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I play games at 1080p 60fps with everything maxed out except AA and I'm happy with my GPU. I understand that there might be a bottleneck in a few games but it shouldn't be a significant impact right? 

The impact shouldn't be at all significant.  Plus, you'll have the headroom to move up to 1440p when you're ready.

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Hi, I was just wondering, would there be a bottleneck if I put an i5 4460 and a gtx 1070 together? And if so, would it be a huge bottleneck? 

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in more CPU-intensive titles, maybe. also it can bottleneck slightly at higher fps. i know for certain my 4690k 4.5ghz bottlenecks my 1070 in watch dogs 2

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Yes, but it depends on the game

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If your main goal is ultra settings and 60 fps at, say, 1440p, you'll be fine.  If you're aiming for 1080p 144hz, the 4460 will limit that in certain games like CS:GO and overwatch.

 

With that said, pairing a 4460 with the GTX 1070 is not a terrible idea, it just may not be in your best interest depending on your needs.  If you look at my sig, I have a 3570k paired with a GTX 1080, and am absolutely happy with the combo, although many folks in the community might grab their bottleneck pitchforks in protest.

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2 minutes ago, IrshaadH said:

If your main goal is ultra settings and 60 fps at, say, 1440p, you'll be fine.  If you're aiming for 1080p 144hz, the 4460 will limit that in certain games like CS:GO and overwatch.

 

With that said, pairing a 4460 with the GTX 1070 is not a terrible idea, it just may not be in your best interest depending on your needs.  If you look at my sig, I have a 3570k paired with a GTX 1080, and am absolutely happy with the combo, although many folks in the community might grab their bottleneck pitchforks in protest.

 

8 minutes ago, Technicolors said:

in more CPU-intensive titles, maybe. also it can bottleneck slightly at higher fps. i know for certain my 4690k 4.5ghz bottlenecks my 1070 in watch dogs 2

4690k is a better cpu than the 4460 but I haven't encountered a bottleneck in watchdogs, at least I think I haven't... I play at 60fps 1080p with everything maxed out except AA and shadows...

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5 minutes ago, IrshaadH said:

If your main goal is ultra settings and 60 fps at, say, 1440p, you'll be fine.  If you're aiming for 1080p 144hz, the 4460 will limit that in certain games like CS:GO and overwatch.

 

With that said, pairing a 4460 with the GTX 1070 is not a terrible idea, it just may not be in your best interest depending on your needs.  If you look at my sig, I have a 3570k paired with a GTX 1080, and am absolutely happy with the combo, although many folks in the community might grab their bottleneck pitchforks in protest.

I play games at 1080p 60fps with everything maxed out except AA and I'm happy with my GPU. I understand that there might be a bottleneck in a few games but it shouldn't be a significant impact right? 

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4690k is a better cpu than the 4460 but I haven't encountered a bottleneck in watchdogs, at least I think I haven't... I play at 60fps 1080p with everything maxed out except AA and shadows...

Well, you'll definitely be able to turn on AA and max out shadows with a 1070 ;)

 

I think Watch Dogs 2 is an extreme case given the fact that its engine, specifically, is quite CPU intensive.  A better control, imo, would be GTA V as its GPU and CPU needs are quite balanced.  For example, I can definitely induce a CPU bottleneck that causes noticeable frame drops if I cause mayhem in DT Los Santos.  However, if I'm playing normally, then I'll be at a locked 60fps in the same area.

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Just now, Merserkers said:

I play games at 1080p 60fps with everything maxed out except AA and I'm happy with my GPU. I understand that there might be a bottleneck in a few games but it shouldn't be a significant impact right? 

The impact shouldn't be at all significant.  Plus, you'll have the headroom to move up to 1440p when you're ready.

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Depends on game and resolution.

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16 hours ago, Merserkers said:

 

4690k is a better cpu than the 4460 but I haven't encountered a bottleneck in watchdogs, at least I think I haven't... I play at 60fps 1080p with everything maxed out except AA and shadows...

Thank you for your reply, I've been looking at benchmarks and I've noticed that my games only fall behind 10-15 frame with the i5 4460 at 1080p and am good with the performance I'm getting

 

16 hours ago, IrshaadH said:

The impact shouldn't be at all significant.  Plus, you'll have the headroom to move up to 1440p when you're ready.

Thank you for your reply, I've been looking at benchmarks and have noticed a 10-15 fps difference with most games so I think the i5 4460 still handles pretty well even with the bottleneck, for now at least

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