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4930k + GTX560Ti possible bottle necking question

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December 2, 2013 11:44:28 PM

Hello everyone! I am soon going to be getting setup with the following:

Intel i7 4930k
Asus p9x79 LE
16 GB DDR3 DIMM Vengeance ram

This is to upgrade a current gaming computer... To a more of a professional development / gaming rig.

My question is, with such a high end CPU, would I be facing bottle necking issues with running my current Nvidia Gtx560Ti, or should I try to replace that too.

Clearly I'm already spending quite a bit of money but if my computers going to bottleneck I would rather upgrade that as well.

Thanks for the input!

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December 2, 2013 11:49:30 PM

For gaming that GTX 560 ti will not mix well with such a high-end CPU.

I would advice you to upgrade your GPU and settle for something less, like a i7-4770k if you need the HP for some editing or the like. The i7-4930k will only make sense in a gaming configuration with muliple high-end GPUs.
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December 2, 2013 11:54:48 PM

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For gaming that GTX 560 ti will not mix well with such a high-end CPU.

I would advice you to upgrade your GPU and settle for something less, like a i7-4770k if you need the HP for some editing or the like. The i7-4930k will only make sense in a gaming configuration with muliple high-end GPUs.


Thanks for the reply, I will be using my CPU for some decently intensive photoshop and possibly minor rendering so I figured I would future proof myself in getting the higher end CPU. I also game a lot so I wanted the best of both worlds.

So essentially your saying that getting a 4930 would really only make sense if I were running multiple gpus? I wouldn't be able to get say... One 760? I would need to SLI to match the power of the 4930 correct?
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December 3, 2013 12:29:19 AM

You can put any single or multiple graphics card setup you want with that CPU and be fine. It's all about what you need. If you need the LGA 2011 platform for work then by all means go for it. As a purely gaming platform there is no equal to LGA 2011 and if all you need is a GT 210 then that's all you need. If you want to run 4 GTX Titans then LGA 2011 is the platform you want. Basically what I'm trying to say is you can't bottleneck a 4930k so use whatever graphics you need and can afford.
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December 3, 2013 1:10:06 AM

anort3 said:
You can put any single or multiple graphics card setup you want with that CPU and be fine. It's all about what you need. If you need the LGA 2011 platform for work then by all means go for it. As a purely gaming platform there is no equal to LGA 2011 and if all you need is a GT 210 then that's all you need. If you want to run 4 GTX Titans then LGA 2011 is the platform you want. Basically what I'm trying to say is you can't bottleneck a 4930k so use whatever graphics you need and can afford.


Thanks for the input, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to put my foot in a trap where I have to get very high end GPU's to match this high end CPU right away... Of course I'll get a far better graphics card eventually just... Not yet lol

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December 3, 2013 2:05:01 AM

That isn't true in a gaming perspective. The 4930k might for example run Crysis 3 at 1440p max settings with ultra setting. But the GTX 560 ti can only reach 40 FPS at 1440p with low settings. That was my point and you should balance your build if you both want the gaming and the possibilty to work at the same time.
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December 3, 2013 10:20:11 AM

lostgamer_03 said:
That isn't true in a gaming perspective. The 4930k might for example run Crysis 3 at 1440p max settings with ultra setting. But the GTX 560 ti can only reach 40 FPS at 1440p with low settings. That was my point and you should balance your build if you both want the gaming and the possibilty to work at the same time.


I think the OP understands your point and the only one flat out wrong in this thread is you so I'm not sure why you are unselecting best answers...

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For gaming that GTX 560 ti will not mix well with such a high-end CPU.


Wrong. That statement implies the high end CPU will hurt the performance of the 560 Ti when in fact it will do nothing of the sort. What it will do is leave you with a 0% chance of a CPU bottleneck thus allowing the graphics card to perform to 100% of its potential.

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That isn't true in a gaming perspective. The 4930k might for example run Crysis 3 at 1440p max settings with ultra setting.


Wrong. A 4930K can't run Crysis 3 at 1440p. It can however prevent a CPU bottleneck when running multiple high end graphics cards that can run Crysis 3 at 1440p.

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. But the GTX 560 ti can only reach 40 FPS at 1440p with low settings.


That's funny. I'm going to go out on a limb here and just guess you made that up. Because if you really know what a 560 Ti can do maybe someone needs to go back and check your best answers....because knowingly posting incorrect information is against forum rules. ;) 


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December 3, 2013 10:48:26 AM

anort3 said:
lostgamer_03 said:
That isn't true in a gaming perspective. The 4930k might for example run Crysis 3 at 1440p max settings with ultra setting. But the GTX 560 ti can only reach 40 FPS at 1440p with low settings. That was my point and you should balance your build if you both want the gaming and the possibilty to work at the same time.


I think the OP understands your point and the only one flat out wrong in this thread is you so I'm not sure why you are unselecting best answers...

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For gaming that GTX 560 ti will not mix well with such a high-end CPU.


Wrong. That statement implies the high end CPU will hurt the performance of the 560 Ti when in fact it will do nothing of the sort. What it will do is leave you with a 0% chance of a CPU bottleneck thus allowing the graphics card to perform to 100% of its potential.

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That isn't true in a gaming perspective. The 4930k might for example run Crysis 3 at 1440p max settings with ultra setting.


Wrong. A 4930K can't run Crysis 3 at 1440p. It can however prevent a CPU bottleneck when running multiple high end graphics cards that can run Crysis 3 at 1440p.

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. But the GTX 560 ti can only reach 40 FPS at 1440p with low settings.


That's funny. I'm going to go out on a limb here and just guess you made that up. Because if you really know what a 560 Ti can do maybe someone needs to go back and check your best answers....because knowingly posting incorrect information is against forum rules. ;) 




If you were to read my suggestion again I simply pointed out that the i7-4930k will not reach near it's full potential with a GTX 560 ti. I made up all the numbers to underline my point. I just know from owning a GTX 560 ti in the past that it isn't suited for today's new titles at high/ultra settings with a decent resolution.

I unselected the answer as best solution not because it was wrong, but because it was misleading for the OP to believe that the GTX 560 ti would be sufficient and wouldn't hold back the i7-4930k in gaming. I don't know if you've ever configured a PC yourself, or if you never have listened to the experts but they always suggest a balanced build for the purpose of the owner. And in this case the owner want to know how well the i7-4930k pairs with a GTX 560 ti in both a professional but also gaming perspective. And you could certainly get a much better balance between CPU power as well as GPU power and not make drastic consequences on either side.



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December 3, 2013 11:19:16 AM

Read the original post.......... The first sentence.

" This is to upgrade a current gaming computer... To a more of a professional development / gaming rig."

The goal was not to build a balanced gaming computer.

Have I ever configured a PC....hmmm I lost count at over 100 builds and that was a few years ago. I have been building computers since 1997 and using them since the Apple 2e and original Macintosh in the early 1980s.

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I unselected the answer as best solution not because it was wrong, but because it was misleading for the OP to believe that the GTX 560 ti would be sufficient and wouldn't hold back the i7-4930k in gaming.


Exactly the point of my post....the truth with any modern CPU is that you are not going to have a bottleneck on the CPU end unless you run 3 or 4 GTX 780 Ti or Titans. Even with an i5. And if there is one a small overclock will fix it. So what is your point?? He needs 4 x Titans to have a balanced computer? You are arguing nonsense. Not everyone uses a computer primarily for gaming. I certainly did not state or imply anything that was not exactly true.
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