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i3-3240 + GTX 760

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760 would be slightly bottlenecked by cpu in cpu heavy games. OC 6300 is a better option, if you are building a pc.

i5 would certanly be better choice, cupled with something like radeon 270 if you have limited budget to work with. between 270 (7870) and 760 is about 90$ - 100$ difference, so yea...

 

just upgrading?

 

i know bottlenecking is so tedious expression, and i will rather explain in english language.

 

If you were to play battlefield singleplayer with this setup i3 and 760 will work togheter nicely.

In MP, because there is much more stuff goin on, i3 can not keep up. It will hold back the gpu.

Cpu will be at full load, gpu not.

 

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Do you think an i3-3240 would be bottlenecked by a GTX 760? 

 

Thanks in advance. 

 

 

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No. Its close, but not there. I wouldnt go any higher than a 770/7970/280X. 

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760 would be slightly bottlenecked by cpu in cpu heavy games. OC 6300 is a better option, if you are building a pc.

i5 would certanly be better choice, cupled with something like radeon 270 if you have limited budget to work with. between 270 (7870) and 760 is about 90$ - 100$ difference, so yea...

 

just upgrading?

 

i know bottlenecking is so tedious expression, and i will rather explain in english language.

 

If you were to play battlefield singleplayer with this setup i3 and 760 will work togheter nicely.

In MP, because there is much more stuff goin on, i3 can not keep up. It will hold back the gpu.

Cpu will be at full load, gpu not.

 

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Please dont use the i3, the fear... i5 is so much better if you can afford it

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Do you think an i3-3240 would be bottlenecked by a GTX 760? 

 

Thanks in advance. 

go with an fx 6100 or 6300 instead of the i3.

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I am not going to overclock and neither will my friend. So I believe the 3rd gen Ivy Bridge still has a similar/same (if not better) performance than the 6100/6300 with a GTX 760. Concerning the bottlenecking issue, thanks guys. I think it can handle it. 

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760 would be slightly bottlenecked by cpu in cpu heavy games. OC 6300 is a better option, if you are building a pc.

i5 would certanly be better choice, cupled with something like radeon 270 if you have limited budget to work with. between 270 (7870) and 760 is about 90$ - 100$ difference, so yea...

 

just upgrading?

 

i know bottlenecking is so tedious expression, and i will rather explain in english language.

 

If you were to play battlefield singleplayer with this setup i3 and 760 will work togheter nicely.

In MP, because there is much more stuff goin on, i3 can not keep up. It will hold back the gpu.

Cpu will be at full load, gpu not.

 

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Yes, I agree. The i3 might and will be held back with heavy games like Crysis 3, BF3/4 but in most games it wouldn't be a problem I guess. 

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