Ryzen 5 1500x Bottlenecking

[Clippy123]

Does a Ryzen 5 1500x bottleneck a GTX 1080ti?

 

If so, whats the fastest card you can pair with the 1500x without it bottlenecking?    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MoonlightSylv]

Go with a 1600.

[Clippy123]

1 minute ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

Go with a 1600.

I already have the 1500x...

[iRileyx]

If you're gonna be running 1080p then yes it'll bottleneck in some games(60hz it won't, 144 will), 1440p is same as 1080p, and at 4k no.

[ARikozuM]

At 1080, definitely. At 1440 and 4K, the bottleneck is much lower. 

[SquintyG33Rs]

fastest card i'd recomend is a 1060

[Vandorlot]

at 4k there will be no bottleneck. Id reccomend a 1070 for 1080p a 1080 for 1440p and a 1080ti for 4k

[Streetguru]

1 hour ago, Clippy123 said:

 

Are you building a PC? If you're planning to upgrade what is your current GPU and monitor set up?

Here is Ryzen scaling

 

[Clippy123]

30 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Are you building a PC? If you're planning to upgrade what is your current GPU and monitor set up?

Here is Ryzen scaling

 

This is my current build (2 months ago): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gr7x4C

 

I have a 144hz monitor 

 

I recently build this one, but I kinda regret not buying the 1600, I cant return the CPU anymore either.  

 

Planning on to upgrade GPU in a year or so

[Streetguru]

Just now, Clippy123 said:

 

There's 0 reason to buy a 1080ti for 1080p 144hz, especially with a ryzen chip, they all basically max out at around 100fps in most AAA games

Go for Vega 56 if your display is free-sync and the GPU is $399, otherwise overclock a 1070ti and you're good to go.

[Clippy123]

Just now, Streetguru said:

There's 0 reason to buy a 1080ti for 1080p 144hz, especially with a ryzen chip, they all basically max out at around 100fps in most AAA games

Go for Vega 56 if your display is free-sync and the GPU is $399, otherwise overclock a 1070ti and you're good to go.

Thanks for the info, I know I keep asking this question, but was it a bad idea to buy a 1500x instead of the 1600

 

I keep getting mixed answers

[Streetguru]

Just now, Clippy123 said:

Thanks for the info, I know I keep asking this question, but was it a bad idea to buy a 1500x instead of the 1600

 

I keep getting mixed answers

It's not bad exactly, the performance difference is probably like $50 worth, but it's still more than fine for gaming. Besides if you just toss a fan on your VRM, you could always upgrade to a Ryzen 2 8 core next year.

[Clippy123]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

It's not bad exactly, the performance difference is probably like $50 worth, but it's still more than fine for gaming. Besides if you just toss a fan on your VRM, you could always upgrade to a Ryzen 2 8 core next year.

Thanks for the Info, B350 should be around for a while, I always have room for an upgrade

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, Clippy123 said:

Thanks for the Info, B350 should be around for a while, I always have room for an upgrade

AM4* more specifically, but the problem is VRMs, you probably have around this 4+3 board which needs a fan on the VRM to do overclocking on an R7 chip. At stock anything should be fine.

The board you have is 4+4, the "+4" really doesn't matter, not sure on it's quality

In any event, wouldn't worry your CPU choice, just don't get a 1080ti for 1080p 144hz lol, it's totally overkill