Is my hardware bottlenecking my GTX 770?

Tormidal · Jul 13, 2013

Hey Tom's Hardware.

I picked up an MSI Twin Frozr GTX 770 yesterday, and was wondering if any of them other hardware might somehow bottleneck it.

Its on an MSI 870U-G55 Motherboard, with a AMD Athlon II x3 460.

In addition, I have 16GB of RAM, and most of my games are installed on a 1TB HDD.(One or two of them is on a 120GB SSD, which is my boot drive, so I typically dont put games on it.)

Will I need to OC my processor to get maximum performance, or would it be more worth it to just get a newer processor/motherboard that runs on the AM3+ socket?

Novuake · Jul 13, 2013

You could never OC that Athlon enough to keep up to a GTX770 unfortunately.

You should get a new CPU/mobo.

Tormidal · Jul 13, 2013

Novuake :

Would overclocking it help?
And what processor would you recommend for maximum performance?

Novuake · Jul 13, 2013

Overclocking or unlocking the extra core would help a little, but it has pretty low IPC, so if you have the cash, its time for an upgrade.
Intel I5 4670K or FX 8350.

What mobo do you have? Maybe you can drop a new FX CPU into it?

GeekThief-1354135 · Jul 13, 2013

sadly your not going to get the gtx 770's full performance unless you up your mother and cpu . as for what motherboard and cpu to go for. that depends on your budget.

spentshells · Jul 13, 2013

Unless you are going to buy all new just try to overclock the cpu as far as you can.

That motherboard supports core unlock try that out 4 cores at 3.4 Ghz would not be terrible if you were able to oc to 3.6 which would be very mild with the 4th core unlocked I think you will be fine, I mean you could get better frame rates with new equipment (cpu/mobo/ram) BUT try to unlock the core and if that works try to overclock as much as possible, a 4th core at 3.4Ghz is worth more than 3 cores at 4Ghz but if it comes down to it just overclock until it has nothing left to give.

Tormidal · Jul 13, 2013

Dont worry about budget; I just want to know what equipment ill need to run this 770 at max performance.

Novuake · Jul 13, 2013

No budget? Z87 and I7 4770K. Too much? Drop to the I5 4670K.

envy14tpe · Jul 13, 2013

It's bottlenecking. Athlon isn't good for gaming. You really should upgrade. I'd suggest a $130 Z87 mobo + i5-4670k.

Tormidal · Jul 13, 2013

In seeing a lot of intel processors being suggested.
Ive had bad experiences with intel processors in the past, and id rather get an AMD processor

spentshells · Jul 13, 2013

I don't know, I would try it out first and see how it feels.

Check this out. It is a least something interesting and it will encourage you to give this a shot.

http://www.ocaholic.ch/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=817

Novuake · Jul 13, 2013

spentshells :

Good read.

Tormidal · Jul 13, 2013

Tormidal :

Can someone just tell me the best AMD CPU to maximize performance?

Novuake · Jul 13, 2013

Tormidal :

FX - 8350
I said it earlier as well.

envy14tpe · Jul 13, 2013

Novuake :

Tormidal :

FX - 8350
I said it earlier as well.

I agree. Just grab one of those CPUs and forget all about Athlon...or try to.

Tormidal · Jul 13, 2013

Novuake :

Oops. sorry. I must not be fully awake.
Ill look into getting that as soon as i can.

Novuake · Jul 13, 2013

Tormidal :

Novuake :

Oops. sorry. I must not be fully awake.
Ill look into getting that as soon as i can.

Just make sure your motherboard supports it first, if not, a new board will be needed.

envy14tpe · Jul 13, 2013

Novuake :

Tormidal :

Just make sure your motherboard supports it first, if not, a new board will be needed.

It is not supported. So OP can buy a new motherboard + 8350 or get a Phenom II x4 965

Novuake · Jul 13, 2013

Oh yeah duh, forgot he put the mobo in the first post.

Tormidal · Jul 13, 2013

Novuake :

Silly pinkie.

It says you're an overclock veteran.

What would be better for overclocking my Athlon?

Should I use the OC Genie switch on my mobo, or do it manually?

Novuake · Jul 13, 2013

Tormidal :

NEVER use software or automatic OCing, it always applies to much voltage. Do it in your BIOS directly.

Novuake · Jul 13, 2013

Tormidal :

NEVER use software or automatic OCing, it always applies to much voltage. Do it in your BIOS directly.

Tormidal · Jul 13, 2013

Could you walk me through it? Ive never overclocked before and I dont want to mess up, yknow?

Novuake · Jul 13, 2013

Tormidal :

Do ou have an aftermarket cooler?

Tormidal · Jul 13, 2013

Novuake :

Im afraid not. But im still willing to overclock

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