Will my gtx1070 bottleneck the i5-6600K?

[xLee]

As stated in the title, will my gtx1070 bottleneck the i5-6600K?

[Droidbot]

No, not whatsoever. 

[HKZeroFive]

More of a case of the 'i5 6600K bottlenecking the GTX 1070'. Short answer, it may in certain scenarios but it won't be severe. It's a good pairing.

[xLee]

4 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

More of a case of the 'i5 6600K bottlenecking the GTX 1070'. Short answer, it may in certain scenarios but it won't be severe. It's a good pairing.

So I shouldn't be considering to change it up to an i7-6700 right? The i5-6600k is absolutely fine here?

[melchiorvester]

No it shouldn't

[HKZeroFive]

2 minutes ago, xLee said:

So I shouldn't be considering to change it up to an i7-6700 right? The i5-6600k is absolutely fine here?

No, games won't need the hyperthreading of the i7. The i5 is fine. Plus, you can always overclock it given it's a K-series CPU.

[xLee]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

No, games won't need the hyperthreading of the i7. The i5 is fine. Plus, you can always overclock it given it's a K-series CPU.

Okay thanks!

[Skiiwee29]

27 minutes ago, xLee said:

As stated in the title, will my gtx1070 bottleneck the i5-6600K?

you will be absolutely NOT bottlenecked by a 6600k. NO way shape or form will this happen. 

[don_svetlio]

1 hour ago, xLee said:

As stated in the title, will my gtx1070 bottleneck the i5-6600K?

If you OC it will be minor. If you don't OC it will be a major bottleneck.

i5s have begun to reach their limits. Take a look.
Titan X is close to a 1070

[xLee]

12 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

If you OC it will be minor. If you don't OC it will be a major bottleneck.

i5s have begun to reach their limits. Take a look.
Titan X is close to a 1070

Well, unfortunately, my i5-6600k is already on the way.. Guess I should've gone for an i7 after all.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, xLee said:

Well, unfortunately, my i5-6600k is already on the way.. Guess I should've gone for an i7 after all.

Then you really need an OC. Else there is no point in a 1070.

[xLee]

2 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Then you really need an OC. Else there is no point in a 1070.

Is overclocking my i5 to 4.5 GHz safe? Since many people overclock it to that limit. Or does this depend from computer to computer. 

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, xLee said:

Is overclocking my i5 to 4.5 GHz safe? Since many people overclock it to that limit. Or does this depend from computer to computer. 

Each chip is different. You may be able to get 5GHz or you may not even hit 4GHz - silicon lottery.

[don_svetlio]

2 minutes ago, ONOTech said:

That's lowest FPS, not average.

 

Yes, there will be more frame dips in games that can utilize the i7s threads, but the average FPS between a Skylake i7 & a Skylake i5 won't be noticeable.

 

OP, don't worry about it.

Oh yes it is - minimums mean drops and that means stutter - if OP is playing at 120Hz then those drops will ruin his enjoyment - it also means the CPU is getting maxed before the GPU and thus bottlenecking occurs

[ace_cheaply]

3 minutes ago, ONOTech said:

That's lowest FPS, not average.

 

Yes, there will be more frame dips in games that can utilize the i7s threads, but the average won't be noticeable.

 

OP, don't worry about it.

I suggest watching digital foundries video on the i5 vs i7.  Especially in Far Cry 4, gta V, and the witcher 3 there are notable differences in the averages.

[xLee]

4 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Each chip is different. You may be able to get 5GHz or you may not even hit 4GHz - silicon lottery.

But what are the core reasons for cpu's that can't reach high OC potentials. Is it the because the cpu heats up too much? 

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, xLee said:

But what are the core reasons for cpu's that can't reach high OC potentials. Is it the because the cpu heats up too much? 

As I said - silicon lottery. It could be anything from a crap PSU to voltage leakage.

[xLee]

5 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Oh yes it is - minimums mean drops and that means stutter - if OP is playing at 120Hz then those drops will ruin his enjoyment - it also means the CPU is getting maxed before the GPU and thus bottlenecking occurs

I will indeed mention, that I'm sitting on a 1080p 144hz monitor.

[don_svetlio]

3 minutes ago, ONOTech said:

This isn't about stuttering, this is about bottlenecks. There will always be a bottleneck, but you claim there will be a major one with a 6600K. That's not true at all.

 

It will be small, but not enough to even CONSIDER upgrading. 

Oh it's not small at all - 20fps lower minimums than an i7? That is MASSIVE - that's 20% less than it should be

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, xLee said:

I will indeed mention, that I'm sitting on a 1080p 144hz monitor.

In that case you will certainly notice the frame drops with an i5 and may even notice stuttering.

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Oh yes it is - minimums mean drops and that means stutter - if OP is playing at 120Hz then those drops will ruin his enjoyment - it also means the CPU is getting maxed before the GPU and thus bottlenecking occurs

You keep doing this.

 

Running a 1070 at 1080p is half retarded already. The higher the resolution, the less of a bottleneck. 

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, ONOTech said:

At a glance, GTA V & FC4 seem to be the only noticeable ones.

Crysis 3 - 15% less fps
Witcher 3 - 5% less
GTA V - 20% less
FC4 - 25% less
 

[ace_cheaply]

4 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

As I said - silicon lottery. It could be anything from a crap PSU to voltage leakage.

While this is generally true, from everything I've seen about it Skylake has been a very consistent overclocker.  I haven't seen anybody not be able to hit 4.5

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, Alexokan said:

You keep doing this.

 

Running a 1070 at 1080p is half retarded already. The higher the resolution, the less of a bottleneck. 

The OP decides that, not you. If you are not going to be of help, then please leave.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, ace_cheaply said:

While this is generally true, from everything I've seen about it Skylake has been a very consistent overclocker.  I haven't seen anybody not be able to hit 4.5

There are a few chips that top out at 4.2 but generally 4.3 is the average.