Gpu or cpu

[JonaChan]

Does increasing graphics settings and resolution affect cpu or does gpu handle all that? Im not planning on buying multiplayer games like bf4 or CPU intensive games so will 
The cpu handle games equally well with low vs high settings? For an example, say the cpu load is 50% and the settings are at low
Then are changed to high
Will the load and temp increase?
Does cpu at all contribute to resolution or settings
I know the gpu will definately 

Thanks
Any help would be appreciated 

[Malaki Titi]

Depends on the game.

GTAV = kicks the crap out of cpus

Crysis 3 = makes gpus sweat bullets

 

If money is a concern, go midway on both.  You want them balanced out.

cpu: i5

gpu: GTX X70 series

[DXMember]

depends on what settings specifically

for example view distance and population density is often located under graphics settings but those hit CPU pretty hard

rest of them are purely GPU though

[JonaChan]

Thanks. Rise of the tomb raider?

Mirrors edge catalyst?

[Malaki Titi]

I forgot to mention, use a hardware logging tool.

It can tell you how hard your cpu, ram, hd and gpu are working while playing a game.

[MilfShake]

As far as I know, most games today are graphic intensive.

I saw a benchmark on guru3d or something, too lazy to find and link it here, that showed swapping from i5 4000 series to i7 6700k oc at 4.5Ghz only increased the fps by 2-4 fps.

Of course, some games are exceptions.

[Malaki Titi]

http://openhardwaremonitor.org/