will my cpu bottleneck my gpu?

Loweboy21 · Apr 2, 2014

I am look to get the gtx 660 to play dayz
my CPU is the AMD FX-4100 and i know it will most likely bottleneck my GPU. I dont have the money to get a new CPU and a new graphics card so do u think u should just get the gtx 660 and overclock or just see if that works

Loweboy21 · Apr 2, 2014

also is the gtx 660 a good card to play dayz on?

daswilhelm · Apr 2, 2014

dayz is pretty demanding of your CPU. and your cpu, the 4100, is pretty weak for gaming.

what gpu do you currently have?

ak47jar3d · Apr 2, 2014

I would expect some bottlenecking, but nothing too severe. You should get the card your processor is good enough.

Loweboy21 · Apr 2, 2014

as of fight now i have the gt 210, at the card really sucks thats why i want a new and better one.

Loweboy21 · Apr 2, 2014

do you think overclocking would help?

daswilhelm · Apr 2, 2014

ok, i would definetly upgrade, if your power supply is able to support an upgrade. do the gpu first, and you can always upgrade the cpu in the future if it bothers you.

ak47jar3d · Apr 2, 2014

Definitely. You could just change the multipler and get the preformance of 4300 without changing anything else. It easy to Overclock and there a lot of guides for Overclocking fx processors, make sure to read those.

daswilhelm · Apr 2, 2014

ak47jar3d :

a multiplier change wont make his cpu a 4300....

ak47jar3d · Apr 2, 2014

Also, gtx 660 is like 5x better than gt 210. Please get rid of the dinosaur!

Loweboy21 · Apr 2, 2014

ok thanks im also getting a new power supply (the corsair 500W) is that good enough?

daswilhelm · Apr 2, 2014

stay away from corsair's lower end units, poor quality.

Loweboy21 · Apr 2, 2014

don't worry im getting rid of the gt 210

Loweboy21 · Apr 2, 2014

ok then what power supply should i get

daswilhelm · Apr 2, 2014

xfx 550w is a good quality unit for a decent price.

Loweboy21 · Apr 2, 2014

ok ill look into it

Loweboy21 · Apr 2, 2014

ok im getting the xfx 550w and the gtx660! thanks!

Loweboy21 · Apr 2, 2014

and what is difference b/w the gtx 660 and the gtx 660 superclocked?

daswilhelm · Apr 2, 2014

i would assume the superclocked is factory overclocked.

Loweboy21 · Apr 2, 2014

ok is it any better?

daswilhelm · Apr 2, 2014

by a small margin if its overclocked.

Loweboy21 · Apr 2, 2014

ok thanks

daswilhelm · Apr 2, 2014

if the superclocked has a better cooler, i would buy that.

will my cpu bottleneck my gpu?

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