Am i bottlenecking?

ButteryMilk · Sep 27, 2016

Hello all

I recently bought an msi gtx 1070 (was in major need of an upgrade) and i think i am starting to see a bottleneck. I have an i5 4430 as well as 16gb ddr3 ram and i play on a 1440p 27 inch monitor. After seeing the system requirements for battlefield 1, i am really worried that i cant play the game very well even with a gtx 1070. My question is do you think i will have a good experience on battlefield 1? if not then could you recomend a decent processor upgrade. now bear in mind i spent most my money on the 1070 so only have about £400 for a new processor, motherboard and ram. cheers

System Specs:
i5 4430@3.0ghz
16gb ddr3 ram
msi armour gtx 1070
1440p 144hz monitor
512gb sandisk ssd

BadActor · Sep 27, 2016

The i5 might be a somewhat of a bottleneck in certain games, but I'm willing to bet you will still be able to play BF1 fairly well. Try it and see what happens. You can always upgrade to an i5 4690 or i7 4790 later if needed.

mcnumpty23 · Sep 27, 2016

what motherboard you have now?

might be able just to upgrade the cpu

Dugimodo · Sep 27, 2016

I wouldn't upgrade until you've tried the game personally, but if you want to see if you can find a devil's canyon i7 4790K for your existing board as that's still one of the faster cpu's available. Or maybe the i5 4690K if the i7 is too pricey. The skylake 6 series CPU's are only a little faster overall.

Hlsgsz · Sep 27, 2016

This is what you should get: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/psR48d/intel-cpu-bx80646e31231v3
And yes, it will work with your MB just maybe needing a BIOS update, but most likely not.
The Xeon is equivalent to an i7 4770 yet costs closer to an i5.

EDIT: That being said, i would wait and see how your system actually fares. Those requirements are not somethign to take very seriously LOL

ButteryMilk · Sep 27, 2016

thanks for such a quick response. so my motherboard is a gigabyte h81-hd3 so no overclocking then. I have heard that playing at 1440p limits the bottleneck as the higher resolution puts more work on the gpu. So instead of going for skylake i should be going for a much better haswell? i7 4790 or that xeon? will ddr3 still be good?

Hlsgsz · Sep 27, 2016

ButteryMilk :

That Xeon is the best proposition if you don;t want to spend an arm and a leg. Fpor gaming, RAM type doesn't really mater. You'll be good for quite some time with this config.

Hlsgsz · Sep 27, 2016

The above being said, while the 4790 definitely does not merit the extra cost over the Xeon, the 4790K kind of does and is as powerful as teh latest 6700k: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/6vzv6h/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k

filippi · Sep 27, 2016

Your 1440p monitor will tax your GTX1070.
I dont think you should worry at all.
Anyway the i7-4790K will give you at least 25% more cpu performance and it is on par with the strongest cpu out there.

ButteryMilk · Sep 27, 2016

just bear in mind that my motherboard does not support overclocking. i guess my options are either spend £230 on an xeon or sell my motherboard, processor and ram for about £150 and start new. What is the xeon e3-1231 performance like compared to more modern hardware?

Hlsgsz · Sep 27, 2016

ButteryMilk :

The Xeon is competitive and will not be bottlenecking anything for quite some time. Not even two GTX 1070s.
Keep in mind though that you do not need an OCing MB to run the 4790k. It comes with high stock frequencies that it works on with any board.

ButteryMilk · Sep 27, 2016

thanks for the reply. so i guess it is down to either the xeon or the i7. as far as i know the i7 4790k is about 20% faster but it is £310 compared to £230 which is about 35% more expensive. what would you say i go for

Hlsgsz · Sep 27, 2016

ButteryMilk :

Personally i'd pony up for the 4790k just so i know it'll last me as long as possible. A 20% performance increase is very meaningful in the long run.

ButteryMilk · Sep 27, 2016

ok i think i will probably go for the xeon. As long as there is no bottleneck then that is all i need. i am a bit strapped for cash and hopefully i can sell my i5 for say £80. thank you for all the help everyone

Hlsgsz · Sep 27, 2016

ButteryMilk :

No worries about the Xeon, it'll do very well.
You're welcome!

filippi · Sep 28, 2016

I dont think you should get the xeon really.
The main problem with the i5 4430 would be the clock speed.
Actually the only (gaming) problem with the i5 4430 would be the clock speed.
the 4790k will help you there. The xeon not so much.

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