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i5-3450 & Gtx 1060, bottleneck?

Mad_Ragnarok
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Hello everyone, I was considering upgrading my PC build to a new graphics card, the thing is that I don't know if the one I'm aiming for, the Gtx 1060 6GB, will cause a huge bottleneck because of my CPU. All I want is to play games on ultra-very high settings on 1080p. I will play mainly AAA games (Doom, The Witcher 3, GTA V), but indie games too. Can you guys tell me what you think?. Besides, do you think it is worth to go for the Gtx 1060 with 3GB or 6GB?

 

My setup:

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450@3.1 Ghz, Turbo boost 3.5 Ghz

MB: Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H, LGA 1155

PSU: ThermalTake 550W

HDD: 1 TB

GPU: Nvidia GTS 250 1 GB

RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600 Mhz

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a 3450 and 1060 6gb is a good mix. However, the 3gb is much cheaper all while being slightly slower (5-10% less fps at 20% less price).

Even 1060 6gb cant do 1080p ultra in all AAA games.

I would buy the 1060 3gb because it's much better value. If you are upgrading the CPU later then it's better to buy a used 980ti instead.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Thanks for your answers:D. Should I consider a RX 580 4GB to play at 1080p? 

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