Would a Core 2 Quad Q8300 bottleneck a GTX 680 2048 MB

Marmalade_dude · Oct 2, 2014

I ordered an EVGA 970 4 GB for my Core i7 desktop and I am thinking about putting the GTX 680 I am currently using into my old Core 2 Quad HP desktop which my parents are now using as an HTPC (it only has Intel Media accelerator graphics so it struggles with 1080P video playback which their flat screen TV has and the 680 should be able to do 1080P).

The C2Q HP has a 300 W PSU and I was wondering if that PSU is sufficient for a 680? Also, are there any bottlenecks between the C2Q and the GTX 680?

i7Baby · Oct 2, 2014

The 8300 is pretty crappy - http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core2-Quad-Q8300-vs-AMD-FX-6300.

It'll knock 20% off (bottleneck) the 680's performance. Time to upgrade.

A 680 needs a good quality 550+W power supply eg Seasonic M12II 620 ($75 at Newegg)

IInuyasha74 · Oct 2, 2014

lol oh god yes it would.

Also that PSU isn't close to enough to even run that graphics card alone by itself, let alone the rest of the system.

cub_fanatic · Oct 2, 2014

Marmalade_dude :

Yes, it will bottleneck it and yes you need more than a 300 watt PSU to power it unless they are just going to be watching video on it in which case it is complete overkill but it shouldn't shut down or anything. You might even want to think about underclocking the GTX 680 so that it stays cool and quiet as well as minimize the risk of a shut down. Or, you can drop $35-40 and get a decent $500 PSU for it which is what I would do.

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