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Started by samuy | | 8 answers
who can help me understanding bottleneck
let`s say my cpu is Dual Core type which can run modern games like BF4,Assasin Creed Black Flag and I have a very powerful card like GTX760 or R7280x.my dual core cpu only can run BF4 at 25FPS but my GPU can run at 50FPS+++.Due to my Dual Core CPU only can run 25FPS and my GPU can run 50FPS++.So, I will stuck at 25FPS because of bottleneck that happen because my lower CPU?
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a c 130 à CPUs
September 17, 2014 5:03:20 AM

R7 265 or GTX 750Ti will be good enough with this CPU.
September 17, 2014 1:40:28 AM

EasyLover said:
Please provide the CPU model number so that answer can be given accordingly.


Core 2 Duo E8300 2.8GHZ
4GB RAM DDR2 800MHZ
Cheap power supply(im going to buy Gigabyte Herculas 580watt)
not sure MOBO but it 1.1 PCI x16 vesion

a c 130 à CPUs
September 17, 2014 1:36:36 AM

Please provide the CPU model number so that answer can be given accordingly.
September 17, 2014 1:33:46 AM

EasyLover said:
Well, it is hard to mention it like that. But assuming other factors as constant, yes a weak CPU would not give good game play. You may experience lag, lower FPS, etc in this case or you will have to play at low-mid settings to compensate for weak CPU.


I asking this because I want to get Sapphire R7265 and get new power supply but I scared at bottleneck.im using dual core 2.8ghz.Should I get a GTX750ti or HD7790 or R7260X or any recommend I don't care about the price and I know the higher price of card make me more bottleneck.which card will give me the best performances im not looking at PRICE.
a c 130 à CPUs
September 17, 2014 1:28:57 AM

Well, it is hard to mention it like that. But assuming other factors as constant, yes a weak CPU would not give good game play. You may experience lag, lower FPS, etc in this case or you will have to play at low-mid settings to compensate for weak CPU.
September 17, 2014 1:22:30 AM

EasyLover said:
You need to understand that most games consume more GPU resources than CPU. But multiplayer campaigns utilize more CPU resources than GPU resources whereas single player campaign mostly use GPU resources than CPU ones.

All GPU requests are to be processed by the CPU ultimately, so a weaker CPU can easily bottleneck or degrade the performance of powerful GPU. Most of the current gen games utilize few cores of the CPU. Dual Core CPU should stand out though. But in multiplayer campaign you can feel performance degradation.


for me to be more understand.just like I mentioned above,if my CPU can run at 25FPS and GPU can run at 50FPS but due to my cpu is low end cpu then I will stuck at 25FPS because of my cpu only can reach 25FPS(just example)
a c 130 à CPUs
September 17, 2014 1:19:34 AM

You need to understand that most games consume more GPU resources than CPU. But multiplayer campaigns utilize more CPU resources than GPU resources whereas single player campaign mostly use GPU resources than CPU ones.

All GPU requests are to be processed by the CPU ultimately, so a weaker CPU can easily bottleneck or degrade the performance of powerful GPU. Most of the current gen games utilize few cores of the CPU. Dual Core CPU should stand out though. But in multiplayer campaign you can feel performance degradation.
September 17, 2014 1:15:02 AM

Sorry,double thread because I see that my post all thread just 1.

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