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August 27, 2014 8:36:57 AM

First post here after a lot of lurking, so hello!

On to business, I have an i5 750 lynnfield on a msi p55m sd40. It's the same as the gd41i believe just an OEM. I'm doing a new build with this and want to upgrade gpu. Would a gtx 660 ftw bottleneck at all? I'm going to OC the i5 and run a hyper evo cpu fan. I've considered the 750, but with nominal difference should I just get the 660 @ $200?

Upgrading the i5 mobo isn't in the mix, I am building i5 for gaming mainly. 16gb ddr3 planned.

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August 27, 2014 8:39:42 AM

The preofrmance of a 750 is more so a 640 with ddr3 or gddr5 memory.

The 750 ti is close to a 650 ti but not quite, the 660 will have far better performance

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August 27, 2014 9:23:45 AM

An OC i5 wouldn't hamper a 660? I said nominal difference when I really meant nominal price difference :) 

Friend is trying to get me to buy a 670 ftw, but I'm afraid that will be overkill for the cpu. The plus side to a 670 is I can keep it even if I upgrade the cpu and mobo in a couple years.
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August 27, 2014 2:56:14 PM

Or worth the extra to just get a 670 ftw? I guess I'm just not really sure at what point spending the extra will matter. 660 ftw are fairly cheap, 670 are much higher even used but would it matter? 660 on i5 lynnfield stock can run bf4 on high.

670 is future proof but will the i5 750 hold it back enough to not matter?
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August 27, 2014 3:03:47 PM

The Radeon R9 270 would be a faster card compared to the 660 and costs around the same or less as well.

Your CPU should hold up well enough.

Just make sure your PSU can support the upgrade.
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August 28, 2014 12:41:38 PM

Would the r9 270 suffice for at minimum another year running ultra? I know bf4 seems to be a bench mark. My amd 4100 with a gt 420 runs skyrim on high so I'd think so? Thoughts?
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August 28, 2014 12:42:20 PM

Btw I have a 450w ps, I think it's just barely big enough..
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August 28, 2014 1:12:46 PM

kylec922 said:
Would the r9 270 suffice for at minimum another year running ultra? I know bf4 seems to be a bench mark. My amd 4100 with a gt 420 runs skyrim on high so I'd think so? Thoughts?


Maybe, but we can't really say since we don't know how far games will advance in that time frame.
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August 28, 2014 1:15:12 PM

Understand, thanks for the help. At 100 used no biggy, and the way games have been going I'd imagine it would. :) 
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