Would a Intel i3 4150 be good enough for a gtx 970?

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BravoBry

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Just what the title says. Would a i3 4150 @3.5ghz 'bottleneck' the gtx 970? If it helps I play at 1080p and play many different games but I do play a lot of Battlefield 4. Thanks!

Oh, and here are my pc specs

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7VBsf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7VBsf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($151.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($137.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $689.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-18 12:56 EDT-0400
 
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At 1080p on BF4 your CPU shouldn't bottleneck the GTX 970. The GTX 970 will play AAA games at 1080p on Ultra for the next 2-3 years. If you feel the CPU is getting old, you can upgrade that later and still have a great card in your system for several years.

I'd go for it and get the card!
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At 1080p on BF4 your CPU shouldn't bottleneck the GTX 970. The GTX 970 will play AAA games at 1080p on Ultra for the next 2-3 years. If you feel the CPU is getting old, you can upgrade that later and still have a great card in your system for several years.

I'd go for it and get the card!
 
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Couldn't be happier! I swear by this card as the BEST for cost-to-performance. On 1080p it will slaughter any game you throw at it with ultra settings with 70+ FPS. SLI 970's perform better than the GTX 980 and for the same price, so if I ever want to get to 4K gaming or want to upgrade my GPU power, just get another one for SLI in a year or so when the price drops.

The Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 is a solid card and I recommend it to anyone!
 
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Wow that's dam good!:) I was looking at a gigabyte gtx 970 because of the 3 fans it has would be better cooling for my mini itx case. But great to hear it performs well!
 
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@BravoBry, have you purchased the card? can you tell me how does it work out with your i3 4150? i am really interested in getting a gtx 970 for my rigs and i have the same cpu as yours. Thanks in advance.
 
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