Will a gtx 760 bottleneck my setup/ will my psu handle it?

randomperson22

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This is my build roughly

amd 5800k processor
rest..

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/boogerking/saved/4fE7

I also have a 20ish inch monitor I dont know how much that factors into the power usage.

I'm planning on buying a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130932 for pretty cheap. I was wondering firstly if my psu would handle it, it says it ecommends 500 watts which is what I have.. but if it recommends 500 watts would I be playing it not safe by buying this and installing it.

I was also wondering how much the bottleneck would be on my cpu, if I overclocked to about 4.1ghz instead of the factory preset.
 
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randomperson22

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Yeah I bought the processor a while ago and didnt want to shell out for a gpu so thought it was a good deal. I think I will buy the card since I'm getting ti really cheap like a little bit under 200 dollars, and it seems like I could hold onto it for a long time to come.

Hopefully I may even be able to trade some my processor in the future for a fx 4350 or a 6300 if I'm lucky. TY guys for the advice.
 

brarboy

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get the gtx 760 for now, and upgrade your motherboard and processor later when you got bucks in your hand. I would recommend FX 6300 processor at least to start with. Here are the motherboard and cpu:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.23 @ Newegg)
Total: $204.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 05:22 EDT-0400)

Good luck :)
 

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