Bottleneck?

[SuperiorSpidey]

Greetings,

I'm building a new gaming rig and my current main objective is running games at 1080p high/ultra presets. The CPU I'll buy is either Ryzen 7 1700 or Ryzen 7 1700x, however, I'm not determined on the GPU selection. I've read that nVidia is launching her new generation GPUs on 2018, so I was planning to buy a low-end GPU at the moment and go for the big dogs afterwards. My main concern, though, is the possibility of the 750ti bottlenecking either CPU. Do you believe that I will be able to accomplish gaming at 1080p high/ultra presets?

[Java]

The 750ti at the time was a great card for 1080p gaming; now however it's definitely starting to show it's age.  If you want a great GPU for 1080p gaming, you can't go wrong with the GTX 1060/RX 580 (if you can find one at a decent price).

[Mira Yurizaki]

The 750 Ti will reach its cap long before the CPU will if you throw it at rendering modern games in 1080p.

[vanished]

Yes, the 750 Ti will bottleneck the CPU, but that's generally what you want.  People shy away from CPU bottlenecks in favour of GPU bottlenecks generally speaking, which is what that would be.

[scighera2]

6 minutes ago, SuperiorSpidey said:

Greetings,

I'm building a new gaming rig and my current main objective is running games at 1080p high/ultra presets. The CPU I'll buy is either Ryzen 7 1700 or Ryzen 7 1700x, however, I'm not determined on the GPU selection. I've read that nVidia is launching her new generation GPUs on 2018, so I was planning to buy a low-end GPU at the moment and go for the big dogs afterwards. My main concern, though, is the possibility of the 750ti bottlenecking either CPU. Do you believe that I will be able to accomplish gaming at 1080p high/ultra presets?

A 750ti is way too low end to bottleneck a new Ryzen.

[Cyracus]

your pc will be gpu limited, modern AAA games won't run high/ultra 1080p at bearable fps on a 750ti, personal experience a 1070 will hit most games 60+fps maxed graphics, a few don't with my OC'd 7700k, like wildlands and the division usually running in the 50s, but a 750ti should at least have things working if you're willing to deal with low/med settings in more demanding games

[SuperiorSpidey]

Just now, Java said:

The 750ti at the time was a great card for 1080p gaming; now however it's definitely starting to show it's age.  If you want a decent GPU for 1080p gaming, you can't go wrong with the gtx 1060.  

 

5 minutes ago, Cyracus said:

your pc will be gpu limited, modern AAA games won't run high/ultra 1080p at bearable fps, personal experience a 1070 will hit most games 60+fps maxed graphics, a few don't with my OC'd 7700k, like wildlands and the division, but a 750ti should at least have things working if you're willing to deal with low/med settings in more demanding games

By the time, the next gen GPUs launch, I will sell whatever GPU I buy. So, I dont want to purchase a 300 euros GPU (that's 1060's valuation in Greece), and afterwards sell it for 150-200 euros. The release date, of the Volta architecture GPUs, is estimated to be in the first months of 2018, so I won't be using, whatever graphics card I will buy now, for long. I met a person which is selling a GTX 750ti in exchange of 80 euros, so I though that I was a great deal, especially considering the fact that I may sell it for 40-50 euros, having much smaller loss than the contingency of purchasing either a GTX 1060 or a GTX 1070.

[knightslugger]

Just now, SuperiorSpidey said:

By the time, the next gen GPUs launch, I will sell whatever GPU I buy. So, I dont want to purchase a 300 euros GPU (that's 1060's valuation in Greece), and afterwards sell it for 150-200 euros.

Why not? that's a whole year of gaming for $100...

[AT0MAC]

5 minutes ago, Cyracus said:

your pc will be gpu limited, modern AAA games won't run high/ultra 1080p at bearable fps, personal experience a 1070 will hit most games 60+fps maxed graphics, a few don't with my OC'd 7700k, like wildlands and the division, but a 750ti should at least have things working if you're willing to deal with low/med settings in more demanding games

Just to clarify, your rig, a 7700K with a 1070 can not run new AAA titles in Ultra higher than just above 60 FPS?

I have a 6500-nonK with a 1070 and can run new AAA games with loads of FPS in Ultra 1080 way above 60, as I rather have prettier graphics I scale it to 4K and display it in 1080p on my screen and then I hit about 60 FPS in AAA titles, just like you. I play mainly GTA V, Ghost Reacon WildLands, PUBG and Sniper Elite 4.

[Moress]

The next generation of PC parts are always around the corner. Nvidia already said that they don't plan on releasing Volta to consumers any time soon. My rule of thumb is that unless a product has at least an announcement date already you shouldn't wait for it.

[Cyracus]

38 minutes ago, AT0MAC said:

Just to clarify, your rig, a 7700K with a 1070 can not run new AAA titles in Ultra higher than just above 60 FPS?

I have a 6500-nonK with a 1070 and can run new AAA games with loads of FPS in Ultra 1080 way above 60, as I rather have prettier graphics I scale it to 4K and display it in 1080p on my screen and then I hit about 60 FPS in AAA titles, just like you. I play mainly GTA V, Ghost Reacon WildLands, PUBG and Sniper Elite 4.

Most games I can run 1080p maxed settings 60+ fps, some games fall short of that, usually not by much, but I regularly see screen tearing in some games, like wildlands and to a lesser extent the division. I realize I forgot to mention the first half of the top line was specifically about the 750ti... I'll edit it 

[SuperiorSpidey]

12 minutes ago, Moress said:

The next generation of PC parts are always around the corner. Nvidia already said that they don't plan on releasing Volta to consumers any time soon. My rule of thumb is that unless a product has at least an announcement date already you shouldn't wait for it.

It seems like there is a "tradition" of releasing next gen GPUs every 1-2 years, but that's honestly a laughable rationale, so you're right. Would you mind providing me with the link, where Nvidia announces the launch delay of Volta GPUs?

38 minutes ago, knightslugger said:

Why not? that's a whole year of gaming for $100...

Well, you're probably right on that, however, Nvidia may release their new GPUs in 4-5 months. In the worst case scenario (belated launch of the Volta GPUs), I will sell the 750ti and buy a better GPU. (I know that's stupid, but I'm hoping for a relatively early release date for the next gen GPUs)

I want to apologize for my mediocre, at best, English, however, it's not my native language.

[Moress]

55 minutes ago, SuperiorSpidey said:

It seems like there is a "tradition" of releasing next gen GPUs every 1-2 years, but that's honestly a laughable rationale, so you're right. Would you mind providing me with the link, where Nvidia announces the launch delay of Volta GPUs?

http://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-next-gen-volta-gaming-gpus-arent-arriving-anytime-soon/

[Nena Trinity]

I would wait for Vega 11 to see if prices normalize then unless you need it now then grab a 1060 6GB or 1070 if the prices is fine or by a miracle find a Vega 56 for good price!