I've been thinking of upgrading my computer for a bit, and I want to run three monitors(3x1080p so 5760x1080). My pc has an i5-2500, GTX 560 (non ti), 600w power supply and pci-e 2 supporting motherboard. I plan on replacing the GPU with a GTX 770 (with 4GB of memory). When running most demanding games such as Skyrim or GW2 my GPU load is 99% while the CPU load is around 50-60%. Will I need to upgrade my CPU to an ivy bridge one (preferably a i5-3570k) and should I replace my power supply to a 700w+ one, even though the GTX 770 requires a minimum of 600w? Thanks.
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Will a GTX 770 be bottlenecked by an i5-2500 for 5760x1080 gaming?
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David Lugarov
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A GTX 770 will be able to run games like Skyrim, if you'll be running something more demanding, such as the upcoming Battlefield 4 or Skyrim with a handful of mods, a single 770 won't do it on ultra settings, you'll be more on the medium - low side. 2 770s will rock any game on 5760x1080p. If you can, you should get a single one for now, play some games like Skyrim, then add a second sometime later. With 2 big GPUs. An i5 2500 might bottleneck a little, especially if not overclocked, if you can get your hands on a Haswell, then add to it a decent cooler, it'll be worth upgrading, and there's some great new motherboards that came out with the 1150 socket. Let me know if you can buy what I just suggested.
My motherboard (an asus p8z68-v lk) does not support sli and it will probably be too expensive to upgrade the cpu, mobo, and gpu with the monitors, so I'll probably buy one 770, upgrade the cpu if I have to and replace my pc in a couple of years. Did you mean that the i5-2500 will bottleneck with 2 770s or just with one? Thanks for the quick answer.
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That's a 1 generation leap, not that much of an improvement, going from Sandy to Ivy Bridge, the difference won't be noticeable. However, you will notice a larger improvement if going from i5 2500 to i5 4670K or 4770K. You will have to change the motherboard if changing CPU sockets. The 4th gen cpus are on a different socket, 1150. If you think you're not going to change the mobo, then wait out a bit, keep your i5 2500, and in mid 2014, you might look into the upcoming Haswell E CPUs, which are Extreme processors, they range from 300$ to 1000$ so you will have plenty of CPUs to choose from. And by that time you'll have some more cash. The Haswell E is expected to be a great improvement, and going from an old school sandy bridge, 2 gens up into an extreme processor, there's no way you won't notice a difference.
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Your 600 watt PSU is minimal, but sufficient, if you have the money, in the future upgrade to an HX750. There's great daily deals on PCpartpicker.
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You're welcome! I'm glad I could, if you ever need any more help, don't hesitate to message me, I'll gladly answer any question you have.
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If it could OC sure. And as I said, the CPU will handle a 770, but I doubt it will keep up with 2 of those.
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