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re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts
Posted on 2/21/15 at 8:25 am to stout
Posted on 2/21/15 at 8:25 am to stout
Need some help. My brother just got an Nvidia GTX 970, which I am assuming is an upgrade from his previous GPU.
He currently has an i7 930 @ 2.8 GHz on an X58 motherboard. Is there going to be any sort of bottle-necking when upgrading to the new card?
Should he upgrade his CPU and if so, can he keep his existing mobo?
Thanks!
He currently has an i7 930 @ 2.8 GHz on an X58 motherboard. Is there going to be any sort of bottle-necking when upgrading to the new card?
Should he upgrade his CPU and if so, can he keep his existing mobo?
Thanks!
This post was edited on 2/21/15 at 8:27 am
Posted on 2/21/15 at 8:43 am to taylork37
LSUToo will know more about that chip than me but it's an older chip and the performance of it is below the cheaper AMD chips even so I think it would have some bottleneck. That being said, depending on what sort of games he plays and if he is just gaming at 1080p, then I doubt he notices too much of a difference. Maybe not enough to justify upgrading just yet.
Don't think so. I don't know of any newer chips that fit the 1366 socket.
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can he keep his existing mobo?
Don't think so. I don't know of any newer chips that fit the 1366 socket.
Posted on 2/21/15 at 11:12 am to taylork37
Entirely depends on the games he plays and how much they rely on CPU. CPU-hungry single-threaded games are likely to present a problem. Easiest way to know is to check your GPU usage in game. If his frame rate is under 60 (or is otherwise at its highest possible) but the game isn't using above 90% GPU, he probably has a bottleneck. The higher the resolution, the less likely there will be a bottleneck because it puts more load on the GPU -- doesn't necessarily imply a higher frame rate though. For example, if you play at 1080p and can only get 50 fps but your GPU is sitting at 60% usage, your CPU is probably bottlenecking. But if you move up to 1440P, you may still get 50 fps but your GPU could be at 80% usage (just pulling numbers out of my arse), and then at 4K you may be struggling to maintain 30fps, but your GPU usage is at 95-99%, meaning the CPU is not the problem in that particular scenario -- that is, until you upgrade your GPU again.
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