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QuestionGPU bottleneck?

• Thread starter Thread starter Zalankhan61
• Start date Start date Sep 14, 2021

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Zalankhan61

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Aug 21, 2020 17 0 510 Guys luckily just bought a 3070 ti. So i was wondering will my 10400 bottleneck it or not. I dont have the GPU on hand thats why i am asking. I mainly play 4k60. Sort by date Sort by votes R

RTX 2080

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Jun 8, 2020 1,483 446 12,890 A modern 6 core /12 thread CPU like that should run 95% of games out there with no issue at 4K 60 fps. It's usually lower resolutions (with the resultant higher fps) that cause CPU bottlenecks. Unless you play an incredibly CPU-heavy game or start gaming at higher fps (100+) you will be unlikely to run into any significant issues. Just for fun, what are the full specifications of the rest of your PC? Upvote 0 Downvote Z

Zalankhan61

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Aug 21, 2020 17 0 510

RTX 2080 said: A modern 6 core /12 thread CPU like that should run 95% of games out there with no issue at 4K 60 fps. It's usually lower resolutions (with the resultant higher fps) that cause CPU bottlenecks. Unless you play an incredibly CPU-heavy game or start gaming at higher fps (100+) you will be unlikely to run into any significant issues. Just for fun, what are the full specifications of the rest of your PC? Click to expand...

Sure Motherboard: asrock h460m hdv Ram: patroit viper 16gb 2666 Psu: be queit 80+ gold 800watts Upvote 0 Downvote R

RTX 2080

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Jun 8, 2020 1,483 446 12,890

Zalankhan61 said: Sure Motherboard: asrock h460m hdv Ram: patroit viper 16gb 2666 Psu: be queit 80+ gold 800watts Click to expand...

Is your RAM made up of two 8 GB sticks of RAM or a single 16 GB stick of RAM? What storage or SSDs are you using? Upvote 0 Downvote L

larsv8

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Jan 24, 2013 732 165 19,490 At 4k your GPU will nearly always be the bottleneck Upvote 0 Downvote Z

Zalankhan61

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Aug 21, 2020 17 0 510

RTX 2080 said: Is your RAM made up of two 8 GB sticks of RAM or a single 16 GB stick of RAM? What storage or SSDs are you using? Click to expand...

Yes, 2x8gb ram Ssd: Crucial mx 500gb Hdd: seagate 2tb Upvote 0 Downvote R

RTX 2080

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Jun 8, 2020 1,483 446 12,890

Zalankhan61 said: Yes, 2x8gb ram Ssd: Crucial mx 500gb Hdd: seagate 2tb Click to expand...

Your H460 motherboard means that you are limited to locked 10th gen Intel CPUs, but you should be fine. I don't see anything concerning about your hardware Upvote 0 Downvote Z

Zalankhan61

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Aug 21, 2020 17 0 510

RTX 2080 said: Your H460 motherboard means that you are limited to locked 10th gen Intel CPUs, but you should be fine. I don't see anything concerning about your hardware Click to expand...

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