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Will an i5-4960k 3.5 gHz bottleneck a Asus GeForce GTX 980
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I'm getting an Intel Quad Core i5-4960k 3.5gHz processsor and a Asus GeForce 4GB GTX 980 STRIX graphics card. Will they be okay or should I change something here?
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They'll work just fine together. Don't worry.
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Anyone else? I want to be 100% sure of this
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They won't bottleneck. I would recommend not spending the premium for 980, since the performance gain you get over a 970 isn't worth the extra cash. Saying that though, even then, you'd be better off with a R9 390.
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Okay thanks for the help
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Nope, I run a 4960k at 3.50 with a 980 Ti so its all good.
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Yep they should be fine together
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