Performance

[Choxx]

I have questions about my pc. So I have a intel pentium 3.2 ghz cpu and I wanted to buy a new gpu the gtx 970 gigabyte windforce. I'm not really a pc builder and idk if the cpu affects the gpu's performance. After the gpu upgrade I was thinking to buy a i5 6500.

[don_svetlio]

Get an i5 4460 first. The Pentium is utter crap

[HKZeroFive]

The Pentium would most likely bottleneck the GTX 970's performance. Grab a i5 4460 first, and after that, upgrade to a R9 390. You might need to also upgrade your PSU.

[Oshino Shinobu]

The CPU will hold back the 970 in a lot of games. 

 

Getting an i5 6500 is going to require a new board and RAM. I would advise going for a i5 4460 instead. 

[Guest]

The Pentium would most likely bottleneck the GTX 970's performance. Grab a i5 4460 first, and after that, upgrade to a R9 390. You might need to also upgrade your PSU.

if his current PC has a Pentium i dont think the PSU will be much of a work horse and getting an r9 390 + new PSU negates the value of getting a r9 390 over a gtx 970 (if his current PSU can even drive a gtx 970 that is)

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

CPU first, that guy is gonna stick with you for a long long time. 

[Coaxialgamer]

Pentium is only good enough for something like a 950. Over that, i would suggest getting a better cpu first.

[Choxx]

So I should go with a 4460 and then the gpu?