760 vs 750 Ti (bottlenecking)

pedrohfranco · Jul 30, 2014

Hi guys, so, i'm finally completing my first build but the money is short right now and I can't quite get the 4790k/GTX 780 I wanted. So I'm getting some cheap parts for now so I can upgrade on my birthday (February) or as soon as I can.

Since I'll upgrade this soon, I'll just grab a i3 4130 or G3220 (which is half the price) and EVGA 750 Ti FTW.
But the 750 Ti is only 20% cheaper than the 760.

Should I grab the 760? Will it bottleneck?

Please don't post that the i3 sucks and "of course it will bottleneck" without any link or comparison.

Thanks in advance.

Suztera · Jul 30, 2014

An i3 will be ok with a GTX 760. Any higher end card above GTX 760, it will bottleneck.

Calnin · Jul 30, 2014

It all depends on the game you play. In most cases, it will bottleneck anything past the gtx 760.

filippi · Jul 30, 2014

pedrohfranco :

imho get Pentium G3258 if you can oc. Or buy i3 4130 if you cannot oc. Both are actually good choices:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888-3.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-overclocking-performance,3849-5.html

Really. BF4 at hightest quality 1080p and g3258 wont bottleneck a Nvidia TITAN. Its a single-player campaign but its astonishing anyway.

pedrohfranco · Jul 31, 2014

filippi :

pedrohfranco :

imho get Pentium G3258 if you can oc. Or buy i3 4130 if you cannot oc. Both are actually good choices:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888-3.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-overclocking-performance,3849-5.html

Really. BF4 at hightest quality 1080p and g3258 wont bottleneck a Nvidia TITAN. Its a single-player campaign but its astonishing anyway.

FOrgot to post the rest of the specs. I got an Asus VI Impact, so its a Z87 board. Do I need to do a bios update to get the G3258 like the Devil's Canyon?

filippi · Jul 31, 2014

http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/detail.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=1&m=MAXIMUS%20VI%20IMPACT&cpu=Pentium%20G3258%20(3.2GHz,%202C,%20L3:3M,%20GT1,%2053W,%20rev.C0)&pcb=ALL&sincebios=1504&memo=

pedrohfranco · Jul 31, 2014

filippi :

So I'll need a Haswell CPU to update it seems. Cheers mate, I'll stick with the i3

Suztera · Jul 31, 2014

You can update an ASUS board without a CPU but with a USB.

pedrohfranco · Jul 31, 2014

Suztera :

But the 4690k and 4790k need a has well cpu installed to update properly. Doing it via USB won't work.

Suztera · Jul 31, 2014

No, you should be fine without cpu or ram installed. Only need power
http://rog.asus.com/technology/republic-of-gamers-motherboard-innovations/usb-bios-flashback/

pedrohfranco · Jul 31, 2014

Suztera :

Last time I checked the Bios flashback wasn't enough, as you need to update the IME and it can only be done through windows.

But I found something interesting here
http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?48855-Must-Do-s-for-making-4790K-work-with-Maximus-VI-Motherboards&p=420333&viewfull=1#post420333

I'm gonna do some more research on this though

RobCrezz · Jul 31, 2014

Make sure you understand what a CPU bottleneck is. It wont make worse performance with a better card, it just means you are not getting the full potential.

pedrohfranco · Jul 31, 2014

RobCrezz :

I know, I just don't want to pay more and don't get the full benefit of the better GPU

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