Girl Gamer Advice Needed!

Christie Clark · Aug 4, 2013

Hi!

I already own a Intel i3 3225 CPU with 8GB of RAM.

I would like to purchase the Gigabyte GTX 760 2GB OC Card. However, a friend of mine told me that my CPU will "bottleneck" and won't allow my graphics card its full potential.

I disagree with this since the i3 is not an old CPU and will do just fine with its dual core and 4 core hyperthreading ability.

What do you guys think about this? Please help.

I am mainly interested in running games at 1080p on high/ultra - running the upcoming Battlefield 4 is my primary interest.

egilbe · Aug 4, 2013

Your friend is right.

akm139 · Aug 4, 2013

your friend is right you should afford more effective processor as i5 or i7 if you can or get a lower graphics card that won't bottleneck with the i3

fudungi · Aug 4, 2013

with a game like battlefield 4, your gpu should be able to run it but your processor really is rather outdated, but what is your full build?

spawnkiller · Aug 4, 2013

It'll run but you'll get micro stutter and lag issue in CPU intensive scenes (explosion, multiplayer firing) the 760 will never be at 100% usage due to the lack of cpu power...

PS: there's a huge jump going from a 3225 vs a 3570k. In passmark, the 3225 score 4390 and the 3570k at stock 7121 (once OC to 4.7ghz mine scores 9256 while my 3770k score 9592 and 12612 at 4.83ghz)

In fact, the 3570k with low OC (3.8-4.0Ghz) is twice as fast over the I3 3225...

Christie Clark · Aug 4, 2013

fudungi :

1. Intel Core i3-3225 CPU
2. Gigabyte GTX 760 OC 2GB
3. Asus P8-H77-I Motherboard
4. Corsair Vengeance Blue 8 GB (2X4 GB) PC3-12800 1600mHz
5. Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST
6. 500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue Hard Drive
7. Arctic White BitFenix Prodigy Case
8. Airlink WiFi USB
10. 500W Corsair Power Supply

jinayhvora · Aug 4, 2013

i disagree with the above, the i3 shouldn't bottleneck except in CPU intensive scenes, since u've already bought it u should keep it
@avilash, a 690 is faster than a 770 and a 780 and even a Titan

egilbe · Aug 4, 2013

jinayhvora :

It will bottleneck dreadfully. Way too much GPU for that processor to handle.

jinayhvora · Aug 4, 2013

i have used a laptop i5 (dual Core) and a desktop i5 (quad core) and noticed not much difference in fps

egilbe · Aug 4, 2013

jinayhvora :

What did you use for a GPU in each of those?

jinayhvora · Aug 4, 2013

both were crappy, a GF210 and Intel HD 3000, so they should perform similar

egilbe · Aug 4, 2013

in your situation, you were bottlenecked by the graphics, not the CPU. Different problem, same result. No change in performance.

jinayhvora · Aug 4, 2013

i agree i was having a GPU bottleneck but it was there on both, so neither was at a disadvantage, in that case the more powerful CPU should have helped
and OP has already bought it so it would be a waste to get a new one

jinayhvora · Aug 4, 2013

and a GTX 760 will not bottleneck, anything higher than that will

Christie Clark · Aug 4, 2013

egilbe :

I think the i3 CPU is underrated. Many critics say so. I mean come on, its not like its an Intel Pentium. On youtube, there is a computer build with a Pentium and an HD Radeon 7850 playing Battlefield 3 at 40fps on High at 1080p. I think people go crazy thinking that the i5 and i7 are a must for gaming. Plus, Nvidia cards sport PhysiX - which optimize the GPU to be more independent from the CPU. In general, I think I will be OK, right?

egilbe · Aug 4, 2013

Christie Clark :

egilbe :

I think the i3 CPU is underrated. Many critics say so. I mean come on, its not like its an Intel Pentium. On youtube, there is a computer build with a Pentium and an HD Radeon 7850 playing Battlefield 3 at 40fps on High at 1080p. I think people go crazy thinking that the i5 and i7 are a must for gaming. Plus, Nvidia cards sport PhysiX - which optimize the GPU to be more independent from the CPU. In general, I think I will be OK, right?

The world won't end, if that's what you're asking. What are you using now for a GPU?

Christie Clark · Aug 4, 2013

egilbe :

Christie Clark :

The world won't end, if that's what you're asking. What are you using now for a GPU?

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 760 2 GB OC Edition (3 Fan)
CPU: Intel i3 3225
RAM: 8GB Corsair Blue

egilbe · Aug 4, 2013

so you already bought it? Go have fun. When you get the money, upgrade to an i5.

ko888 · Aug 4, 2013

At 1080p display resolution the GPU is the bottleneck. You can get a general idea of where your CPU would be positioned in the following graph (lower display resolution tends to expose a CPU bottleneck):

fudungi · Aug 4, 2013

Christie Clark :

Look, it may be able to run at 40 fps, but the thing is, with a card like that, you literally could run at 50+ fps(my friend has that exact same card, and gets a good 50 even while recording), even on high. And no offense, but I think you should drop the whole defensive stance about the cpu when the majority of people agree it's the bottleneck.

why, because she's a girl? the fact that she's a girl has nothing to do with this

egilbe · Aug 4, 2013

ko888 :

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

The 760 is a faster card than the 580. BF3, and I'm going to assume BF4 also, is one of the few games that run better on more cpu cores. Hell, BF3 runs better on 6 and 8 core AMD processors than the i5.

Christie Clark · Aug 4, 2013

egilbe :

Right, OK. But considering the 2 cores of the i3 3225 and the hyperthreading it is capable of, will the hyperthreading come close to a 4 cores with no hyperthreading? Is there that big of a difference?

egilbe · Aug 4, 2013

Some of the early reviews I read said the game ran better without hyperthreading, but it does run better on real cores, not virtual cores.

fudungi · Aug 4, 2013

not only was I not racist, I wasn't sexist either, I said that because you tried to patronize her, but that's not what this thread is about.

yeah also ha ha, you're hilarious

@Christie Clark after some research on the cpu, and comparing it, you could sell the cpu for about $130, and buy an fx-6300(6 cores and would not bottleneck the gpu), it's price has recently dropped a huge amount.

egilbe · Aug 4, 2013

fudungi :

not only was I not racist, I wasn't sexist either, I said that because you tried to patronize her, but that's not what this thread is about.

yeah also ha ha, you're hilarious

@Christie Clark after some research on the cpu, and comparing it, you could sell the cpu for about $130, and buy an fx-6300(6 cores and would not bottleneck the gpu), it's price has recently dropped a huge amount.

except for the fact it won't fit her board.

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