Cheapest CPU that won't bottleneck a GTX 1070

[Superdoge]

I just got a GTX 1070 for myself for my birthday, and was aware of the fact that my FX-6300 at clock speeds would definitely bottleneck the card, as my monitor is only a 1080p 60hz monitor. When the time comes for me to get a 1440p or 4k monitor, I will need to upgrade the CPU and get a new motherboard, I'll more than likely be on a budget. With that being said what is the cheapest CPU I can buy that won't bottleneck the card?

[PRTI]

Depends on the res and the game

[Trav_X]

I5-6400 is a safe bet I believe although it may bottleneck some stuff. 6500 is just better anyways. An overclocked 6600k would definitely be fine.

 

i dunno about Zen but it's coming soon and will be promising based on early benchmarks

[Superdoge]

Just now, Trav_X said:

I5-6400 is a safe bet I believe although it may bottleneck some stuff. 6500 is just better anyways. An overclocked 6600k would definitely be fine.

 

i dunno about Zen but it's coming soon and will be promising based on early benchmarks

i'd guessed about that, thanks.

[PRTI]

Just now, Trav_X said:

I5-6400 is a safe bet I believe although it may bottleneck some stuff. 6500 is just better anyways. An overclocked 6600k would definitely be fine.

 

i dunno about Zen but it's coming soon and will be promising based on early benchmarks

 

Just now, Superdoge said:

i'd guessed about that, thanks.

At 1080p in games like GTA 5,a i5 6600k at 4.5 bottlenecks by 10%-15% keep that in mind

[typographie]

If you want to play at 1080p and 60 FPS, I'd really have no problem using that card alongside an i5-6500/6600. If you want to overclock, 6600K.

 

Sorry to be pedantic, but there is no such thing as a CPU that will never bottleneck a GTX 1070 in any game. You can always find it if you pick the right game, uncap the framerate, and look for it.

[Trav_X]

Just now, keNNySOC said:

 

At 1080p in games like GTA 5,a i5 6600k at 4.5 bottlenecks by 10%-15% keep that in mind

True, the lower resolution bottlenecks easier but if you move up or upscale games, then you would be better  you are correct tho

[PRTI]

Just now, Trav_X said:

True, the lower resolution bottlenecks easier but if you move up or upscale games, then you would be better  you are correct tho

Well a i5 6400 bottlenecks a GTX 1070 in games like GTA 5,EVEN IN 4K

 

 

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, keNNySOC said:

Well a i5 6400 bottlenecks a GTX 1070 in games like GTA 5,EVEN IN 4K

 

 

What do you mean EVEN? It should bottleneck if you push the limit of your system

[79wjd]

1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

What do you mean EVEN? It should bottleneck if you push the limit of your system

Higher resolutions put less stress on the CPU since it has to supply the GPU with less frame data. (That's often why CPU comparison tests are done at 800x600 -- to make the CPU the limiting factor, not the GPU).

[glitchmaster0001]

1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

What do you mean EVEN? It should bottleneck if you push the limit of your system

higher resolution puts stress on the GPU much more than the CPU 

[PRTI]

1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

What do you mean EVEN? It should bottleneck if you push the limit of your system

In 4k it should not bottleneck as much as in 1080p,but this just shows that i5's EVEN in 4k bottleneck

[Guest]

Oh ok. 

[Matias_Chambers]

Intel Xeon E3 1230 V5.

[79wjd]

10 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

Intel Xeon E3 1230 V5.

Which also requires an X150 board, a 6700 would end up being significantly cheaper. 

 

Going with a Xeon over an i7 to save money stopped making sense after Haswell. 

[Matias_Chambers]

1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

Which also requires an X150 board, a 6700 would likely end up being cheaper. 

Oh yeah the i7 with cheapest ATX mobo is 10 dollars more expensive than the Xeon with cheapest ATX mobo. 

[Sintezza]

15 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

Which also requires an X150 board, a 6700 would likely end up being cheaper. 

You probably mean a C232 or C236 chipset boards.

Because there is no such thing as X150 or X170.

That are just customs names that Gigabyte is decided to use, which hit nor land nor sea.

 

Allthough a Xeon E3-1240-V5 + Asus E3 V5 pro gaming or Asrock E3 V5 performance OC will be a nice combo.

But i kinda agree that the 6700 with a H170 board would cost arround similar in the end.

Atleast with the realy lowerend H170 boards.

[79wjd]

2 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

Oh yeah the i7 with cheapest ATX mobo is 10 dollars more expensive than the Xeon with cheapest ATX mobo. 

Actually it's the other way around. The 6700 is cheaper than a Xeon build while also having an iGPU.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($295.52 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $372.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-26 11:17 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($251.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X150-PLUS WS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $381.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-26 11:18 EDT-0400

[typographie]

10 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

Intel Xeon E3 1230 V5.

It would likely be within a few frames of a Skylake i5 in most games anyway. Not that I've ever seen it benchmarked like that …hint, hint.

[Matias_Chambers]

1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

Actually it's the other way around. The 6700 is cheaper than a Xeon build while also having an iGPU.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($295.52 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $372.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-26 11:17 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($251.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X150-PLUS WS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $381.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-26 11:18 EDT-0400

Oh I'm stupid.

[Sintezza]

The most fair compairisson between a 6700 vs Xeon E3-1230-V5.

With both a compairable motherboard board.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/s4JjP6

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/GfsDgs

 

The only benefit of the Xeon E3-1230-V5 on that particular Asrock board.

Is that it seems that you can overclock it.

However the only question will be, how long it will continue to work.

 

 

[Mira Yurizaki]

The Core i3 is about the lowest you can go before you stop dropping off the 60FPS mark for most games.

[Sintezza]

2 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

The Core i3 is about the lowest you can go before you stop dropping off the 60FPS mark for most games.

If you dont mind a 60fps stutter fest in certain newer AAA titles then ye.

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 minute ago, Sintezza said:

If you dont mind a 60fps stutter fest in certain newer AAA titles then ye.

Which only happens if you're trying to make Michael Bay proud.

[Sintezza]

6 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Which only happens if you're trying to make Michael Bay proud.

Idk who that person is.

 

But i can tell you that it exaly happens in manny AAA games today.

a core i3 no-matter how you look at it, still only has 2 physical cores who will pretty much get stressed out to max at allmost any game.

Bu especialy the newer games that can scale upto 4 threads and even more.

The fact that those cpu´s will be stressed out during game play all the time, will easaly lead to massive stutter effects by just the smalest interup of a back ground proces of the operating system.

 

A core i3 is realy not a good cpu to pair with a highend gpu like a GTX1070.

And i could even say that anything less then a quadcore shouldnt realy be concidered for allround gaming today.