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moonfooy

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Im making a build for a friend for a very budget price. I dont deal with components at this price very much. I want to know if the cpu i have in this build will get bottlenecked from the graphics card that i have in it. If so, what would be a good replacement card that will better suit the build. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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his budget in under 800 with a monitor (Canadian)
pc link- https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/moonfooy/saved/J6TbvK

 
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atomicWAR
While the CPU GPU match up is a decent once, there is no question the CPU is the weakest link in this build and will bottleneck the GTX 1050Ti...followed by the PSU which isn't very good either. Those b3 units are tier 3 if recall correctly. Point being you should only use tier 1 or 2 units. Everything else is poor quality at best and a fire hazard PC killer at worst. I encourage you to find your friend a better PSU first and a better CPU platform later if they can afford it. Just take a look at the tier lists below. Personally fond of Seasonic but any tier 1 or 2 supply will work.

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

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If anything bottlenecks, it would be the CPU bottlenecking the GPU. Bottlenecking in this case means starving. That GPU will work fast enough that the CPU could not keep up under heavy loads. Which could lead to image issues such as screen tearing or lagging due to latency of the CPU pushing info to the GPU.

However, that being said, it would be better if you don't buy a monitor (assuming this person already has one that can plug into the GPU you select(ed)) and sink that extra money into getting more up-to-date components. You can make a way better PC for that price if you didn't have to get a monitor with it all. All of those parts, save the GPU and PSU, are dead lines and could perform less than expected depending on the usage of the PC. I would not try to play current game titles on that build at all in my opinion.
 
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While the CPU GPU match up is a decent once, there is no question the CPU is the weakest link in this build and will bottleneck the GTX 1050Ti...followed by the PSU which isn't very good either. Those b3 units are tier 3 if recall correctly. Point being you should only use tier 1 or 2 units. Everything else is poor quality at best and a fire hazard PC killer at worst. I encourage you to find your friend a better PSU first and a better CPU platform later if they can afford it. Just take a look at the tier lists below. Personally fond of Seasonic but any tier 1 or 2 supply will work.

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

If you don't have the budget to get a better CPU/platform the GTX 1050Ti is still a reasonable match for the build. If you can though ideally I would try to build something based on Ryzen R3 or better CPU.
 
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Bottlenecking or not, the CPU is a crap choice, unless you already have it... For the same price, the g4560 is much better performing or for a bit more, the r3 1200.

To AtomicWar, the PSU does not bottleneck framerates... It can affect overclocking but has nothing to do with the frames being drawn to the screen and commands sent from CPU.

Also, don't use tier lists. They are more misleading than useful, and [strike]most[/strike] all of them just guess the ranked 'tier'. This is an example. The b3 is a very good PSU for its price. Much better than the seasonic S12ii, and better than the corsair CX450M/CX550M. http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=526
 
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I never said a PSU bottlenecks anything. It doesn't. I was saying it was the second weakest link in his build. A bad PSU is just the worst thing any build can feature. The PSU is the very heart of the system and the last place any money should be saved in a build. All I was doing was pointing out getting a low quality unit, is never a good idea. As for tier lists I agree they aren't the best solution but for users who know little about PSUs it is a good place to start. In the end reviews should be read, components researched and decisions made accordingly. As for the B3 unit. I have heard less flattering things about it, admittedly do not own one. So there I can only pass on what I know from reading and have heard from other owners. If it were me I wouldn't it in my system nor would a i want any of the older corsair CX PSUs though I hear the new ones are ok. So if a CX does become a choice, make sure it is the newer model.

As for the CPU situation. Yeah a solid argument can be made for a Intel g4560 at the same/similar price. I assume this is a budget build by the parts listed otherwise I would be telling the OP to get at least a 4C/8T part...ideally 6C/12T for good longevity. Arguments for AMD vs Intel aside. Lightly threaded CPUs (2C/2T or 4T through 4C/4T) are just a really tough sell in the modern gaming/PC user market.
 
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