High end CPU with Low end GPU?

[SarfM786]

Is it safe to have a very powerful CPU like the I7 6700k running with a Low end gpu like the R7 260x?

[magnumkobra]

Is it Safe? Well yea its not going to make your system explode. You will just have low gpu performance.

[Squirrel724]

Yup. The GPU would limit your gaming performance but other than that you shouldn't have any issues.

[PlayStation 2]

Why wouldn't it be safe? Hell, you can run it just off of its iGPU just fine.

[SarfM786]

Someone told me it will bottleneck and ruin my system 

 

[SageOfSpice]

A bottleneck will ruin your system no more than it ruins my ability to enjoy cold beer from it.

[paps511]

4 minutes ago, Sarfaraz said:

Someone told me it will bottleneck and ruin my system 

 

"ruin" yeah as in - it is a waste of money and ruin your experience, but not actually damage anything

[MightyMic]

If you're into light gaming are a power user, this is actually quite a nice system. If you're more into gaming, I'd go with an i5 and spend the extra $100 on a nicer gpu

[WkdPaul]

31 minutes ago, Sarfaraz said:

Someone told me it will bottleneck and ruin my system 

 

and you believed him because?

[SarfM786]

1 minute ago, wkdpaul said:

and you believed him because?

because im an idiot 

[minibois]

36 minutes ago, Sarfaraz said:

Someone told me it will bottleneck and ruin my system 

 

With bottleneck he means the GPU will hinder the CPU performance. Lets say the CPU would be able to perform 100fps with the best GPU on the market. The 260X for example can only perform at 60fps, that means a whole 40fps was possible on the CPU, but not on the GPU. Causing a bottleneck at the GPU.

With 'ruin' he doesn't mean it will break it, he means that you are better off spending less on the CPU and more on the GPU (For example go for an i5 6600K and RX 480). 

 

This is of course assuming a gaming workload.

[typographie]

38 minutes ago, Sarfaraz said:

Someone told me it will bottleneck and ruin my system 

A "bottleneck" is just a term for whatever limits your system's performance first in a task such as a game. There's always something that limits your performance: could be the CPU, video card, your framerate cap, etc. The concern of most people worried about "bottlenecks" is that they might be wasting money on a video card that could be artificially limited by a poor CPU—which itself is usually a misguided concern.

 

In games, it's extremely common for GPUs to be the first bottleneck in performance. That's actually ideal… if your CPU was the bottleneck, you usually can't improve performance by changing your video settings, since the video card is responsible for most of that work.

 

That being said, buying such a high-end CPU doesn't make a lot of sense in a gaming system unless you have a really large budget. You'd end up with a better experience by buying an i5-6600K and putting that extra money towards a better video card.

 

[SarfM786]

13 hours ago, typographie said:

A "bottleneck" is just a term for whatever limits your system's performance first in a task such as a game. There's always something that limits your performance: could be the CPU, video card, your framerate cap, etc. The concern of most people worried about "bottlenecks" is that they might be wasting money on a video card that could be artificially limited by a poor CPU—which itself is usually a misguided concern.

 

In games, it's extremely common for GPUs to be the first bottleneck in performance. That's actually ideal… if your CPU was the bottleneck, you usually can't improve performance by changing your video settings, since the video card is responsible for most of that work.

 

That being said, buying such a high-end CPU doesn't make a lot of sense in a gaming system unless you have a really large budget. You'd end up with a better experience by buying an i5-6600K and putting that extra money towards a better video card.

 

Yeah im going to be getting the a better GPU when the prices drop 

[SkilledRebuilds]

You could spend 1 Million dollars on PC components (if actually possible)

 

AND STILL BE BOTTLENECKED,.....

 

 

"The slowest link in the chain"

Buying the best of the best, hardware wise,.... your only as fast as your weakest part...

Then add Software issues on top (no 'consumer' software is perfect to use 100% of ALL your system for its uses)

 

 

But your Rig is fine, your CPU is NOT slower due to the GPU in any application, and your friend should have explained this too.

Overall system performance is still @ it's best with or without your GPU.

[Dabombinable]

14 hours ago, Sarfaraz said:

Is it safe to have a very powerful CPU like the I7 6700k running with a Low end gpu like the R7 260x?

The R7 260X is actually a waste of money considering how powerful the 6700K's iGPU is.

[SarfM786]

1 minute ago, Dabombinable said:

The R7 260X is actually a waste of money considering how powerful the 6700K's iGPU is.

lol I already have the card from my other build, its just temporary until I save up enough money for the GTX 1080 

[Dabombinable]

2 hours ago, Sarfaraz said:

lol I already have the card from my other build, its just temporary until I save up enough money for the GTX 1080 

Ah, well its still kind of pointless. Now if it was the 4790K, then it would be worth using the R7 260X.

[7850OC]

21 hours ago, Sarfaraz said:

Is it safe to have a very powerful CPU like the I7 6700k running with a Low end gpu like the R7 260x?

yes

 

also... you can use a "cheap" (4 cores) cpu (like a i5 or an apu A8) with a powerful gpu 

[SarfM786]

10 hours ago, Dabombinable said:

Ah, well its still kind of pointless. Now if it was the 4790K, then it would be worth using the R7 260X.

How is it pointless?

[Dabombinable]

2 hours ago, Sarfaraz said:

How is it pointless?

Its not much stronger if at all than the 530 graphics. As it is the R7 260X can be paired with some APU in crossfire, and the A10 7850K gets rekt in games by the 530.

[RRareGamingOnYT]

im running a gt1030 with an i9 9900kf

the bottleneck will be high right?

[7850OC]

On 2/14/2022 at 9:40 AM, RRareGamingOnYT said:

im running a gt1030 with an i9 9900kf

the bottleneck will be high right?

CPU bottleneck = no (you will never have a bottleneck here)

GPU bottleneck = yes

 

but... a 1030 is a good gpu anyway

you can change it, if you need it

but no need if you are ok with your actual performance

[RRareGamingOnYT]

On 3/15/2022 at 2:05 AM, 7850OC said:

CPU bottleneck = no (you will never have a bottleneck here)

GPU bottleneck = yes

 

but... a 1030 is a good gpu anyway

you can change it, if you need it

but no need if you are ok with your actual performance

nah im totally fine with a gt1030

especially after i overclocked it a few weeks ago