Cpu bottleneck SLI?

[Revess]

Will two GTX 960's 2gb (SLI) bottleneck an Intel Core I3 6100?

[Orboe]

3 minutes ago, Revess said:

Will two GTX 960's 2gb (SLI) bottleneck an Intel Core I3 6100?

I want to say yes. Mainly in games like the Division or Witcher 3 where there are a lot of AI.

[Rodniz]

depends on the game and resolution.

If you play LoL in 4k, probably not. In any other game u will notice some cpu bottlenecking.

 

 

[TheRandomness]

Yes. BUT DO NOT SLI 960S PLEASE DON'T

[Orboe]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Yes. BUT DO NOT SLI 960S PLEASE DON'T

I assume he already has them and wants to upgrade to Skylake but yes, do not buy two 960s.

[Revess]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Yes. BUT DO NOT SLI 960S PLEASE DON'T

I can get two MSI 960's for very little money, so I wanted to know if the i3 would bottleneck. I am planning on building a gaming pc.

[Rodniz]

2 minutes ago, Revess said:

I can get two MSI 960's for very little money, so I wanted to know if the i3 would bottleneck. I am planning on building a gaming pc.

What kind of a "very little money" deal is it? 50 bucks each? The RX 480 is just around the corner. It will cost 200 and will deliver nearly gtx 980 performance.

[Orboe]

2 minutes ago, Revess said:

I can get two MSI 960's for very little money, so I wanted to know if the i3 would bottleneck. I am planning on building a gaming pc.

How much money? The RX 480 4gb model will be around 200 usd and should be much better.

[TheRandomness]

2 minutes ago, Revess said:

I can get two MSI 960's for very little money, so I wanted to know if the i3 would bottleneck. I am planning on building a gaming pc.

Just wait for the RX 480. A single more powerful card is always better than SLI.

[Revess]

10 minutes ago, Rodniz said:

What kind of a "very little money" deal is it? 50 bucks each? The RX 480 is just around the corner. It will cost 200 and will deliver nearly gtx 980 performance.

I am still looking at my options. These two cards will be on an action, so I might get both for little money. I might go for the RX 480 if it really is as good as AMD says.

And now my next question: Will the RX 480 bottleneck the i3 6100?

[Nacho Marco Segui]

Do not SLI two 960s at this point in time, under no circumstances.

[Revess]

30 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Just wait for the RX 480. A single more powerful card is always better than SLI.

Do you the the rx 480 will bottleneck the i3 6100?

 

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, Revess said:

Do you the the rx 480 will bottleneck the i3 6100?

 

The other way around, yes. I meant 470, too