If you have heard the term "bottleneck" when you have been describing your dream PC on the forums and wonder why people are referring to your CPU as the weak link when your GPU is so powerful that the CPU shouldn’t have to do anything? Unfortunately it is not that simple and a powerful GPU can be held back by a CPU that can’t keep up with it. Drop by Funky Kit for a look at bottlenecking by a serious overclocker who is quite used to overpowering CPUs.
"In the DIY computer world a lot of people are concerned about a video card (GPU) "bottlenecking" on a given CPU, or a given CPU bottlenecking a GPU. In this article I will explain what it is that they are talking about, as well as discussing whether or not it’s worth being worried about. First off is the answer to the question "What is this bottlenecking you speak of?!"
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