980ti bottleneck

[Matt_Twinkletoes]

Will a single 980ti be bottlenecked by a i5 4440 on 1080p? Also what would be the best 980ti to get

[SirWendall]

2 minutes ago, Matt_Twinkletoes said:

Will a single 980ti be bottlenecked by a i5 4440? Also what would be the best 980ti to get

I like EVGA personally

[Moondrelor]

Honestly, depends on your game. The i5-4460 and i5-4440 have a good kick in them.

I want to say it won't bottleneck, but let me research that for you real quick, curious myself.
I know it won't bottleneck a GTX 980

Also, get an EVGA GTX 980TI FTW Edition.

[ZestyJalapeno]

No. The i5 4440 is nowhere near going to bottleneck a single 980 Ti. And if I were you I'd get the EVGA.

[Morgan MLGman]

MSI Gaming 6G/EVGA FTW+ are great.

Yes, in some games the i5 will bottleneck quite a bit. Rise of the Tomb Raider would be a great example of that.

[Matt_Twinkletoes]

1 minute ago, Moondrelor said:

 

Yeah I am deciding over a 980 or 980ti for 1080p 

[Virtual01]

It will bottleneck in the sense that a stronger CPU will give you more performance, but not in the sense that it will tank your performance to very low levels.

[mikat]

1 minute ago, Morgan MLGman said:

MSI Gaming 6G/EVGA FTW+ are great.

Yes, in some games the i5 will bottleneck quite a bit. Rise of the Tomb Raider would be a great example of that.

@Slick said tomb raider really doesn't scale with anything other than gpus?

[Moondrelor]

Just now, Matt_Twinkletoes said:

Yeah I am deciding over a 980 or 980ti for 1080p 

*cough* For 1080p gaming? Don't waste your money on a 980TI for 1080p gaming.

Get a 980. No need for the extra $200 bucks.

[Stardar1]

1 minute ago, Matt_Twinkletoes said:

Yeah I am deciding over a 980 or 980ti for 1080p 

[Leo_Dahlin]

I have the Gigabyte G1, it's pretty good.

[Stardar1]

1 minute ago, Matt_Twinkletoes said:

Yeah I am deciding over a 980 or 980ti for 1080p 

For 1080p you do not need a 980ti. 

[Wishiwasdead]

as other have said EVGA... as for what model the Classified if it will fit in your case and have to 8-pin PCIe connectors on your PSU... if not FTW

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/evga-video-card-06gp44996kr,evga-video-card-06gp44998kr/

[Morgan MLGman]

3 minutes ago, mikat said:

@Slick said tomb raider really doesn't scale with anything other than gpus?

My FX-8350 gets to 100% of usage sometimes during gameplay (across all cores), and it's quite a bit more powerful if its used in its full potential so you'd have a very bad time playing that game with a 980Ti. But that was only an example, Witcher 3 in Novigrad would bottleneck too, Crysis 3 as well

[Patrick Bateman]

1 minute ago, Stardar1 said:

For 1080p  you do not need a 980ti. 

for 1080p 60hz at least.. higher refresh rates can benefit from the 980tis power i would say

[Stardar1]

Just now, Patrick Bateman said:

for 1080p 60hz at least.. higher refresh rates can benefit from the 980tis power i would say

a GTX 980 is capable of running almost any game at 1080p 60Hz. I cannot think of anything that wouldnt be. 

[givegomezthegun]

Grab a 980, and spend the difference on a 4690k and solve both issues. 

[Patrick Bateman]

Just now, Stardar1 said:

a GTX 980 is capable of running almost any game at 1080p 60Hz. I cannot think of anything that wouldnt be. 

thats why i said for higher refresh rates you can benefit from a 980ti

[Stardar1]

1 minute ago, Patrick Bateman said:

thats why i said for higher refresh rates you can benefit from a 980ti

Ok, I misunderstood. 

[Dabombinable]

Unless the game tries to use more than 4 threads, no. Also stay away from the Gigabyte Windforce+G1, the coolers are very loud and Gigabyte support sucks, as mentioned before go with EVGA for your 980ti.

[Matt_Twinkletoes]

3 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

a GTX 980 is capable of running almost any game at 1080p 60Hz. I cannot think of anything that wouldnt be. 

But I want to run CS:GO on max settings... haha jk

[Patrick Bateman]

Just now, Stardar1 said:

Ok, I misunderstood. 

np

[Matt_Twinkletoes]

5 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

np

 

6 minutes ago, Dabombinable said:

Unless the game tries to use more than 4 threads, no. Also stay away from the Gigabyte Windforce+G1, the coolers are very loud and Gigabyte support sucks, as mentioned before go with EVGA for your 980ti.

 

6 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

Ok, I misunderstood. 

I'm never really going to hit the 4GB of vram on 1080p if I get a 980 right? 

[Patrick Bateman]

Just now, Matt_Twinkletoes said:

 

 

I'm never really going to hit the 4GB of vram on 1080p if I get a 980 right? 

you could but i doubt it will be a severe problem

[Stardar1]

Just now, Matt_Twinkletoes said:

 

 

I'm never really going to hit the 4GB of vram on 1080p if I get a 980 right? 

Shouldnt, but some games (GTA V for example) may. 

An R9 390x is the same price and is roughly equal in performance, with twice the RAM.