i5 2500k + GTX 950 overclock

F5F Stay Refreshed Power Users Overclocking i5 2500k + GTX 950 overclock

ItsReDwiX
Junior Member

08-20-2016, 06:56 PM

i own an i5 2500k with an msi z77 board that supports overclocking, but it's paired with a msi gtx 950 2gb. the concern is whether i can push it to around 4ghz without hitting a bottleneck from the gtx 950, or if sticking at stock 3.3ghz is optimal. this machine is mainly used for flight simulation (prepar3d). what do you think?

ItsReDwiX

08-20-2016, 06:56 PM #1

ZeusTrucker
Member

221

08-20-2016, 07:40 PM

Check your graphics card's load during simulation runs with GPU-Z or MSI Afterburner. If it remains constant at 100%, your CPU isn't the bottleneck.

ZeusTrucker

08-20-2016, 07:40 PM #2

Check your graphics card's load during simulation runs with GPU-Z or MSI Afterburner. If it remains constant at 100%, your CPU isn't the bottleneck.

_ArthurBR
Junior Member

08-22-2016, 02:09 PM

Getting your CPU to run faster doesn't automatically fix bottlenecks; it only matters if the GPU is the limiting factor. Otherwise, a more powerful CPU could actually improve performance.

_ArthurBR

08-22-2016, 02:09 PM #3

Getting your CPU to run faster doesn't automatically fix bottlenecks; it only matters if the GPU is the limiting factor. Otherwise, a more powerful CPU could actually improve performance.

DrBrokenBones
Senior Member

378

08-24-2016, 08:10 PM

Check your graphics card's load during simulation runs with GPU-Z or MSI Afterburner. If it remains constant at 100%, your CPU isn't the bottleneck.

DrBrokenBones

08-24-2016, 08:10 PM #4

Check your graphics card's load during simulation runs with GPU-Z or MSI Afterburner. If it remains constant at 100%, your CPU isn't the bottleneck.