Azzagun :
So i Bought a GTX 780 sc about a month ago but i didnt really notice any difference in performance so i looked around and came to the conclussion that my cpu was bottlenecking my gpu. The question now is what CPU should i buy ?
Current CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955
Price range: 150-250 euros
Hi,
a 780 would be considered a enthusiast level GPU costing Eu400-500 or more. As such I think you should try to get the top of the line CPU to complement the card. Most of the time, I think the card is waiting for the CPU, esp in newer games eg BF4, ghosts etc. These games will use all threads that are available and they do heat up the CPU and DRAM, and PCH. Not all games or software will be CPU limited though, I have to admit. But if you have such a GPU I think you are at least gaming at the cutting edge, thus CPU is important.
Cheers.