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Will my CPU bottleneck R9 390 or GTX 970

Kickflapper
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I have a kinda older i7 860 overclocked to 3.6ghz and I was wondering if my CPU will bottleneck a R9 390 or GTX 970.

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9 minutes ago, Kickflapper said:

I have a kinda older i7 860 overclocked to 3.6ghz and I was wondering if my CPU will bottleneck a R9 390 or GTX 970.

naah... unless its a cpu intensive game

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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14 minutes ago, Kickflapper said:

I have a kinda older i7 860 overclocked to 3.6ghz and I was wondering if my CPU will bottleneck a R9 390 or GTX 970.

I reckon it will but not by much.

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20 minutes ago, Kickflapper said:

I have a kinda older i7 860 overclocked to 3.6ghz and I was wondering if my CPU will bottleneck a R9 390 or GTX 970.

390 yes, 970 not much.

Pascal Undervolting topic, get more out of your card with less power!

Why high refreshrate monitors look better even without Freesync/G-sync in one image.
Stutters, framedrops, "lag". How to provide detailed information with your "bottleneck" question, as well as a few solutions.

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I looking to upgrade CPU and MOBO. What would be a good CPU that would keep up with R9 390. I know intel is far better and much more money. How is AMD 8350 or 8370 with these cards?

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2 minutes ago, Kickflapper said:

I looking to upgrade CPU and MOBO. What would be a good CPU that would keep up with R9 390. I know intel is far better and much more money. How is AMD 8350 or 8370 with these cards?

A downgrade to your i7-860. A substantial one.

 

In DX11, i'd say an overclocked i5 (haswell/skylake) is required to get sufficient drawcalls out of the Radeon Driverlayer in demanding titles.

Pascal Undervolting topic, get more out of your card with less power!

Why high refreshrate monitors look better even without Freesync/G-sync in one image.
Stutters, framedrops, "lag". How to provide detailed information with your "bottleneck" question, as well as a few solutions.

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