't have that much room taken up by a cooler.

[nicholician]

Yeah, the 750 Ti is really good low power card. I have it in a system with a shady 300W PSU and I have no problems . Just OC a bit and you can get within spitting distance of the 950.

 

My thoughts exactly.

[Dabombinable]

APU's don't have the performance I want, and they'd put off more heat than I can stand. Of course getting a better cooler will help, but it's a small case and I can't have that much room taken up by a cooler.

APU also have crap performance on the CPU side of things as well as weak iGPU.

[STRMfrmXMN]

Asking because I plan to put together an HTPC system, and just want to make sure. Doesn't have to be a 950, could also be a similarly priced AMD offering.

 

Suggestions for alternate GPUs are also welcome, but it'll have to run on a 400W PSU.

Well you can run a GTX 980ti and an i5 off of 400W so no worries there. Is it some sketchy PSU? If so then I would get a decent power supply before putting some innocent graphics card in there

[PlayStation 2]

APU's don't have the performance I want, and they'd put off more heat than I can stand. Of course getting a better cooler will help, but it's a small case and I can't have that much room taken up by a cooler.

A8-7600?

45 watt mode...

 

wait, what HTPC needs a GTX 950

[nicholician]

Well you can run a GTX 980ti and an i5 off of 400W so no worries there. Is it some sketchy PSU? If so then I would get a decent power supply before putting some innocent graphics card in there

 

Silverstone 400W. I know the dangers of getting some sketchy PSU, and i'm not about to let it happen.

[nicholician]

A8-7600?

45 watt mode...

 

wait, what HTPC needs a GTX 950

 

950 for games of course.

[PlayStation 2]

950 for games of course.

Then go underclocked 860K/950 or 285 ITX

[nicholician]

Then go underclocked 860K/950 or 285 ITX

 

a ) I'm probably going to just go for a 750 ti because it's cheaper with similar performance 

 

b ) Heat is a big issue for me. The less, the better. This system is going to be mostly closed off when not gaming.

[Dabombinable]

Then go underclocked 860K/950 or 285 ITX

That's still a crap CPU.

[Godlygamer23]

I'm very positive you'll be fine with the Pentium Anniversary Edition.

[nicholician]

That's still a crap CPU.

^^

[nicholician]

I'm very positive you'll be fine with the Pentium Anniversary Edition.

 

It would be nice to have an i3, but a pentium will probably work just fine for me

[PlayStation 2]

That's still a crap CPU.

Meh, not really.

It'll be fine for 4K video and keep up with the 950 just fine.

[Dabombinable]

Meh, not really.

It'll be fine for 4K video and keep up with the 950 just fine.

Even my Core Duo T2600 is fine with 4K videos.

[PlayStation 2]

Even my Core Duo T2600 is fine with 4K videos.

If he wants to keep his system cool, then he shouldn't be getting a G3258. Keeping his system cool implies that no overclocking'll take place.

[nicholician]

If he wants to keep his system cool, then he shouldn't be getting a G3258. Keeping his system cool implies that no overclocking'll take place.

 

No overclocking will take place, and I probably should switch out the CPU for some other, cheaper pentium anyways. I just chose the G3258 because I've heard good things about it and it's competitively priced.