Im planning on buying the gtx 1060 but i have a few questions.

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Hryniel123

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Hi! I could get the 1060 for a really good price but i have no idea if my processor would be too much of a bottleneck. I have an fx 6300 3.5ghz, not overclocked at all, my question is, will it be an upgrade despite the bottleneck? I currently have a gtx 750ti as my GPU.


Edit: Also i usually dont play games on max settings, idk if its something that matters or not but i tought i would mention it.
 
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You'll be fine, just because the graphics card is being bottlenecked doesn't mean your experience will differ if you're getting at least 60fps on a 60hz screen, which you will be at 1080p pretty much regardless of settings. I wouldn't worry about it too much, just know that there's more performance available should you choose to upgrade the processor in the future. Also, if you have the extra $40 and plan on using the card for a few years I'd suggest getting the 6GB 1060, the core on the 3GB version is slightly cut down and games are demanding more and more VRAM nowadays.
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your cpu is fine. i use a fx 6300 with a rx 480, which is in the same region more or less.

i get 60+ fps in battlefield 1 and 35 in mafia 3 @ max settings 1080p, which are comparable with higher end cpus.

i would suggest 16 gb ram and a 6 GB vram on that 1060
 
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Well, im in the red zone with my fx 6300, how big of an issue could it be? And can i make the impact of the bottleneck less apparent if i dont play on ultra settings in every game? i dont like shadows anyway.

 
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The 1060 i could get is a 3gb one, will it make a big difference? also i have 8gb of ram.
 
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You'll be fine, just because the graphics card is being bottlenecked doesn't mean your experience will differ if you're getting at least 60fps on a 60hz screen, which you will be at 1080p pretty much regardless of settings. I wouldn't worry about it too much, just know that there's more performance available should you choose to upgrade the processor in the future. Also, if you have the extra $40 and plan on using the card for a few years I'd suggest getting the 6GB 1060, the core on the 3GB version is slightly cut down and games are demanding more and more VRAM nowadays.
 
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