Possible Bottleneck(most definitely)

[*Insert Name Here*]

Specs

• CPU- i3-3225 @ 3.30GHz
• GPU- GTX 660
• RAM- 8GB
• Motherboard P8B75-M LX PLUS
  • LGA1155 Socket
• HDD- 1T

(pretty simple stuff)

 

I build my computer 4 years ago and wanted to maybe get an aftermarket gtx 1070. Obviously, every computer has some sort of bottleneck but I was wondering how significant it would be with my current CPU. I was looking at the i7 3770k/3770 and the i5 3570k for an upgrade and just wanted to have your opinion on how these CPUs will handle a 1070. Do I need such a CPU upgrade? Can I buy less? More? Just wanted some answers

 

[Hunter259]

2 minutes ago, *Insert Name Here* said:

Specs

• CPU- i3-3225 @ 3.30GHz
• GPU- GTX 660
• RAM- 8GB
• Motherboard P8B75-M LX PLUS
  • LGA1155 Socket
• 1T Seagate hard drive

(pretty simple stuff)

 

I build my computer 4 years ago and wanted to maybe get an aftermarket gtx 1070. Obviously, every computer has some sort of bottleneck but I was wondering how significant it would be with my current CPU. I was looking at the i7 3770k/3770 and the i5 3570k for an upgrade and just wanted to have your opinion on how these CPUs will handle a 1070. Do I need such a CPU upgrade? Can I buy less? More? Just wanted some answers

 

It wouldnt be that terrible. Not great but not terrible. And don't get a K chip unless you plan on getting a Z77/Z68/P67 motherboard to go with it.

[Hydraxiler32]

5 year old i3+Titan X performance=not good

You'll definitely want to upgrade your CPU to a 3570 or 3770.  

[Energycore]

I think you would get a better overall upgrade, not just for gaming, if you upgraded both CPU and GPU for $450

 

Something like a 3770 and an RX 480 / GTX 1060

 

Cuz the 1070 is way overkill for a 1080p monitor

 

And get an SSD for your OS

[roughavoc]

3 minutes ago, Energycore said:

I think you would get a better overall upgrade, not just for gaming, if you upgraded both CPU and GPU for $450

 

Something like a 3770 and an RX 480 / GTX 1060

 

Cuz the 1070 is way overkill for a 1080p monitor

 

And get an SSD for your OS

I don't think the 1070 is overkill for 1080p, more of a luxery card for that res, gives you headroom for current games to max everything set V-Sync on and not care about dips. it sits around 85% usage when running Witcher 3 with everything maxd out.

But as you said, get yur OS on an SSD 

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, roughavoc said:

I don't think the 1070 is overkill for 1080p, more of a luxery card for that res, gives you headroom for current games to max everything set V-Sync on and not care about dips. it sits around 85% usage when running Witcher 3 with everything maxd out.

But as you said, get yur OS on an SSD 

Perhaps, but the i3 CPU will stop being relevant very soon. As a Sandy Bridge owner I have some games become unplayable while also watching a twitch video

[roughavoc]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Perhaps, but the i3 CPU will stop being relevant very soon. As a Sandy Bridge owner I have some games become unplayable while also watching a twitch video

That is more to do with Flash hogging 40% of your CPU, but I get where you're coming from

[*Insert Name Here*]

19 minutes ago, Energycore said:

I think you would get a better overall upgrade, not just for gaming, if you upgraded both CPU and GPU for $450

 

Something like a 3770 and an RX 480 / GTX 1060

 

Cuz the 1070 is way overkill for a 1080p monitor

 

And get an SSD for your OS

I normally just sleep my computer, so I don't really get bothered by slow boot up times

 

Also, Linus did a video on Improving visual quality by running your monitor at a non-native resolution

Edited July 17, 2016 by *Insert Name Here*

[Hunter259]

3 minutes ago, *Insert Name Here* said:

I normally just sleep my computer, so I don't really get bothered by slow boot up times

SSD's do more than just speed up boot times. It makes everything faster.

[Energycore]

1 hour ago, Hunter259 said:

SSD's do more than just speed up boot times. It makes everything faster.

Agreed. Games load faster and so do textures in game, browsers take less time to load pages if your connection is strong enough, etc etc