Do I need a quad core

[ggh1h]

I want to play ark survival evolved at 60 fps lock wit a gtx 1070 or 1080 idk yet but I know that open would games are hard on cpu but how much of a difference is there if it's under 8 fps then Id buy the i3 but if it's more I will save up for what is the minimum power I need to not bottleneck the gpu 

[Lurick]

An i5 will bottleneck a 1080 so you need an i7 at least to pretty much eliminate any bottlenecks if you go that route. An i5 and 1070 might produce a small bottleneck but an i3 would definitely bottleneck a 1070 by a good margin.

[3rrant]

4 minutes ago, ggh1h said:

I want to play ark survival evolved at 60 fps lock wit a gtx 1070 or 1080 idk yet but I know that open would games are hard on cpu but how much of a difference is there if it's under 8 fps then Id buy the i3 but if it's more I will save up for what is the minimum power I need to not bottleneck the gpu 

If you play on 1080/1440p at 60FPS, and i5 or Ryzen 5 will do the job. Do not go for the i3 at all.

If you plan on playing on 60+FPS or at 4K, consider an i7 or Ryzen 7 CPU.

[ggh1h]

3 minutes ago, Lurick said:

An i5 will bottleneck a 1080 so you need an i7 at least to pretty much eliminate any bottlenecks if you go that route. An i5 and 1070 might produce a small bottleneck but an i3 would definitely bottleneck a 1070 by a good margin.

I can see no difference between a i5 and 7 just that the 7 is wast of money with more heat and less clock speed and lot more money 

[Lethal_Garu]

If you go with an i5 CPU, then go with a 7600k or 6600k and a GTX 1070.

If you go with an i7 series CPU, then preferably a 770k to pair up with a 1080.

 

If you're playing Ark, you can also get away with a Pentium G4560 with a GTX 1060, for budget-friendly build and still manage 60 FPS at 1080p with tweaked settings.

[ARikozuM]

I'd suggest going with a quad-core, at least. i5-6600 or R5-1600 should be your choices.

[ggh1h]

1 minute ago, ErrantNyles said:

If you play on 1080/1440p at 60FPS, and i5 or Ryzen 5 will do the job. Do not go for the i3 at all.

If you plan on playing on 60+FPS or at 4K, consider an i7 or Ryzen 7 CPU.

I am playing at 1080p 1440p and 4k on ark survival evolved is impossible seeing that the 1080ti barley hits 70fps on a good day 

 

[ARikozuM]

Just now, ggh1h said:

I am playing at 1080p 1440p and 4k on ark survival evolved is impossible seeing that the 1080ti barley hits 70fps on a good day 

 

That's an Ark problem. They pushed nearly all graphical calculations reliant on the CPU which makes no sense. 

[3rrant]

Just now, ggh1h said:

I am playing at 1080p 1440p and 4k on ark survival evolved is impossible seeing that the 1080ti barley hits 70fps on a good day 

 

Go for a Ryzen 5 1600 or 1600X and you're good to go then. A good intel option would be i5-7500/i5-7600 (get the K version if you know how to overclock only). An i7 won't change much at this resolution, so it's not worth considering.

[ggh1h]

Just now, ErrantNyles said:

Go for a Ryzen 5 1600 or 1600X and you're good to go then. A good intel option would be i5-7500/i5-7600 (get the K version if you know how to overclock only). An i7 won't change much at this resolution, so it's not worth considering.

The i5 7500 was what I was going to get in the 1st place but then I saw vids of people using a i3 and lower and put there money in to a 1060 or a 580 and got grate fps but they were not using ark so I have no idea what to use

[Lethal_Garu]

4 minutes ago, ggh1h said:

I am playing at 1080p 1440p and 4k on ark survival evolved is impossible seeing that the 1080ti barley hits 70fps on a good day 

 

ahhh okay you should have mentioned 1440p and 4k then, I just assumed you were trying to cap a steady 60fps and assumed on 1080p

[ggh1h]

Just now, Lethal_Garu said:

ahhh okay you should have mentioned 1440p and 4k then, I just assumed you were trying to cap a steady 60fps and assumed on 1080p

Yes plz read agen I am playing at 1080p 

 

 

1440p and 4k are not possible on ark survival evolved 

[Lethal_Garu]

Just now, ggh1h said:

Yes plz read agen I am playing at 1080p 

 

 

1440p and 4k are not possible on ark survival evolved 

Sorry, bit distracted since i'm responding to multiple posts atm. But if you just want 60fps at 1080p, then my recommended CPU/GPU would be the best. If you want to go the amd route too then I recommend ryzen 5 1400 with a gtx 1060, or rx 480-580 and you will still cap 60 fps steady at 1080p no problem.

[Lethal_Garu]

The quad core is recommended for ark but I would also recommend planning to get 6 or 8 cores, if you're hosting your own server in ARK.

[ggh1h]

Just now, Lethal_Garu said:

Sorry, bit distracted since i'm responding to multiple posts atm. But if you just want 60fps at 1080p, then my recommended CPU/GPU would be the best. If you want to go the amd route too then I recommend ryzen 5 1400 with a gtx 1060, or rx 480-580 and you will still cap 60 fps steady at 1080p no problem.

Ya on all games but ark survival lol 

 

Like I said the 1080ti can't do much more then 70 fps in ark max graphics so a 1060 would stand no chance but I just need 60 fps on hi and I will be happy

 

[Lethal_Garu]

Just now, ggh1h said:

Ya on all games but ark survival lol 

 

Like I said the 1080ti can't do much more then 70 fps in ark max graphics so a 1060 would stand no chance but I just need 60 fps on hi and I will be happy

 

The thing is with ark, it has massive optimization problems. I found AMD cards to be running it better than its intel-counterpart of the same tier.

[ggh1h]

Just now, Lethal_Garu said:

The thing is with ark, it has massive optimization problems. I found AMD cards to be running it better than its intel-counterpart of the same tier.

Ya I know but fuck paying 600.00 for a 580 wen I can pay 100.00 more and get a 1080 or Evan wate for vaga

 

25 minutes ago, ggh1h said:

I want to play ark survival evolved at 60 fps lock wit a gtx 1070 or 1080 idk yet but I know that open would games are hard on cpu but how much of a difference is there if it's under 8 fps then Id buy the i3 but if it's more I will save up for what is the minimum power I need to not bottleneck the gpu 

I think I will get a i5 7500 seeing that I already was going with that cpu and I have the motherboard for it and cooler just wanted to see if anyone could sight a source where a less expensive cpu would do the same in ark but gess not 

[Lethal_Garu]

2 minutes ago, ggh1h said:

Ya I know but fuck paying 600.00 for a 580 wen I can pay 100.00 more and get a 1080 or Evan wate for vaga

 

I think I will get a i5 7500 seeing that I already was going with that cpu and I have the motherboard for it and cooler just wanted to see if anyone could sight a source where a less expensive cpu would do the same in ark but gess not 

Don't buy a RX series card right now though, the prices are almost doubled for any 470/570 and 480/580 cards due to ethereum mining demand. A RX 580 isn't worth 500-600 unless you are mining.