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Potential Bottleneck?

HarkWave
By HarkWave
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As of now I have a oldish i5 3570k CPU and a GTX 960. I was hoping to upgrade to a 980 Ti in the coming year or wait for pascal to release. Either way, would my current CPU bottleneck these graphic cards in gaming etc., or would it be worth it to wait for pascal and invest in a better CPU and motherboard etc. beforehand?

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That CPU shouldn't be a bottleneck at all unless you need your GPU for rendering with your CPU.

 

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If you were to wait until pascal, what would your budget be?

If it's upwards of $2500, I'd wait. If not, the 980ti is a good upgrade.

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I'd wait. The GTX 960 is more than capable for the time being.

 

Your 3570K shouldn't bottleneck the 980Ti in most instances, and if it did, it shouldn't be severe.

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6 minutes ago, HarkWave said:

As of now I have a oldish i5 3570k CPU and a GTX 960. I was hoping to upgrade to a 980 Ti in the coming year or wait for pascal to release. Either way, would my current CPU bottleneck these graphic cards in gaming etc., or would it be worth it to wait for pascal and invest in a better CPU and motherboard etc. beforehand?

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ok, it can run i guess but i dont think you are using the full potential of that video card.

best gpu = best Cpu

best gpu / worst cpu.

worst gpu= worst cpu.

what i mean is it has to be paired w/ the best to be the best.

Take this crap chart in mind when upgrading. 

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