Whats a good CPU for the Zotac 980 TI AMP

[harleyjfret]

I've been running into heavy bottlenecks with my GPU recently due to the fact I have an I3-2100 

Are there any CPU's you guys could recommend? I'm only looking to spend around 200 for a CPU right now.

[i_build_nanosuits]

1 minute ago, harleyjfret said:

I've been running into heavy bottlenecks with my GPU recently due to the fact I have an I3-2100 

Are there any CPU's you guys could recommend? I'm only looking to spend around 200 for a CPU right now.

you plan to buy a new motherboard and memory? or you plan to stick with the board you already own? what motherboard you have? and memory wise, what do you have?

[ZcanKal]

Ryzen 5 1600

[harleyjfret]

3 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

you plan to buy a new motherboard and memory? or you plan to stick with the board you already own? what motherboard you have? and memory wise, what do you have?

I do plan on buying a new motherboard and memory, I have the MSI H61M-P31 Mobo and a G skill 8GB DDr3 at about 1333Mhz DDr3

[Crunchy Dragon]

If you don't want to change platforms, an i7-2600K would probably work.

 

If you do want to change platforms, but not shell out for DDR4 memory, a Z77/3770K combo or Z97/4790K combo will work.

[harleyjfret]

2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

If you don't want to change platforms, an i7-2600K would probably work.

 

If you do want to change platforms, but not shell out for DDR4 memory, a Z77/3770K combo or Z97/4790K combo will work.

So with the  i7-2600K my mobo will do just fine for this?

[i_build_nanosuits]

5 minutes ago, harleyjfret said:

So with the  i7-2600K my mobo will do just fine for this?

mehh...you won't be able to overclock it, and it's a very low end board...and you only have 8GB of DDR3 ram...and it's slow RAM as well...

i think at this point it would be better to sell your kit (CPU/RAM/Board) and order something new...like a Ryzen r5 1600 or i5-8400 with a cheap motherboard and 16gb of DDR4 memory.

[harleyjfret]

7 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

mehh...you won't be able to overclock it, and it's a very low end board...and you only have 8GB of DDR3 ram...and it's slow RAM as well...

i think at this point it would be better to sell your kit (CPU/RAM/Board) and order something new...like a Ryzen r5 1600 or i5-8400 with a cheap motherboard and 16gb of DDR4 memory.

I don't really plan on over clocking and yeah i was thinking that but I don't plan on spending to much either

[porina]

It depends on the pricing, but I think an i5 or i7 from that generation, compatible with the existing mobo, shouldn't be ruled out from consideration. See what's available locally before you drop the cash on replacing it.

[harleyjfret]

I live in a very rural place, but yeah I think im just gonna keep the mobo and go for the I7-2600k Saw a lot of people using it with the 980 ti and said no bottle necks and had really good performance 

[Domrockt]

What comes to my mind is the fact of resolution.. when your gpu is running @ 100% the CPU is enough. Lets say 1440p mid details than is an i7-2600K quite enough.  Just create an gpu bottleneck. 

any z77 will push that intel far enough. Ebay or an craigslist equivalent is a good source. 

[xAcid9]

5 hours ago, harleyjfret said:

I live in a very rural place, but yeah I think im just gonna keep the mobo and go for the I7-2600k Saw a lot of people using it with the 980 ti and said no bottle necks and had really good performance 

From my experience with similar setup, It will bottleneck for sure in some CPU intensive games.