Will my CPU badly bottleneck my new GPU?

campbek · Oct 24, 2015

So here's my build: http://austinnotduncan.com/builds/photon/
I want to upgrade to a GTX 980........
(yes the psu will be upgraded as well)
Will the cpu bottleneck the gpu?

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 24, 2015

Yes it will , you want a nice i5 intel setup to run it.

sizzling · Oct 24, 2015

As said yes, significantly

campbek · Oct 24, 2015

How about a 970?

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 24, 2015

There will still be some bottleneck.

Wazero · Oct 24, 2015

Yes it will here's a part list for a good upgrade for you http://pcpartpicker.com/user/wazero/saved/t24WGX

Wazero · Oct 24, 2015

here's some GAmeplay videos of what you can expect from the upgrade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXbnf29-j7o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YTCQQHqAv0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAH7H6HBeUY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP-I16ID9iw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCcJbxfUjcI

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