Will i5 2500 bottleneck gtx 6xx

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hey

so will a i5 2500 bottleneck gtx 660,660ti,670 ?

I don't overclock anything and run games on 1080p

thanks

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sould be fine I think the 660ti would be the best match or a 7870

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No, it'll work just fine with any of those GPUs you mentioned.

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alright cool thanks

heres my next question i have a seasonic 350w psu and was wondering: if the asus gtx 670 direct cu 2gb version would work? i am running i5 2500, 500gb wd hdd, 8gb ram and asus gtx 560 non ti direct cu ii atm

edit: i think i found the answer

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm --> it says the gtx 560 uses 520 watts whereas the gtx 670 uses 500 watts so technically I would be able to use the gtx 670 right? since im already using a gtx 560

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if you have a 350w those cards wont even run with psu so small. get a 600w or 750w to run a 670.

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It's only going to bottleneck something like a 680 or 7970 on newer games like Chrysis 3, stuff like that. If you overclock it, you'd get a lot of use out of it.

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hmm but on the link it says 670 runs on 500 watt and the 560 runs 520 watts and right now i am running the 560 with the 350watt psu

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A 350 watt PSU? Sheesh.

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You definitely don't need a 750W PSU for a 670. The 2500 would be fine for 7970 CF, or even a Titan. For a single 670, 7970, etc., it will be fine. A 350W, however, will not. Get a good 550W PSU, such as a Seasonic G 550, or, at most, a 650W, such as the Rosewill Capstone 650W Modular, or Seasonic X 650.

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what about a 550w coolmaster or corsair

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The Corsair CX500 would be a great option.  I'd steer clear of CoolerMaster PSUs.  You can do better than that.  Corsair, XFX, Seasonic, Rosewill, PC Power & Cooling, and the Antec Neo Eco series are decent picks.  Just make sure it's 80+ certified.

According to PCPartPicker, a rig based around the i5 3570k and the GTX 670 will draw approximately 350w.  So, I really don't know if a 350w PSU would be able to handle it.  To be safe, I usually grab a few extra watts for overclocking, future upgrade, and power spikes.  You could get by with a Corsair CX430.  I, however, recommend something like the XFX 550w 80+ bronze PSU.  Shop around for the best deals.  PCPartPicker is a great site to compare prices.

I'm currently using the Corsair CX600 in my rig, and I have to say it is working flawlessly thus far.

Good luck! 

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ok cool

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hey guy i just found out i have a 500watt seasonic 80 plus bronze!!! Will that be able to handle a gtx 670 asus direct cu2??

off topic: on memory express the gigabyte gtx 670 windforce has higher cuda cores, core clock why is it 30 dollars cheaper?

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1)500 watts should be fine.

2) perhaps it is on offer

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awwwwsome thanks will

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a 2500k stock should have enough grunt to handle a pair of gtx 680's and then some putting in 3 680's is poitless as your limiting 2 cards badly with the pci-e's 16 lanes being shared, its an inbuilt hardware limitation. so in the real world you put no more than 2 cards on an i5 arcitecture even the 1s named i7. so with that in mind you would likely have a little headroom left if you used 2 titans on an entiley stock clock system.

so no your 2500k wont bottleneck the gpu's you listed.

get the best you can afford your cpu wont mind 1 bit.