i5 3330 and 1070

DrZepto · May 30, 2016

Hey all, sorry if this question has been asked a lot. I've tried looking into previous questions about a i5 with the 1070 but still want to ensure it'll be ok.

Current setup:
- i5 3330
- MSI B75A-G43 Gaming motherboard
- Crucial Ballistix DDR3 1600 16GB
- Corsair 500w psu
- EVGA 960 4GB SSC
- NZXT s340 case

I have no doubt the case and psu will be fine (current 960 uses 8pin power and so will most of the 1070 variants) but will the CPU possibly bottleneck the 1070?

Thanks for any answers

Edit: I will not be upgrading to any resolution higher than 1080p for a long time. Also, I'm mainly looking at this card because my 960 struggles with some ENBs and other graphics mods.

RobCrezz · May 30, 2016

Shouldn't bottleneck much, will work fine IMO.

Rabmac · May 30, 2016

The i5 3330 is still a good PSU for gaming and I don't see you having any problems upgrading your GPU although there may be questionmarks over your PSU, depending on the model of Corsair you have.

DrZepto · May 30, 2016

Rabmac :

My PSU is a CX500M.

Epicness937 · May 30, 2016

in highly cpu intensive games you will get a bottleneck other than that your fine
however a psu upgrade would not be a bad idea

DrZepto · May 30, 2016

Epicness937 :

Would my current CX500M be alright though as a temporary solution? (will probably upgrade my psu later if I can)

Iceman21 · May 30, 2016

Nvidia recommend 500w psu for gtx 1070 so it should be fine.

Epicness937 · May 30, 2016

DrZepto :

temporary yes i would say no more than a month or so

DrZepto · May 30, 2016

Iceman21 :

Yeah. Problem is that if it isn't then it might be too late xD

DrZepto · May 30, 2016

Epicness937 :

DrZepto :

temporary yes i would say no more than a month or so

Ok ty for the help. Much appreciated

RobCrezz · May 31, 2016

Your PSU should work fine with the 1070.

DrZepto · May 31, 2016

RobCrezz :

Ok. I've decided that I'm going to purchase a higher tier power supply just to be sure. Found the EVGA G2 650w doesn't cost as much as I thought it would and is ranked in tier 1 of two commonly used tier lists (list on here and other on LinusTechTips forum).

RobCrezz · May 31, 2016

Thats a good PSU choice.

Omar_28 · Jun 9, 2016

dude ur rig is same as mine but the only difference is i have 600CXM PSU
i am confused about upgrading my GPU OR CPU...

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