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Mugen 2015. febr. 21., 15:12

Looking to upgrade my GT 240

I would like to upgrade my GT 240 to GTX 750 Ti or R9 270, i have i3-3210@ 3.20GHz. My question is will my CPU bottleneck those GPUs? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

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Rumpelcrutchskin 2015. febr. 21., 16:11

i3 wont bottleneck those cards.
Check your power supply before buying, if you have 300W PSU then go with GTX 750 Ti, R9 270 needs 450-500W PSU.

Long Ago [Linux] 2015. febr. 21., 16:28

Your CPU should not be a bottleneck. I have an older i5 650 3.2 GHz which is probably like newer i3 (2 core w/hyperthreading which looks like 4 core to any OS). With GTX 750 Ti my whole computer only uses about 150 watts max (measured w/Kill A Watt meter) vs. about 206 watts with GTX 550 Ti.

Legutóbb szerkesztette: Long Ago [Linux]; 2015. febr. 21., 16:29

SkullCracker 2015. febr. 21., 18:30

I have a i3-2120 in one of my media centers. In one I run a GT 650 and the other has a 760 but is also running a i7 4770 and 32GB of memory, I know insane over kill for a MC. I can play BF3 on my 51" Plasma at meduim - low settings with the i3. You'll be fine, and I also ran a 240 and played some of my games from STEAM on the TV using the i3.

_I_ 2015. febr. 21., 19:28

i have a gts250 in htpc build yet
works great, for movies and browsing
older games at 1080i are great (tv does not display 1080p at correct res)
newer games at 1080i struggle to hold 30fps

Bad 💀 Motha 2015. febr. 21., 23:37

How much u trying to spend?
I'd get a GTX 660 Ti 2GB of Ebay, cheaper then either 750 ot 270 and is a better GPU overall for much cheaper. But above an NVIDIA x50 model or AMD R9 x70 u would most likely be bottlenecking any higher-end GPUs due to the CPU.

660 Ti would be great and last you quite some time on that i3 setup for around the $100 range or less. What motherboard and Power Supply do you have?

Mugen 2015. febr. 22., 4:30

Thanks for all the replies. I will get R9 270, because there is no GTX 660 Ti in my country :/

I hope you all have a great day :)

Mugen 2015. febr. 27., 3:13

Guys, i wanted to buy the R9 270 today but i still have second thoughts abt it. I saw a couple of SS for GTX 750 Ti + I3-4130 it has more consistent FPS than R9 270X + I3-4130 :/ I know there is a difference between R9 270 & 270X but no that much.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-graphics-card-upgrade-guide?page=2

What do u guys think? should i go for GTX 750 Ti or R9 270?! btw i just want to play my games @1680x1050

Legutóbb szerkesztette: Mugen; 2015. febr. 27., 3:15

MancSoulja 2015. febr. 27., 3:18

Mugen eredeti hozzászólása:
Guys, i wanted to buy the R9 270 today but i still have second thoughts abt it. I saw a couple of SS for GTX 750 Ti + I3-4130 it has more consistent FPS than R9 270X + I3-4130 :/ I know there is a difference between R9 270 & 270X but no that much.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-graphics-card-upgrade-guide?page=2

What do u guys think? should i go for GTX 750 Ti or R9 270?! btw i just want to play my games @1680x1050

If you have the extra cash, a GTX 680 would blow a 750 out of the water for about $50 extra...

Mugen 2015. febr. 27., 3:23

MancSoulja eredeti hozzászólása:
Mugen eredeti hozzászólása:
Guys, i wanted to buy the R9 270 today but i still have second thoughts abt it. I saw a couple of SS for GTX 750 Ti + I3-4130 it has more consistent FPS than R9 270X + I3-4130 :/ I know there is a difference between R9 270 & 270X but no that much.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-graphics-card-upgrade-guide?page=2

What do u guys think? should i go for GTX 750 Ti or R9 270?! btw i just want to play my games @1680x1050

If you have the extra cash, a GTX 680 would blow a 750 out of the water for about $50 extra...

GTX 680 is high end card, don't u think it will bottleneck my i3-3210@ 3.20GHz?

MancSoulja 2015. febr. 27., 3:28

Mugen eredeti hozzászólása:
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If you have the extra cash, a GTX 680 would blow a 750 out of the water for about $50 extra...

GTX 680 is high end card, don't u think it will bottleneck my i3-3210@ 3.20GHz?

You have a 3rd gen I3, it's not going to hold back a 680, not unless your playing a game thats very CPU biased, even then it would be minimal.

Legutóbb szerkesztette: MancSoulja; 2015. febr. 27., 3:33

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Mugen 2015. febr. 27., 4:14

MancSoulja eredeti hozzászólása:
Mugen eredeti hozzászólása:

GTX 680 is high end card, don't u think it will bottleneck my i3-3210@ 3.20GHz?

You have a 3rd gen I3, it's not going to hold back a 680, not unless your playing a game thats very CPU biased, even then it would be minimal.

Did u see the article above :/ u can lose almost 10-20 fps on I3 CPU :( in modern games such as Far Cry 4 etc. I am not aimming for Ultra settings but at least between medium-high-very high @1680x1050

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bmac1191 2015. febr. 27., 9:27

I dislike how people use the word "bottleneck." If you go with the 680 you'll get more fps. The cpu will then be your weakest link in the system.. although it won't affect performace as much as the gpu.

The way people use bottleneck make it sound like you're better off going with the lesser card because of the weak component. If you have the money and the ability to upgrade the other components, its always smarter to just spend the money now on the better item. You'll get better results now and you'll get the most out of your money. Also, incentive to upgrade your cpu in the near future :)

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MancSoulja 2015. febr. 27., 10:02

bmac1191 eredeti hozzászólása:
I dislike how people use the word "bottleneck." If you go with the 680 you'll get more fps. The cpu will then be your weakest link in the system.. although it won't affect performace as much as the gpu.

The way people use bottleneck make it sound like you're better off going with the lesser card because of the weak component. If you have the money and the ability to upgrade the other components, its always smarter to just spend the money now on the better item. You'll get better results now and you'll get the most out of your money. Also, incentive to upgrade your cpu in the near future :)

Exactly what I was going to say. Yes you may get 10 FPS less than someone with an i7, but you'd still be getting 40 FPS more than a 750TI.

Thats a net proffit of 30 FPS or a console lol

Legutóbb szerkesztette: MancSoulja; 2015. febr. 27., 10:02

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mika 2015. febr. 27., 13:10

Bad-Motha eredeti hozzászólása:
How much u trying to spend?
I'd get a GTX 660 Ti 2GB of Ebay, cheaper then either 750 ot 270 and is a better GPU overall for much cheaper. But above an NVIDIA x50 model or AMD R9 x70 u would most likely be bottlenecking any higher-end GPUs due to the CPU.

660 Ti would be great and last you quite some time on that i3 setup for around the $100 range or less. What motherboard and Power Supply do you have?

+ 1 for the Gtx 660 Ti, I got mine for $125 at MicroCenter and its been able to max every game I have in my library! Very Nice Mid-range card if you ask me.I wonder sometimes if it would be worth it to do Sli but they are rather dated compared to some of the other cards were talking about.

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