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[Darujhistan]

Does anyone know whether my 2500K@ stock would bottleneck Vega 56 @ 1080p?

 

[4K8KW10]

Does anyone know whether my 2500K@ stock would bottleneck Vega 56 @ 1080p?

It will bottleneck it, 100%.

 

[Darujhistan]

It will bottleneck it, 100%.

Cheers mate, that's my decision made. I suspected it was bottlennecking my 580 a bit tbh, I might be wrong there though. My 580 is only 2 months old but I thought the 56 is such a good deal I do a quick upgrade on the cheap. I'll stick to my original plan and wait for Ryzen 2 and 7nm then.

 

[varkanoid]

Does anyone know whether my 2500K@ stock would bottleneck Vega 56 @ 1080p?

Go into the BIOS change CPU multiplier to 40x thats it. Job done overclocked 2500k

 

[Darujhistan]

Go into the BIOS change CPU multiplier to 40x thats it. Job done overclocked 2500k

It won't hold an OC anymore.

 

[Distracted]

It won't hold an OC anymore.

What was the OC originally and how long did it last?

 

[Darujhistan]

What was the OC originally and how long did it last?

I had it at 4.2 for about 5 years, never an issue, then suddenly about a year ago crash, hang, wallop so I went back to stock, what a chip though.

 

[Distracted]

I had it at 4.2 for about 5 years, never an issue, then suddenly about a year ago crash, hang, wallop so I went back to stock, what a chip though.

Yep!

 

[FoxEye]

Cheers mate, that's my decision made. I suspected it was bottlennecking my 580 a bit tbh, I might be wrong there though. My 580 is only 2 months old but I thought the 56 is such a good deal I do a quick upgrade on the cheap. I'll stick to my original plan and wait for Ryzen 2 and 7nm then.

Same situation I'm in ('cept I'm using a 480 with 2500k). Also waiting for 7nm.

 

[Darujhistan]

Same situation I'm in ('cept I'm using a 480 with 2500k). Also waiting for 7nm.

I just went up from a 380 a few months ago, I think you reach a point when you've had all you can out of your current platform/setup. I nearly built a whole new system and then I started to read up a bit and decided to wait until next year.

 

[Sayso]

Mmm was going to get the 56 but I can't source a waterblock.

 

[Distracted]

Mmm was going to get the 56 but I can't source a waterblock.

It looks like Bykski make one.

 

[KentMan]

My Vega 64 Nitro just turned up on my desk, massive props to OCUK and @Gibbo who runs a flawless ship when it comes to deals and delivering on them will whip out my 1080 FE tonight and put the Vega 64 in and enjoy buttery smooth freesync again!! cant wait.

 

[Goose]

Received my 64 Nitro+ this morning, surprised to find it's a 2x8pin card since the the product description says 3x8pin. There's even a picture of the card in the included manual/info showing it with 3x8pin.

 

[Gerard]

Received my 64 Nitro+ this morning, surprised to find it's a 2x8pin card since the the product description says 3x8pin. There's even a picture of the card in the included manual/info showing it with 3x8pin.

It originally was 3x8 pin but was changed to 2x8 at some point in production.

 

[gpuerrilla]

@Gibbo

Do you guys intend to offer a faster delivery service to NI? Mainland gets next day but can’t get an order on Thu early PM for Saturday to NI?

I ordered mine yesterday and its been shipped today. Will keep you posted on when it arrives. Its a shame we cannot get forum postage discount

 

[Sayso]

It looks like Bykski make one.

Yeah I've seen that, trying to source one as I don't want to get the card and not the block.

 

[keybaud]

Received my 64 Nitro+ this morning, surprised to find it's a 2x8pin card since the the product description says 3x8pin. There's even a picture of the card in the included manual/info showing it with 3x8pin.

The Limited Edition was 3 pin with higher base clocks, but this hasn't been available for a while.

 

[Purdy]

I ordered mine yesterday and its been shipped today. Will keep you posted on when it arrives. Its a shame we cannot get forum postage discount

Mine shipped yesterday and got an email yesterday saying scheduled for monday delivery, sucks richard, I'd rather at least have a slightly more expensive option for it

 

[Aretak]

Does anyone know whether my 2500K@ stock would bottleneck Vega 56 @ 1080p?

There really isn't a universal answer to that question. You would certainly see better performance in a lot of games. There's no such thing as a global bottleneck, within reason (obviously you could create one by pairing a 2080 Ti with a Pentium 4). In a really CPU-intensive title like Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, yes, you'd be limited by the CPU most of the time. It can even vary greatly from area to area within games. You'd be limited by the CPU in Novigrad or Beauclair in The Witcher 3, for example, yet would hit GPU limitations out in the open world. Here's some footage of a stock 2500K paired with a GTX 1080, which shows that nicely:

The card is pegged at 100% (or 99% as it always shows in Afterburner) usage for the vast majority of the time. And the 1080 is even faster than a Vega 56 in general.