Will an i7 870 bottleneck gtx 1060(6gb)

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Hello guys i own a weak pc with
i3-550
8gb ram @1333mhz
Asus 2gb Gtx 750ti PH edition

I want a cheap upgrade so I'm looking to buy used i7 870
And later get a gtx 1060

Will it be good enough for gaming in 2018 and streaming something like watch dogs 2 @720p 60fps

I'm using watch dogs 2 as reference as it is a CPU glutton
 
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No, the i7 870 won't bottleneck any of the mid ranged cards so the GTX 1060 will be fine.

Here is some information/scores from my two machines in 3Dmark and 3Dmark 2011 on the RX 480.

Used 3DMark because it's a controlled test, same every time and it separates the GPU score from the rest.

CPU's:
I5 750 @ 2.8 GHz
XEON X3450 @ 2.8 GHz
I7 870 @ 3.2 GHz
I7 7700K @ 4.8 GHz.

Graphics card - XFX RS RX 480 8GB at stock speed.

Scores are Graphics Scores only to highlight the GPU only:

3Dmark Fire Strike:
I5 750 - 13,528
XEON X3450 - 13,707
I7 870 - 13,517
I7 7700K - 13,922

3Dmark Time Spy:
I5 750 - 4,138
XEON X3450 - 4,139
I7 870 - 4,132
I7 7700K - 4,155

3DMark 2011:
I5 750 - 19,504
XEON X3450 - 19,409
I7 870...
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First not sure what your Power Supply wattage is but it should be at very minimum 500
The GTX1060 is pretty beefy should handle 60fps @720p very well
Cpu looks like it can handle it but I am NOT IN ANYWAY A BOTTLENECK EXPERT
 
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I plan on getting a new PSU when buying gtx 1060
And for streaming i meant via x264 software encoder
 
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No, the i7 870 won't bottleneck any of the mid ranged cards so the GTX 1060 will be fine.

Here is some information/scores from my two machines in 3Dmark and 3Dmark 2011 on the RX 480.

Used 3DMark because it's a controlled test, same every time and it separates the GPU score from the rest.

CPU's:
I5 750 @ 2.8 GHz
XEON X3450 @ 2.8 GHz
I7 870 @ 3.2 GHz
I7 7700K @ 4.8 GHz.

Graphics card - XFX RS RX 480 8GB at stock speed.

Scores are Graphics Scores only to highlight the GPU only:

3Dmark Fire Strike:
I5 750 - 13,528
XEON X3450 - 13,707
I7 870 - 13,517
I7 7700K - 13,922

3Dmark Time Spy:
I5 750 - 4,138
XEON X3450 - 4,139
I7 870 - 4,132
I7 7700K - 4,155

3DMark 2011:
I5 750 - 19,504
XEON X3450 - 19,409
I7 870 - 19,631
I7 7700K - 19,898


So much for an I7 870 bottlenecking an RX 480, I still say with the mid range cards any i7 (8 Thread) will be fine as the CPU isn't the bottleneck.

Now results could be different with different system setups, graphics cards etc.

With cards above mid range as in the GTX 1070 and above, yes I will agree with the bottlenecking issues.
 
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