Core i5 760 bottleneck GTX 760?

ryanburnsred · Aug 9, 2013

I have a Core i5 760 @ 3.6 Ghz. Would this bottleneck a GTX 760? I play at 1920x1080, and I plan to overclock the GTX 760 as well.
Also how can I tell when the CPU is causing a bottleneck?

Kurifox · Aug 9, 2013

The i5 wont bottleneck anything, you should and will be fine

spentshells · Aug 9, 2013

CPU bottlenecks will show cpu usage at near 100% while gpu usage will be significantly less.

ryanburnsred · Aug 9, 2013

I did some poking around the net and yes you're right Kurifox

This elates me!

And spentshells, wouldn't that depend on the game?
So, in Skyrim, if the GPU is at 99% but the CPU is only peaking at around 80% at times, what does this mean?

spentshells · Aug 9, 2013

ryanburnsred :

What it means is you could have gotten a better video card without concern related bottlenecking

It looks like your cpu could easily handle a 770 or 7970

ryanburnsred · Aug 9, 2013

I have a GTX 480. And I see it at 99% in most games. None of the cores on my CPU ever hits 90% I would love a 7970 or even a Titan but both of those cards are out of my budget. I'm at a $300 limit, so I decided to go for a GTX 760

spentshells · Aug 10, 2013

Nice choice,

take the extra few bucks you have left and get a better cooler for the cpu. I've never heard of a Core i5 760 not hitting 4 Ghz on a good motherboard.

ryanburnsred · Aug 13, 2013

Thanks, but i'm kinda stuck now. I have the choice of a used EVGA GTX 670 FTW or the GTX 760 Superclocked...I don't know what to choose actually

spentshells · Aug 13, 2013

the 670 for sure. The ftw model is as good as a 680 at stock maybe even better if the 680 is not overclocked

the 760 is fast but the 670 faster in this situation and by a completely worth it way

ryanburnsred · Aug 14, 2013

Too late..I already ordered the 760 :c
Thanks for your help

jodiuh · Oct 8, 2013

I am seeing 50% GPU usage on an i5 760 @ 3.6 Ghz and a GTX 780, just FYI.

jodiuh · Oct 17, 2013

Swapped in the 4670K and GPU usage is @ 99% all the day long in Battlefield 3 and 4's beta. Along w/ the frame stability, the micro hitching or stuttering when a lot's going on CPU wise has vanished.

ryanburnsred · Oct 22, 2013

I got the card, and many times in games I've seen GPU usage as high as 90%
I'm using a ton of 2K textures mods with an ENB in Skyrim, and i get 30-40 fps outdoors which is fantastic. With my old GTX 480, I'd barely get 20.
It's an amazing card and I love it =) My next upgrade will be towards 2 SSDs for Skyrim and Battlefield, and another for my OS (whichever I choose to get when I get the new SSDs). After that I will think about a CPU/RAM upgrade, but right now I have no reason to. Thanks for the replies.

geras1448 · Jan 5, 2014

It's weird though, but people say i3-4130 will bottleneck gtx 760 slightly. And i5-760 is slower then 4th generation i3. http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php and http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html . So i understand it like if people see written "4 core" - then you're fine. If it's written "2 core" - it will slightly bottleneck. Funny though

but the answer is that i5-760 will bottleneck the gtx 760 on some games like bf4 mp probably.

ryanburnsred, have you tried play bf4 mp yet and check on the usage of both components ?

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