Free the GPU!!

[BSula99]

Hello all,

 

What is the cheapest gaming build you can come up with that will NOT bottleneck a Gigabyte GTX 1070 XTREME GPU during game play at ultra settings at 1080p or 1440p?

[gtx1060=value]

do you prefer intel or amd?

[gtx1060=value]

TEAM BLUE BUILD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus B150-PRO D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($41.92 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $414.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-31 22:05 EDT-0400

 

 

AMD BUILD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($41.92 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $374.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-31 22:06 EDT-0400

[Jonathan W]

2 minutes ago, gtx1060=value said:

TEAM BLUE BUILD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus B150-PRO D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($41.92 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $414.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-31 22:05 EDT-0400

 

 

AMD BUILD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($41.92 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $374.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-31 22:06 EDT-0400

 

8 minutes ago, BSula99 said:

Hello all,

 

What is the cheapest gaming build you can come up with that will NOT bottleneck a Gigabyte GTX 1070 XTREME GPU during game play at ultra settings at 1080p or 1440p?

 

 

I would be worried about only putting 8 Gigs of RAM in your system..8 isnt really the minimum anymore..it's getting really close to having 12 GB of RAM being the minimum/standard ESPECIALLY at 1440P

[HKZeroFive]

Give us a budget. Saying 'gimme the cheapest build' doesn't exactly help at all.

 

What games and refresh rate are we looking at?

[gtx1060=value]

Just now, Jonathan W said:

 

 

 

I would be worried about only putting 8 Gigs of RAM in your system..8 isnt really the minimum anymore..it's getting really close to having 12 GB of RAM being the minimum/standard 

he wants the cheapest, 8gb works, but you won't be using 20 tabs of chrome while gaming

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, BSula99 said:

Gigabyte GTX 1070 XTREME GPU during game play at ultra settings at 1080p or 1440p?

I can;t answer the question at all, but you might also consider the games you play. GPU intensive games can run fine with an older CPU, but if they are also CPU intensive, you might need moar CPU powah.

[ARikozuM]

I'd say go with a i5-6600K and a 60hz monitor.

[Litargirio]

@gtx1060=value

 

OP asked for a build that won't bottleneck his 1070. The AMD build will 100% bottleneck the shit out of it.

[gtx1060=value]

14 hours ago, Litargirio said:

@gtx1060=value

 

OP asked for a build that won't bottleneck his 1070. The AMD build will 100% bottleneck the shit out of it.

i gave him 2 builds - and he wants the cheapest options , so a i5 6500 or fx 8300's series - the bottleneck won;t be too bad

[Litargirio]

4 minutes ago, gtx1060=value said:

i gave him 2 builds - and he wants the cheapest options , so a i5 6500 or fx 8300's series - the bottleneck won;t be too bad

It won't be too bad? Why do you even post a build with a CPU bottleneck, if you have another build with no CPU bottleneck?

 

And yes, it will be bad.

[ARikozuM]

2 minutes ago, Litargirio said:

It won't be too bad? Why do you even post a build with a CPU bottleneck, if you have another build with no CPU bottleneck?

 

And yes, it will be bad.

You'd rather have a GPU bottleneck? The OP can always invest in a better panel to make more efficient use of the 1070.

[Litargirio]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

You'd rather have a GPU bottleneck? The OP can always invest in a better panel to make more efficient use of the 1070.

Well, obviously yes. What you want is to be able to get all the performance out of the Graphics card.

 

If you have a game that is using 50% GPU and 100% CPU vs a game that is using 100% GPU and 50% CPU, the latter will perform best, whereas the performance of the other one will be very poor.

[ARikozuM]

8 minutes ago, Litargirio said:

Well, obviously yes. What you want is to be able to get all the performance out of the Graphics card.

Let me pair my i7 with a 1060 3GB. Be right back.

[Litargirio]

13 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Let me pair my i7 with a 1060 3GB. Be right back.

kk going to sleep now anyway so take your time