i5 Bottleneck

Misanthrope · July 17, 2016

2 minutes ago, mathmeister said:

I got my answer: it doesn't matter at 1440p 60hz. I just think I will need a more powerful CPU in the future when it starts to dip below 60 fps.

You didn't really understood then: Your CPU won't magically give you more FPS once your GPU starts lagging behind. Most games use the GPU quite a bit more and almost none of them can really take advantage of more than 4 cores: hyperthreading doesn't really do shit for gamers.

mathmeister · July 17, 2016

1 minute ago, Misanthrope said:

You didn't really understood then: Your CPU won't magically give you more FPS once your GPU starts lagging behind.

That's even further down the road, my CPU will fall behind before my GPU.

Misanthrope · July 17, 2016

1 minute ago, mathmeister said:

That's even further down the road, my CPU will fall behind before my GPU.

It will not. That's the entire point of this interchange: you're assuming wrong. GPUs are outpaced way faster than CPUs. It's why people still get away with fairly old CPUs today with midrange cards.