Chance of Bottlenecking?

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goldentrident

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Since it is the holiday season once again, and I feel as if I might be getting a few new Computer parts, I just wondering if there is any chance that my CPU may bottleneck with the hopefully new card that I'm buying for my brother and vice versa.

Right now my CPU and MOBO are (don''t chirp please :$) :

Intel Core i7 860 @ 2.8GHz
Gigabyte H55M-UD2H
8gb of G.skill ripjaw RAM

The two cards I'm currently stuck on (better card for present and future games, better deal, less problems) are :

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121775
and
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121656

Any and all feedback would and is much appreciated!
 
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IInuyasha74
For the GPU, either of theses have more power than the 760 or 660Ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131499
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131468

Not to mention the free games. The 7970 is actually fastest here but it more depends on how much you want to spend. They overclock really well too.

For a full system upgrade, sorry I don't quite have time right now. It is advisable for you to go for it now though. They have been saying from Sandy Bridge Haswell is around 10-15% faster while crazy more energy efficient. For Ivy Bridge its 5-10% on most CPUs but if you overclock then Ivy Bridge and Haswell really end up performing about the same.

I don't remember the boost Sandy Bridge had...
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I would personally go wit AMD, since you can get a lot more powerful card for about the same price.

Nvidia isn't being very price competitive right now.

As for bottlnecking, honestly I think you will be reasonably okay with only a minor bottleneck. It is really time for an upgrade though.
 
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goldentrident

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Could you link me a AMD card that is similar to price as both the 660ti and 760 but has more power? Also in upgrade, as in upgrade my processor? or both mobo and processor?
 
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IInuyasha74

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For the GPU, either of theses have more power than the 760 or 660Ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131499
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131468

Not to mention the free games. The 7970 is actually fastest here but it more depends on how much you want to spend. They overclock really well too.

For a full system upgrade, sorry I don't quite have time right now. It is advisable for you to go for it now though. They have been saying from Sandy Bridge Haswell is around 10-15% faster while crazy more energy efficient. For Ivy Bridge its 5-10% on most CPUs but if you overclock then Ivy Bridge and Haswell really end up performing about the same.

I don't remember the boost Sandy Bridge had over the first generation i7 CPU's, but I heard it was quite substantial, playing your CPU anywhere between 20-50% slower than Haswell while also consuming a lot more power.

Probably best you go with an Intel i7-4770k or an Intel i5-4750k, or an Intel Xeon Haswell CPU which has the same performance of the i7 CPUs at the price of the i5 CPUs. All dependent on how much money you have though.

If you are interested in AMD CPUs its best to wait for the time being, but for a full system upgrade try posting in the "Systems" section, or any section really and put "New Build" in the title. People here almost jump over each other for a chance to put one together in links.
 
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