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Will i5-4670K pair well with a GTX 980?

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October 11, 2014 4:37:18 AM

Hi All,

Just recently purchased a GTX 980 - looking to run 1080p at max settings for the near future.

My system has a i5-4670K. It overclocks to 4.3 GHz very well.

According to the CPU buying guides on Tom's, it isn't really necessary to buy anything more than an i5 for gaming, seeing as most games these days aren't not well-threaded.

Are most people of the opinion that the GTX 980 and the 4670K will work well together? Or will my CPU leave some power of the card untapped?

Thanks!

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October 11, 2014 4:48:52 AM

Even on stock, the CPU is great for gaming and would not any card, not even in quad SLI. Rest assured, i5 is more than fine for 980 :) 
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October 11, 2014 4:59:37 AM

Unless you have a 120 or 144Hz monitor THAT is going to be the restriction!
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October 11, 2014 5:10:38 AM

coozie7 said:
Unless you have a 120 or 144Hz monitor THAT is going to be the restriction!


Even then, it would be a graphics limitation and adding a second GTX 980 in SLI would solve the problem.

I've been very pleased with my i5-4670k for gaming. I actually do recommend overclocking it, not because it will improve your gaming performance, but because it will reduce your loading times and processing times significantly for many games and programs. Unfortunately with haswell it is down to luck how much you'll be able to overclock it. I was able to take mine from 3.6 to 4.4 without any issues but some people can't quite reach that level, and others can go beyond it.
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October 11, 2014 11:35:47 AM

Thanks everyone for the responses! Glad to hear my setup is good to go. Looking forward to sinking my teeth into the 980 :) 
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October 11, 2014 11:40:33 AM

Yes , the i5 4670k will be a good pair with the gtx 980 , even if your not gonna overclock it , its a very good cpu for gaming, so dont worry it will be just fine
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October 11, 2014 8:35:39 PM

Glad to help, happy gaming :) 
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