What is bottlenecking my pc more? My Cpu or Gpu
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- Feb 22, 2015
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It really depends on the situation.
If you are gaming at low resolutions on CPU-intensive AAA games and at the same time running a lot of background apps or multi-tasking, then, your CPU would be hindering the performance of your rig.
If you are gaming at higher resolutions on GPU-intensive AAA games on maxed out/Ultra eye-candy graphics settings, then, your GPU would be hindering the performance of your rig.
If you are gaming at low resolutions on CPU-intensive AAA games and at the same time running a lot of background apps or multi-tasking, then, your CPU would be hindering the performance of your rig.
If you are gaming at higher resolutions on GPU-intensive AAA games on maxed out/Ultra eye-candy graphics settings, then, your GPU would be hindering the performance of your rig.
Thanks for the clarification, I usually play rainbow six siege on ulta/high settings and get 120 fps, but whenever I play arma or pubg I get super bad frames (pubg optimisation is a problem aswell). So I feel like I could upgrade my cpu to a i5 7600k and leave my gpu for maybe another year, but I don't want to spent all my money to be dissapointed in performance
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Note that upgrading to a 7th-gen i5-7600K (coming from a 4th-gen i5-4590) means replacing your motherboard and RAM kit as well, which will cost a LOT.
Have you considered just sticking with your 4th-gen platform, updating the mobo's BIOS, and changing just the CPU to a Haswell-Refresh 4th-gen i7-4790 (or i7-4790K if you do have a Z-chipset mobo)? This will cost you less and would alleviate issues on CPU-intensive games.
If you really want to overhaul your rig, consider also migrating to the Ryzen platform, such as the Ryzen 5 1600 (6-core/12-thread CPU and unlocked/OC'able) instead of the i5-7600K, at $30 less (for the CPU). You'll also gain some savings in choosing a B350-chipset Ryzen motherboard, which is already overclockable, compared to the more expensive Z270-chipset Intel mobo for the i5-7600K.
Have you considered just sticking with your 4th-gen platform, updating the mobo's BIOS, and changing just the CPU to a Haswell-Refresh 4th-gen i7-4790 (or i7-4790K if you do have a Z-chipset mobo)? This will cost you less and would alleviate issues on CPU-intensive games.
If you really want to overhaul your rig, consider also migrating to the Ryzen platform, such as the Ryzen 5 1600 (6-core/12-thread CPU and unlocked/OC'able) instead of the i5-7600K, at $30 less (for the CPU). You'll also gain some savings in choosing a B350-chipset Ryzen motherboard, which is already overclockable, compared to the more expensive Z270-chipset Intel mobo for the i5-7600K.
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