Just ordered a 690 GTX..

[samwow412]

What would my best CPU to upgrade to, to go along with this GPU

I currently have an i7 2600k, and im wondering if my gaming is going to get bottlenecked because my CPU is a bit older, is it worth upgrading or will the 690 GTX alone destroy any game on ultra?

8gb ram
1tb HDD

 

[samwow412]

My current GFX card is a 560 GTX Ti

 

[samwow412]

I mainly am trying to not have any game i play dip below 60 fps ever

 

[bystander]

Your CPU is pretty much at the top of the food chain. The new IB chips are barely faster. Don't worry about it. Your biggest "bottleneck" is likely going to be your refresh rate on your monitor, depending on what you have of course.

 

[vrumor]

Some will no matter what you do. SLI isnt perfect, neither is croffire, some games just dont run well with it. You dont need to upgrade your CPU.

 

[gorz]

Your cpu wont need an upgrade for quite a while. If it feels sluggish at any point, just overclock it if you haven't already.

 

[Ironslice]

You will be fine!

 

[obsama1]

It's a top-of-the-line CPU from 2011. What makes you think it will bottleneck? o.0 Also, what resolution do you play at? If you're playing at 1080p, then you would have been fine with a 670.

 

[obsama1]

Also, just an FYI. The word bottleneck gets thrown around a lot. A bottleneck would be a Pentium 4 with GTX 680. An i7+690 is not a bottleneck.

 

[samwow412]

Your cpu wont need an upgrade for quite a while. If it feels sluggish at any point, just overclock it if you haven't already.

I've used MSI Afterburner to overclock my GPU but never tried with a CPU, how do I do that??

My PSU is 850w and I dont have any sort of extra cooling/fans so I don't wanna do it too much and overheat my comp yaknow.

Also idk what my monitors refresh rate is, how would I check? it was like 250$ from sams club, its a 27 inch screen by SAMSUNG

 

[obsama1]

99% of monitors have a 60Hz refresh rate. And you overclock the CPU from the BIOS. And having a 850w PSU won't burn your comp. I would suggest that you invest in some fans. They keep your rig cool, and ensure its longevity. A good fan is $7-$10. Get 3-4 fans and install them. Won't regret it.

 

[samwow412]

99% of monitors have a 60Hz refresh rate. And you overclock the CPU from the BIOS. And having a 850w PSU won't burn your comp. I would suggest that you invest in some fans. They keep your rig cool, and ensure its longevity. A good fan is $7-$10. Get 3-4 fans and install them. Won't regret it.

You actually install the fans inside the comp? I have a basic case that it came with, by ASUS, where would they even go?

Also is it very complicated to overclock from the BIOS, i'm not completely computer illiterate but I don't know that much technical stuff either, I dont wanna mess anything up

 

[obsama1]

What kind of computer do you have? A prebuilt or did you build it yourself?

It's not that hard. Watch a few videos and read some of the guides out there. Not that hard. And what's the res. of your monitor?

 

[samwow412]

What kind of computer do you have? A prebuilt or did you build it yourself?

It's not that hard. Watch a few videos and read some of the guides out there. Not that hard. And what's the res. of your monitor?

1920x1080

It's a prebuild one from Asus, the case is rather large, it was the best comp I could get without a Video card pre insatlled (I knew I would be upgrading that anyway) plus I dont know how to build one from scratch.

this is the exact PC right here, but I have upgraded the PSU and GPU obviously, everything else is stock

http://compreviews.about.com/od/maindesk/gr/ASUS-Essentio-CG8350-04.htm

 

[samwow412]

ASUS has a built in bios screen thing, I changed it from Normal to ASUS optimal, there was a Power Saving option too, will this auto over clock my CPU? How can I see what my current Ghz is on my processor, it's 3.4 stock

 

[bystander]

Do not OC the CPU without first reading a guide on how to do so for that specific CPU. They are more complicated to OC than GPU's, and you do not want to OC them much if at all without an aftermarket HSF.

 

[samwow412]

Do not OC the CPU without first reading a guide on how to do so for that specific CPU. They are more complicated to OC than GPU's, and you do not want to OC them much if at all without an aftermarket HSF.

Well under that Basic/"EZ BIOS" is what it's called on the start up, it has 3 big buttons you can select, "Power Saving" "Normal" and "ASUS Optimal"

I assume using the best one is just like a laptop's Power Saver/Balance/High Power settings, and it shouldn't be unsafe right?

I checked CPU-Z and it says my Core Speed is about 3800 MHz, is that like 3.8 ghz? Did setting it to ASUS Optimal make it a little faster?

 

[bystander]

Every motherboard is different with different settings, but you are correct, the Core speed of 3800MHz means 3.8Ghz (1000 Mhz = 1Ghz).

I'm not sure what the power savings mode is. It may relate to idle clocks.

Again, read a guide before you consider overclocking.

 

[amuffin]

You can't overclock with that board.

Which PSU?

Did you measure to make sure the 690 would fit!?

 

[jtenorj]

After reading through the first 10 or 20 google hits on your pc, it seems you have an
ordinary i7 2600(non k) on a H67 mobo. That pc was also recalled due to a bug in
the intel chipset where a resistor was set incorrectly in the sata 300 circuitry that
could lead to the port failing under certain usage scenarios(sata 600 ports are fine).

That said, if you are running your i7 2600 at 3.8(1ghz faster than i5 760 or i7 875k)
then your cpu shouldn't be a bottleneck in gaming for some time. Take a look at this:

http://techreport.com/review/23246/inside-the-second-gaming-performance-with-today-cpus

This article at techreport details the performance of several recent and somewhat older
processors in various games. i5 760 and i7 875k are not significant bottlenecks, and
i72600(k or no) is definitely not a bottleneck(see the last page for conclusions).

 

[jtenorj]

Google image search shows micro atx towers. I also wonder if a gtx690 will fit.

You are better off with one powerful gpu than with 2 lesser ones. Multi gpu is
not universally supported by game developers, and you also risk experiencing
micro stuttering which would negate any measured increase in frame rate.

See gpu reviews on techreport for the last year or so for more details.

 

[samwow412]

Google image search shows micro atx towers. I also wonder if a gtx690 will fit.

You are better off with one powerful gpu than with 2 lesser ones. Multi gpu is
not universally supported by game developers, and you also risk experiencing
micro stuttering which would negate any measured increase in frame rate.

See gpu reviews on techreport for the last year or so for more details.

It actually does have 2 PCI Slots but the bottom one is absolutely retarded because you cant fix any modern card in due to the random plugs in the way, I tried putting in two 560 TI's and the second one would not fit.

Thats why I decided to go with a 690 GTX because it's essentially an SLI dual card build in one.

I also did measure the 690 is 2 inches longer than the 560 and it looks like I'll have plenty of room, if not theres an empty metal thing blocking it which I could probably remove.

Thanks for all the help dudes, really appriciate it, Im new to this site and I already love it!


@Jtenorj what does that mean exactly? I havent really had any issues with anything on this PC so far, I've had it for a while now, it does say everytime it starts up "SMART Status BAD backup and replace" or something, but I just hit f1 and it goes away.

 

[kenstyle2131]

what abt a i 7 (non K) and gtx 680 SLI would any one call that a bottleneck ??

 

[jtenorj]

I'm not an expert on the subject, but I think the mobo is trying to tell you that the sata
port your HDD is plugged into may give out at any time. I know sata is sort of plug and
play, but can anyone say that the OP can simply switch the boot drive to one of the
sata 600 ports and the problem will go away?

 

[samwow412]

I'm not an expert on the subject, but I think the mobo is trying to tell you that the sata
port your HDD is plugged into may give out at any time. I know sata is sort of plug and
play, but can anyone say that the OP can simply switch the boot drive to one of the
sata 600 ports and the problem will go away?

So the 600 ports are good and the 300 ones are faulty?

How do i know which is which, I dont wanna blow up my HD somehow >.<