Bottlenecking?

Question. Bottlenecking is where there is more potential, that is being restricted by a another peice of hardware, right? Correct me if I'm wrong. What would be some common examples? How do you avoid it? What should I be paying lots of attention to? I'm asking because I'm building a gaming/cad pc. All posts are appreciated thanks in advance!

 

It means a component is weaker/older than another.

A common is a graphics card. Even if you upgrade it, your cpu still won't be able handle the graphics depending on it's current state and model.

 

Well. Here's everything I planned on getting
AMD 6300 Vishera 6 core (going to overclock the shit out of it)
Asus GTX650Ti
Msi 970A-G43 mobo
G-skill RipjawsX 4gb-x2 (possibly upgrading to x4 =16gb)
Thermaltake 550 watt power supply
Sticking with a 500gb hdd, with plans to get an ssd.

 

You won't be bottle-necked.

 

Alright sweet. Thanks guys!

 

I wouldn't recommend building a computer. Companies like Dell or HP by computer parts in bulk (1,000s), so naturually they get a better deal then a consumer who only wishes to purchase one. Typically you'll be able to get a better deal if you buy a computer that's pre-built and put in a graphics card that fits your needs. Search for a computer that has a good processor (number of cores, clock speed, cache maybe), and don't pay to much attention to the RAM (4GB usually fine) or hard drive (250GB usually fine) since most computers come with more than enough RAM and HD space and these parts are easily upgradeable if anything.

If you insist on building a computer I'd recommend you'd at least by the motherboard and CPU together which should eliminate bad bottlenecks. Some bottlenecks are going to happen regardless, like when your computer first starts the hard drive is unable to put data fast enough into the RAM for one's CPU to process it at it's highest capability. But buying a CPU and motherboard together would make sure the parts can work on their highest settings together. For example it would be a waste of money if you bought a motherboard that was unable to use your CPU on it's highest setting or vice-versa.

 

Please do research before you post. You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
@OP you should have no issue with that build.

 

Excuse me? I feel I know exactly what I'm talking about. If you think I'm wrong prove it. Don't just say I'm wrong and give no explanation.

 

You will rarely get a deal with a pre-built computer. Most of the time you can save yourself 20-30% building one yourself. The only way you can get a pre-built computer for cheaper is if the company is running a massive deal, PC is refurbished, open box, used and/or it's really outdated. Without those factors the only other way you can get a PC for cheaper is if it's a low-end PC. But if you paid attention to OP's posts his build is far from low-end.

Your opinion on bottlenecking is pretty solid, but your view on pre-built PCs is way off from reality.

 

You're right. I just looked into it. My bad.

 

I knew he was wrong from the jump. The last dell I had, I spent about $600 on, and it had horrible specs. It had a 250 watt power supply for Christ's sake. With that $600 I could build something with 2x the overall performance of a Dell. Ever since I discovered that I could build my own, I hated all of these computer manufacturers. Most of all, Apple. They do build their products with high quality materials, but half of the price is because of the name. Their prices are outrageous.

 

You're right in what you're saying but bottlenecking can also be caused by badly optimized games, example; ArmA ll.

That can see improvements right up to 5.0ghz meaning you're going to find your CPU maxing out, and bottlenecking your GPU. I find it a lot with a GTX-690 and a 3570K @ 4.5ghz. But other than that, your planned setup shouldn't cause you any problems on optimized games.

PS: I would choose a quad core processor over a six-core. Simply because you're planning on OC then you'll only find games run on 4 of your cores. Meaning you'll achieve better performance for gaming when you overclock a quad core as opposed to a six core because you'll be using less voltage and less heat.