Bottleneck?

[OVD1234]

i was planning to buy a rx480 4gb from XFX but i dont know if my cpu is a bottleneck

 

cpu:i7 920

[ybriK]

It will. If you can upgrade to a used Sandy Bridge/Ivy Bridge, do that. If you can expand your budget then a brand new Haswell Refresh/Skylake build is a good choice.

[OVD1234]

that moment you knew: I FUCKED UP

[OVD1234]

then i have to get another motherboard

 

[ybriK]

Just now, OVD1234 said:

that moment you knew: I FUCKED UP

It really depends on the game. In most cases you should be fine and not experiencing any major stuttering issues.

[OVD1234]

i now have a r7 250 i play some games that requires a good pc like: GTA5

watch dogs and forza 6 apex

[Nena Trinity]

See how it goes, if it is no good replace the CPU later...

[ybriK]

For example I have a client that has an 860K + GTX 580 which obviously bottlenecks the 580 but the system can play any game without any major stutters.

[Nena Trinity]

Just now, ybriK said:

For example I have a client that has an 860K + GTX 580 which obviously bottlenecks the 580 but the system can play any game without any major stutters.

How on Earth does it bottleneck a 580? o3o

[OVD1234]

im now looking at a i5 4460 but there's a i5 6400 i dont know what is better the 4460 or the 6400?

[ybriK]

Just now, Nena360 said:

How on Earth does it bottleneck a 580? o3o

Because the 860K is a weak quad core CPU. It has poor single thread performance.

[Nena Trinity]

Just now, ybriK said:

Because the 860K is a weak quad core CPU. It has poor single thread performance.

What game is the problem game? o3o

[OVD1234]

can you guys focus on my post pls

[ybriK]

1 minute ago, Nena360 said:

What game is the problem game? o3o

There is no huge problem, the client was on a budget. They only play on 900p anyway so it's easy to achieve high settings and 30+ FPS on modern demanding titles. Long story short they managed to grab a 860K + 580 for very very cheap.

[Ichi]

4 minutes ago, OVD1234 said:

im now looking at a i5 4460 but there's a i5 6400 i dont know what is better the 4460 or the 6400?

6400 is better of course.

And it uses DDR4 so you basically have to change out cpu, mobo and ram but it's worth it coz DDR4 is the way moving forward from now.

[OVD1234]

OH NO i forgot i have ddr 3 ram

i dont want to upgrade to ddr4 because i dont want to spend much money

[Nena Trinity]

3 minutes ago, ybriK said:

There is no huge problem, the client was on a budget. They only play on 900p anyway so it's easy to achieve high settings and 30+ FPS on modern demanding titles. Long story short they managed to grab a 860K + 580 for very very cheap.

I have no problem with my 880K + GTX 960 I wonder if this person forgot to disable turbo and set the turbo speed as stock. (that really helps)

[ybriK]

7 minutes ago, OVD1234 said:

im now looking at a i5 4460 but there's a i5 6400 i dont know what is better the 4460 or the 6400?

If the 6500 doesn't cost more than $50 USD then grab it.

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-6400-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6500/3512vs3513

[iDeFecZx]

My suggestion is to buy the Rx 480, then if you feel like performance is too low for your liking, upgrade the CPU and motherboard over time.

[Ichi]

2 minutes ago, OVD1234 said:

OH NO i forgot i have ddr 3 ram

i dont want to upgrade to ddr4 because i dont want to spend much money

Ram is quite cheap nowadays so yea reconsider it.

[ybriK]

1 minute ago, Nena360 said:

I have no problem with my 880K + GTX 960 I wonder if this person forgot to disable turbo and set the turbo speed as stock. (that really helps)

They can't OC anyway due to the A68 chipset. Clock speeds have been reported as what they are advertised due to AIDA64 stress tests.

[Ichi]

4 minutes ago, Nena360 said:

I have no problem with my 880K + GTX 960 I wonder if this person forgot to disable turbo and set the turbo speed as stock. (that really helps)

 

2 minutes ago, ybriK said:

They can't OC anyway due to the A68 chipset. Clock speeds have been reported as what they are advertised due to AIDA64 stress tests.

And you two need to make separate thread for this...

[OVD1234]

i found the cheapest i7 with ddr3: 4790 without k

[ybriK]

Just now, OVD1234 said:

i found the cheapest i7 with ddr3: 4790 without k

That's even better.

[OVD1234]

and if i get a AMD cpu (ik there running hot)