Thanks to everyone who answered my previous question. The consensus seemed to be that a GTX 760 would probably hit a botttleneck with my 2.60ghz i5-750 with 6gig ram. So what would be the best card to pair with the processor to get the most bang without one slowing the other down?
Best card to pair with an i5-750?
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@ Orestes77: Must have missed your original question.
I'm fairly sure the XPS series will allow overclocking (yes, they probably said that
), it's a very good idea, the i5 seems to love being overclocked, mine runs happily at 3.4GHz on a fairly low end Coolermaster Hyper 212+ with no issues. And I know-I'm not even trying.
There is plenty of cards that are a decent upgrade:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32716.html
I'm running a HD7950 on a single 1080 monitor and see very similar numbers to the review figures for my card, despite the fact most reviews use more powerful, more heavily overclocked CPUs.
All of which underlines the post by sam_p_lay, yes it's a little old, but even the most cutting...
I'm fairly sure the XPS series will allow overclocking (yes, they probably said that
), it's a very good idea, the i5 seems to love being overclocked, mine runs happily at 3.4GHz on a fairly low end Coolermaster Hyper 212+ with no issues. And I know-I'm not even trying.There is plenty of cards that are a decent upgrade:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32716.html
I'm running a HD7950 on a single 1080 monitor and see very similar numbers to the review figures for my card, despite the fact most reviews use more powerful, more heavily overclocked CPUs.
All of which underlines the post by sam_p_lay, yes it's a little old, but even the most cutting...
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7870 ghz is on sale for $165. There would still be a small bottleneck, but its a heck of a deal
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Well euhm you're right about the bottleneck part. So, although i dont know the i5-750 starting production year, you should get either a Nvidia GTX serie 400 or 500 to pair with your i5 for it seems old. Either that or wait a bit more and change your whole system (best idea if you want to switch GPU to ensure you dont get bottlenecked)
I wonder if anyone who thinks an i5 750 will cause bottlenecking issues can actually back that up with some benchmarks? At the time of release, review benchmarks of the 750 showed that it delivered identical gaming performance to the i7 920. Currently only Crysis 3 will bottleneck the 920, and it's hardly choking performance:
http://www.techspot.com/review/642-crysis-3-performance/page6.html
That's with a GTX680 which is of course faster than a GTX760. A lot of people just assume that because something is old that it's inferior. They fail to consider the fact that Intel has made almost no progress at all in gaming performance since Nehalem, with only the most cutting edge games (like Crysis 3) showing any benefit.
And don't base purchase decisions on year of release. To give an extreme example, a GT610 (2012) performs worse than a 7800GTX (2006). Intel, AMD and nVIDIA have been releasing top-to-bottom ranges of products for many years now so you can't boil performance down to age.
http://www.techspot.com/review/642-crysis-3-performance/page6.html
That's with a GTX680 which is of course faster than a GTX760. A lot of people just assume that because something is old that it's inferior. They fail to consider the fact that Intel has made almost no progress at all in gaming performance since Nehalem, with only the most cutting edge games (like Crysis 3) showing any benefit.
And don't base purchase decisions on year of release. To give an extreme example, a GT610 (2012) performs worse than a 7800GTX (2006). Intel, AMD and nVIDIA have been releasing top-to-bottom ranges of products for many years now so you can't boil performance down to age.
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@ Orestes77: Must have missed your original question.
I'm fairly sure the XPS series will allow overclocking (yes, they probably said that ), it's a very good idea, the i5 seems to love being overclocked, mine runs happily at 3.4GHz on a fairly low end Coolermaster Hyper 212+ with no issues. And I know-I'm not even trying.
There is plenty of cards that are a decent upgrade:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32716.html
I'm running a HD7950 on a single 1080 monitor and see very similar numbers to the review figures for my card, despite the fact most reviews use more powerful, more heavily overclocked CPUs.
All of which underlines the post by sam_p_lay, yes it's a little old, but even the most cutting edge games get a fairly small boost from the most modern chips.
Given the current prices, I'd jump all over a GTX760-HD7950 performance for <>$250 with improved thermals and a quieter cooler? No brainer really (unless you want the free games from AMD-and can get them ).
I'm fairly sure the XPS series will allow overclocking (yes, they probably said that
), it's a very good idea, the i5 seems to love being overclocked, mine runs happily at 3.4GHz on a fairly low end Coolermaster Hyper 212+ with no issues. And I know-I'm not even trying.There is plenty of cards that are a decent upgrade:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32716.html
I'm running a HD7950 on a single 1080 monitor and see very similar numbers to the review figures for my card, despite the fact most reviews use more powerful, more heavily overclocked CPUs.
All of which underlines the post by sam_p_lay, yes it's a little old, but even the most cutting edge games get a fairly small boost from the most modern chips.
Given the current prices, I'd jump all over a GTX760-HD7950 performance for <>$250 with improved thermals and a quieter cooler? No brainer really (unless you want the free games from AMD-and can get them
).
coozie7 :
@ Orestes77: Must have missed your original question.
I'm fairly sure the XPS series will allow overclocking (yes, they probably said that ), it's a very good idea, the i5 seems to love being overclocked, mine runs happily at 3.4GHz on a fairly low end Coolermaster Hyper 212+ with no issues. And I know-I'm not even trying.
There is plenty of cards that are a decent upgrade:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32716.html
I'm running a HD7950 on a single 1080 monitor and see very similar numbers to the review figures for my card, despite the fact most reviews use more powerful, more heavily overclocked CPUs.
All of which underlines the post by sam_p_lay, yes it's a little old, but even the most cutting edge games get a fairly small boost from the most modern chips.
Given the current prices, I'd jump all over a GTX760-HD7950 performance for <>$250 with improved thermals and a quieter cooler? No brainer really (unless you want the free games from AMD-and can get them ).
I'm fairly sure the XPS series will allow overclocking (yes, they probably said that
), it's a very good idea, the i5 seems to love being overclocked, mine runs happily at 3.4GHz on a fairly low end Coolermaster Hyper 212+ with no issues. And I know-I'm not even trying.There is plenty of cards that are a decent upgrade:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32716.html
I'm running a HD7950 on a single 1080 monitor and see very similar numbers to the review figures for my card, despite the fact most reviews use more powerful, more heavily overclocked CPUs.
All of which underlines the post by sam_p_lay, yes it's a little old, but even the most cutting edge games get a fairly small boost from the most modern chips.
Given the current prices, I'd jump all over a GTX760-HD7950 performance for <>$250 with improved thermals and a quieter cooler? No brainer really (unless you want the free games from AMD-and can get them
).
Awesome! You and sam_p_lay have given me a lot of faith in the potential of my old cpu! Looks like I'll need a psu, new video card and maybe even a better cpu heatsink. Overclocking still scares me a bit but as long as I'm in the case anyway...may as well open up that option...
Glad to help It's annoying when people make that age = performance assumption! I didn't get the 750 myself (couldn't resist the lure the triple-channel DDR3 and 36 PCI-E lanes of the X58 Express platform) but I always knew the i5 750 was the smart option since it games every bit as well. Feel free to PM if you need any guidance with your upgrades.
It's annoying when people make that age = performance assumption! I didn't get the 750 myself (couldn't resist the lure the triple-channel DDR3 and 36 PCI-E lanes of the X58 Express platform) but I always knew the i5 750 was the smart option since it games every bit as well. Feel free to PM if you need any guidance with your upgrades.TRENDING THREADS
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