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Will an i5 4670 non-k bottleneck a titan x?
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Ecky
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"It depends".
You can set up situations where either will bottleneck the other - e.g. 4K gaming with high levels of AA, you can bring the Titan X down below 30fps in most titles, which is far less than the i5 is capable of, causing the GPU to be the bottleneck. Alternatively, you could run 1080P @ 120hz and the Titan will almost certainly not hit the framerates it could have with a faster CPU.
If spending $1000+ on a video card, I wouldn't recommend a sub-$200 CPU, but the i5 is no slouch. I think an i7 4790K or (better) an i7 6700K would be a better match for that GPU.
You can set up situations where either will bottleneck the other - e.g. 4K gaming with high levels of AA, you can bring the Titan X down below 30fps in most titles, which is far less than the i5 is capable of, causing the GPU to be the bottleneck. Alternatively, you could run 1080P @ 120hz and the Titan will almost certainly not hit the framerates it could have with a faster CPU.
If spending $1000+ on a video card, I wouldn't recommend a sub-$200 CPU, but the i5 is no slouch. I think an i7 4790K or (better) an i7 6700K would be a better match for that GPU.
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When the OP tells us their plans we can answer more certainly.
I agree that the locked i5/Titan X is a somewhat unbalanced combination. Maybe they won the Titan X in a raffle.
I agree that the locked i5/Titan X is a somewhat unbalanced combination. Maybe they won the Titan X in a raffle.
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I actually posted this question to find out if I absolutely must upgrade my CPU. If the titan won't bottleneck my i5, then i stand to save some money. If it will, then i guess i'm gonna have to upgrade.
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DonkeyOatie :
When the OP tells us their plans we can answer more certainly.
I agree that the locked i5/Titan X is a somewhat unbalanced combination. Maybe they won the Titan X in a raffle.
I agree that the locked i5/Titan X is a somewhat unbalanced combination. Maybe they won the Titan X in a raffle.
Don't have one yet, just planning to buy one. I want the upgrade so I can run the witcher 3 at a stable 60fps.
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OK. You do not need a Titan X for that. A much cheaper GTX 980ti is still overkill and a good overclocked GTX 980 will do the job. I might point out that every card drops below 60FPS at times during play, on any CPU.
You would need SLI 980s to avoid that.
Read this : http://wccftech.com/witcher-3-gtx-970980titan-r9-290290x-benchmark-framerate-tests/
You would need SLI 980s to avoid that.
Read this : http://wccftech.com/witcher-3-gtx-970980titan-r9-290290x-benchmark-framerate-tests/
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