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Does the i5 6400 2.7ghz bottlneck the GTX 1070 or thr 1080

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Will my i5 6400 2.7ghz quad core will bottleneck a gtx 1070 or 1080?

Will I need to upgrade?

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Depends on what resolution, refresh rate, and settings.

 

You'll most likely have a bottleneck with a 1080, but a 1070 might be slightly better.

I wouldn't recommend using that CPU with either card, personally.

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My pc specs pre built pc

Acer Predator g3 710 

CPU : i5 6400 2.7 ghz 

GPU: GTX 970

RAM: 8GB DDR4

 

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Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

Depends on what resolution, refresh rate, and settings.

 

You'll most likely have a bottleneck with a 1080, but a 1070 might be slightly better.

I wouldn't recommend using that CPU with either card, personally.

I use 1080p and a 144hz monitor

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1 minute ago, MrBossUP said:

I use 1080p and a 144hz monitor

You might struggle a little bit at 144Hz, I would try to get a better CPU if possible.

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1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Depends on what resolution, refresh rate, and settings.

 

You'll most likely have a bottleneck with a 1080, but a 1070 might be slightly better.

I wouldn't recommend using that CPU with either card, personally.

Can you recommend me a a cpu that wont bottleneck either and at a good price 

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4 minutes ago, MrBossUP said:

Can you recommend me a a cpu that wont bottleneck either and at a good price 

look for a used i7 6700/7700 on ebay, if it's more expensive than if the case's I/O connectors are split apart then a ryzen 2600+B450 board will work too.

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1 minute ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

look for a used i7 6700/7700 on ebay, if it's more expensive than if the case's I/O connectors are split apart then a ryzen 2600+B450 board will work too.

Do you think I should upgrade my RAM as well as I 8GB right now

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Just now, MrBossUP said:

Do you think I should upgrade my RAM as well as I 8GB right now

8gb is fine for now, if you still have some cash left then sure.

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Just now, MrBossUP said:

Do you think I should upgrade my RAM as well as I 8GB right now

your ram is fine; I would focus on upgrading mobo and cpu first. You can probably stick with 8gb till late 2019

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Just now, lmeneses said:

your ram is fine; I would focus on upgrading mobo and cpu first. You can probably stick with 8gb till late 2019

Does the B450 board have a displayport ? 

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My brother's PC has a 7400 and a gtx 970, that PC will bottleneck in many games such as Overwatch that need some CPU resources. He can play on high settings (which is like medium for Overwatch, there's also ultra and epic) and avoid stuttering, but frame stutters happen in games like For Honor at high details as well. While I don't feel it's a particularly terrible combo (old mid range CPU with last gen high end CPU), I feel like a better CPU like a 6700 would be ideal.

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Just now, MrBossUP said:

Does the B450 board have a displayport ? 

You can't use the video port of your motherboard when you want to use a graphics card. Also, Ryzen has no integrated graphics.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

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1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

My brother's PC has a 7400 and a gtx 970, that PC will bottleneck in many games such as Overwatch that need some CPU resources. He can play on high settings (which is like medium for Overwatch, there's also ultra and epic) and avoid stuttering, but frame stutters happen in games like For Honor at high details as well. While I don't feel it's a particularly terrible combo (old mid range CPU with last gen high end CPU), I feel like a better CPU like a 6700 would be ideal.

I5 or i7?

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Just now, MrBossUP said:

I5 or i7?

not sure what you mean. i5 or i7 7400? there's no i7 7400. i5 or i7 6700? there's no i5 6700.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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17 minutes ago, MrBossUP said:

Can you recommend me a a cpu that wont bottleneck either and at a good price 

i7-6700 used. 7700 if you want to do a BIOS update for support.

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Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

i7-6700 used. 7700 if you want to do a BIOS update for support.

I don't want to buy used parts . What's the cheapest new CPU that wont bottleneck

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Just now, MrBossUP said:

I don't want to buy used parts . What's the cheapest new CPU that wont bottleneck

i7-6700. Used is cheaper and CPUs are pretty reliable when used.

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17 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

i7-6700. Used is cheaper and CPUs are pretty reliable when used.

According to PCP, 6700k is cheaper than 6700, has higher stock clocks too:


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18 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

i7-6700. Used is cheaper and CPUs are pretty reliable when used.

Is a Ryzen 5 2600 good enough?

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32 minutes ago, MrBossUP said:

I don't want to buy used parts . What's the cheapest new CPU that wont bottleneck

There's absolutely nothing wrong with used parts. Every CPU and graphics card I've got from eBay has been perfect.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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8 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

There's absolutely nothing wrong with used parts. Every CPU and graphics card I've got from eBay has been perfect.

i have had bad luck with motherboards used. i got one with socket damage, and another one that has some other problem that it's very unstable.... so not everything you can buy used is perfect. 

 

i have had good luck with cpu's and gpu's though. 

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1 minute ago, firelighter487 said:

i have had bad luck with motherboards used. i got one with socket damage, and another one that has some other problem that it's very unstable.... so not everything you can buy used is perfect. 

 

i have had good luck with cpu's and gpu's though. 

Yeah a CPU is hard to break

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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