Recommended graphics card

[Javier Ewe]

Hello there!

Two questions.

What HALF SIZE SFF graphics card would you recommend to pair with an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.5ghz. Will the CPU bottleneck a GTX 1050? (CSGO, LOL, DOTA, Overwatch etc.)

What FULL SIZE graphics card would you recommend to pair with an Intel Xeon X5450 @ 4ghz (771-775 mod). Will the CPU bottleneck a GTX 1060? (GTA V, PUBG, Overwatch, Battlefield 1)

Thanks!

Edited August 3, 2017 by Javier Ewe
edited the confusion in phrasing of the bottlenecked part

[KieranTHeBesT]

2 minutes ago, Javier Ewe said:

Hello there!

Two questions.

What HALF SIZE SFF graphics card would you recommend to pair with an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.5ghz. Will a GTX 1050 bottleneck the cpu? (CSGO, LOL, DOTA, Overwatch etc.)

What FULL SIZE graphics card would you recommend to pair with an Intel Xeon X5450 @ 4ghz (771-775 mod). Will a GTX 1060 bottleneck the cpu? (GTA V, PUBG, Overwatch, Battlefield 1)

Thanks!

a gtx 1050 will not bottleneck the cpu the cpu though might bottle the the gtx 1050

[Javier Ewe]

2 minutes ago, KieranTHeBesT said:

a gtx 1050 will not bottleneck the cpu the cpu though might bottle the the gtx 1050

that was what i meant. thanks, edited

[KieranTHeBesT]

Just now, Javier Ewe said:

that was what i meant. thanks, edited

ok do you want me to make a build for you if so whats the budget

 and what will you be doing

[KieranTHeBesT]

Just now, KieranTHeBesT said:

ok do you want me to make a build for you if so whats the budget

 and what will you be doing

and what country are you in

 

1 minute ago, Javier Ewe said:

that was what i meant. thanks, edited

 

[Javier Ewe]

2 minutes ago, KieranTHeBesT said:

and what country are you in

 

 

haha, i'd consider myself pretty decent at building PCs. do you usually go around on the forum asking if others want you to build a PC?

[KieranTHeBesT]

Just now, Javier Ewe said:

haha, i'd consider myself pretty decent at building PCs. do you usually go around on the forum asking if others want you to build a PC?

no like picking the parts for you

[Javier Ewe]

2 minutes ago, KieranTHeBesT said:

no like picking the parts for you

well if u could recommend a graphics card to my needs (this post), it would be really helpful.

[KieranTHeBesT]

the gtx 1050 would be good with the q9300

[ZenMonkey]

4 minutes ago, KieranTHeBesT said:

the gtx 1050 would be good with the q9300

 

https://smile.amazon.com/ZOTAC-DisplayPort-Dual-Link-Graphics-ZT-P10500A-10L/dp/B01M4MIU94/

[ZenMonkey]

30 minutes ago, Javier Ewe said:

What FULL SIZE graphics card would you recommend to pair with an Intel Xeon X5450 @ 4ghz (771-775 mod). Will the CPU bottleneck a GTX 1060? (GTA V, PUBG, Overwatch, Battlefield 1)

 

What resolution do you play at?

[Javier Ewe]

8 hours ago, ZenMonkey said:

 

What resolution do you play at?

i'd say 1080p, but i think some bottlenecking will occur right.

[Javier Ewe]

8 hours ago, KieranTHeBesT said:

the gtx 1050 would be good with the q9300

do you think it would handle the 1050 ti ok?

[xsimplyjosh]

to be honest, if you're doing 1080p it's more cpu bound afaik, so 1050 or 1050 ti should be fine... i doubt you'd exhaust the entire VRAM before the system even throttles... used a 7870 for almost 5-6 years and still works fine. [until i changed resolutions and expectations, then that carried on with the GPU/graphics] with a shoddy 3550 [non OC]. not that it mattered, but still i am quite happy with it for a budget setup so you can use this << to gauge your experiences accordingly...

Bottlenecking i wouldn't be far too concerned, unless you're trying to aim the high framerates [100-144Hz] then only cpu becomes the limiting factor and must take more consideration. this is just my experience so far ,