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It's nice to see some people still rocking the old 750, I have the same CPU and since getting it back in 2010 haven't had the need or felt I needed to upgrade, rocked a GTX 280 480 580 and a 680 now and never felt that I was bottlenecked. Now a jump from a 760 to a 980Ti is a massive one, If I were you I would upgrade the CPU/Motherboard and buy something like a 970 enough to drive a 4k with Heroes,HS and or D3 WoW.
You are going to keep waiting forever while using that modest 760. Just get the 980 Ti now and then in three months go with a Skylake setup.Actually I already considered the GTX 970 but the whole debacle regarding it only being 3.5GB vRAM made me reconsider since I am on a 4K display. Then I considered the GTX 980 and waited since the GTX 980 Ti was going to be released.
It will certainly be a limitation for a 980 Ti but it can vary anywhere from a very small limitation to a huge one. Heck there are a few games where an 8350 struggles to always maintain 60 fps so to me it is a waste of money for 980 Ti when your cpu cant even fully push a 970.Didn't want to make a new thread just for this, but what about an FX-8350 paired with the GTX 980 Ti? I just ordered the blower-style EVGA Superclocked version.
It will certainly be a limitation for a 980 Ti but it can vary anywhere from a very small limitation to a huge one. Heck there are a few games where an 8350 struggles to always maintain 60 fps so to me it is a waste of money for 980 Ti when your cpu cant even fully push a 970.
Well its still going to hold back a lot of games. Even at 4.5, that cpu will struggle in some games just to maintain 60 fps. If you dont run vsync then you will likely never notice dropping into the 50s and 40s at times though. If I were you then I would upgrade to Skylake in a few months to get all the 980 Ti can do.I run at 1440p, so it should be OK I guess... The CPU is at 4.5ghz.
It depends on the games.Didn't want to make a new thread just for this, but what about an FX-8350 paired with the GTX 980 Ti? I just ordered the blower-style EVGA Superclocked version.
You are fine for the most part. There will be certain parts of a few games out there where the cpu difference would matter a little bit compared to a Haswell i7 but otherwise its almost a non issue. Same goes for the 2.0 slot as in only a few cases would you not be getting basically all your gpu can give.anyone have thoughts on a 2500k at 4.5 ghz?
just ordered a 980 ti and I play at 1440p
I'm expecting for it to be a botlteneck but don't really have any real idea of how much. I've got a p55 motherboard so it's just a 2.0 x16 slot
I'm expecting like 95%+ of the 980 ti at 1440p but would like other opinions
You are fine for the most part. There will be certain parts of a few games out there where the cpu difference would matter a little bit compared to a Haswell i7 but otherwise its almost a non issue. Same goes for the 2.0 slot as in only a few cases would you not be getting basically all your gpu can give.
I'd say my 2600k @ 5Ghz beats your 4770k @ 4.4Ghz. I only keep mine at 4.5Ghz to save power.
Have you noticed any CPU bottlenecks with the Titan X? We have similar rigs and I'm about to pull the trigger on a 980ti. I'm running 2500k @ 5.0.
I think you're a little biased, but then.. so am I
I'd say my 2600k @ 5Ghz beats your 4770k @ 4.4Ghz. I only keep mine at 4.5Ghz to save power.
Have you noticed any CPU bottlenecks with the Titan X? We have similar rigs and I'm about to pull the trigger on a 980ti. I'm running 2500k @ 5.0.
Instead of posting a new thread I thought I might piggy back on this one if that's ok.
I am thinking of doing a GPU update this round but am not sure if I should be looking at a completely new system or if I can update just the GPU and get more miles out of my current system.
This will be my 3rd GPU upgrade on this build. I started at 5870 then went to 680. I am thinking of going to 980ti now.
My processor is a 980X (complete specs in sig). I am not overclocked.
Can this system take full advantage of what 980ti offers?
If not I'll likely build a new system and give this system to a needy friend or family member.
If this system is too old for the 980ti what is the ceiling, or best, card I can put in it?
I use a single 27" monitor at 1440p. I would play games like GTA V, Witcher 3, and Star Citizen in the future.
Have you noticed any CPU bottlenecks with the Titan X? We have similar rigs and I'm about to pull the trigger on a 980ti. I'm running 2500k @ 5.0.
you will be surprised to see a big nope.. and at most you will be probably on pair with your 2600K@5ghz and a [email protected]. in most case the 4770K at 4.4ghz will still perform better.. misterbobby it's actually right in every sentence he said.. and also he knows very well how its being a 2500K user..
the 4 Threads of your chip will already be a bottleneck in some games.. but those are a small amount..
This is true. A 2500k is certainly a far greater bottleneck than a 2600k. I imagine it would be quite noticeable.
Not really - most games can't take advantage of those additional 4 threads so in majority of cases i5=i7.
Not really - most games can't take advantage of those additional 4 threads so in majority of cases i5=i7.
I can name you several which certainly can make a i5 a bottleneck by the threads.. Crysis 3, Dragon Age Inquisition, Shadow of mordor, Far Cry 4, Watch Dogs as some examples..
you are right for most games, but actually games are starting to show a large benefit from the extra 4 threads of the i7s...
That cpu is stone age by terms of the GTX980ti.
Search our microcenter.com and bundle deal a modern Haswell I5 and board and ram and you might push $300.00 and then ou will be good to go!
You want him to replace half of his rig for ~5-10%?
The average frame rate would likely be higher, but overall a 10% improvement going from Sandybridge to Haswell is probably pretty close to accurate. 15% if you want to be generous.Alot more than 5-10% mate.
There is alot more to upgrading his PC than just feeding a GPU.... think about it...
case closed.
This will depend ENTIRELY upon the resolution being used.I can name you several which certainly can make a i5 a bottleneck by the threads.. Crysis 3, Dragon Age Inquisition, Shadow of mordor, Far Cry 4, Watch Dogs as some examples..
This will depend ENTIRELY upon the resolution being used.
I'm using a Core i5 2500k @ 4.5GHz with a GTX980Ti, and I almost always see 99% GPU usage and moderate CPU usage... because I'm pushing 5760x1200. Totally GPU-limited.
Just because DX12 comes out does not mean all games magically need less cpu power. It will be quite a while before we get real DX12 games and the other 99% of games will still be held back with slower cpu. In the last 4.5 years we can now get 4.5 times the gpu power from a single gpu card yet cpu performance in most games has not even gone up 30% in that time.DX 12 is coming. I would wait on any CPU upgrade.