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is there a series of gpu that wont be bottlenecked by my semp 3850?

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i found it difficult to google search my question, if its not telling me about the processor my question gets related comparisons to a single core sempron 145 and gpu which is obviously no use to me.

basically im planning and researching my next array of purchases and as i dont want to get rid of my am1, i am not going to mess about with itx builds of other kinds, so will want to swap out my 1050ti to save for another system, but what can i replace it with that wont be bottlenecked?

its fun with my underdog persona system, but im only gaming on it or the fun and sake of video making, so theres only so long im going to want to waste my 1050ti potential on it, but i will still want to game on it since it is capable.



edit: too much faff with sorting something for downstairs and tiny cases like i talk about, so gave up on all that, just seems a waste of money, ill just get a laptop for quicker use when im ready.
 
Not sure why people are so obsessed with "bottlenecks".

As long as it isn't hugely bottlenecked wasting all its potential then just pick whatever fits your budget/availability.
 
Not sure why people are so obsessed with "bottlenecks".

As long as it isn't hugely bottlenecked wasting all its potential then just pick whatever fits your budget/availability.
This, there’s always some ‘bottleneck’ loosing a little bit of performance is no big deal
 
This, there’s always some ‘bottleneck’ loosing a little bit of performance is no big deal

It's a sempron 3850. There is no loosing a bit of performance. This CPU is so slow, that you're loosing 75% of your performance and not a small bit. Modern cpus are 10 times as fast as this cpu.
 
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I’d be saving the pennies for a low end cpu, mono & ram bundle. Hell, the ryzen APU would make a nice stop gap until you save up for a gpu next gen.
 
thanks for replies.

this isnt a gpu upgrade, i dont plan on getting rid of my 1050ti any time soon as i dont game above 1366x768, this question was basically for a replacement for my current system as i want to still keep it as a secondary system for some games, someone in the cpu section suggests the athlon 2ghz cpu will decrease or eliminate the bottleneck with my ti, but id rather get a gpu first then upgrade cpu.


trust me bottleneck is a thing, my cpu usage goes between 70-100% depending on game and my gpu goes between 1-65%, so im my cases my fps range is between 0(if it crashes somewhat) and 62, but most the time its between 20-62fps depending whats happening so surprisingly it doesnt drop below 10fps as much as you think, titanfall 2 however runs between 0-15fps, not tried BF4 yet, but BF3 plays on ultra(default) at 30-45fps with minor stutters and all these times ive had downloads in the background at same time, i have a few videos of all the games ive tested so far which hopefully shows its potential lol.

a 1030 could be a good suggestion now its mentioned, i forgot about that, i was looking at a gt 430 or hd 5670 or some others similar lol
 
id rather get a gpu first then upgrade cpu.

trust me bottleneck is a thing, my cpu usage goes between 70-100%

You want two machines, but want to buy a card first even though a bundle upgrade like a ryzen apu would immediately give you a second machine? And you’re suggesting a card worse than the one you have?

Sorry mate, not seeing where you’re coming from at all. If you want to explain I’ll happily throw in my tuppence, but I’m sure there are others here who follow your logic and can help.
 
Yeah, the igpu.

AM1 is dreadful for pure performance, its strength is things like file servers and home built Nas systems.

Why do you constantly make new threads when you don't take any notice of the advice given? Baffling.
 
You want two machines, but want to buy a card first even though a bundle upgrade like a ryzen apu would immediately give you a second machine? And you’re suggesting a card worse than the one you have?

Sorry mate, not seeing where you’re coming from at all. If you want to explain I’ll happily throw in my tuppence, but I’m sure there are others here who follow your logic and can help.

This, just have one machine.

Upgrade the CPU etc to match the 1050, not downgrade the gpu to match the cpu.

Mad.
 
edit: too much faff with sorting something for downstairs and tiny cases like i talk about, so gave up on all that, just seems a waste of money, ill just get a laptop for quicker use when im ready.

Well I’m lost, but good luck in your purchase.

Quoted this so people who’ve already read the op know youve changed your mind.
 
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