MSI GTX 660 ti Power Edition Bottleneck Question??

hillyhill32

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Hello, I'm new here so sorry if my technical understanding isn't great.

I am currently planning a new gaming pc build with the following specs;

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V
CPU: Intel i5 3750K
GPU: MSI GTX 660 ti Power editon

My question is:

Will the i5 3750k with no overclocking (I am not planning on trying to overclock it) bottle neck the gpu?

 

bdiddytampa

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That is probably one of the best gaming CPUs out there right now IMO, no worries about bottle necking at all
 

sitbar

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Yes, but the stock coolers aren't very good. If you got an extra 30 bucks, get a cm hyper evo 212.
 

hillyhill32

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Thanks for the advice, will the cm hyper evo 12 be compatible with Corsair Vengeance ram. Will it hit the heatsinks?
 

sitbar

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You shouldn't have a problem. But it depends on how many sticks you have, I read on a forum how he was having a bit of problems with his 4 x 4 sticks, but he got it fixed, but if its just 2 sticks, than you should be fine.
 

hillyhill32

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Ok thanks. Also any ideas on the kind of PSU i'm going to need? How much power will do?
 

bdiddytampa

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yeah, I've got the HE 212, and didn't have a problem with my gskil ripjaws, you can orient the cooler 90 degrees depending on how you need it, and I had to raise one of the fans a tiny bit on the side with my RAM, but was no prob at all, tho I have a different mobo than you, it really depends on the placement :)