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Bottleneck

Gavin Marx
By Gavin Marx
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Good day all members.

 

It is Christmas time yet again and prices are lower on PC components. With some cash saved up I'll be able to upgrade my system a bit! :) FINALLY! But I'm just wondering if it would be a smart move. My system has an i5 3340 CPU and a MSI R9 270 Gaming GPU as seen in my profile. I have been looking at my games and it seems my GPU needs to be upgraded fairly soon as its showing its age. I'm sure I would like to order the MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X model since its very promising in terms of performance on the games I play (DOOM, Battlefield 4, Skyrim and more). Indeed this would be bottlenecked by my CPU so I'm still undecided on this upgrade. I would like your thoughts on this issue. EG: but how much will my GPU be bottlenecked and is it worth it now or should I wait until I can upgrade the CPU to an i5 6500 with the GTX 1060.

 

Many thanks.

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Your cpu is fine. The 6500 isn't that much better. Get the 1060.

There will always be a bottleneck.

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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