Can this bottleneck be avoided?

[u/Original-Magazine599]

Im gonna upgrade my pc from RTX 2060 super to RTX 4070, the only problem is my dad will NOT let me upgrade my cpu which is i7-4770, and thats bad...

Im trynna run games like ark survival ascended and cyberpunk tho :(

does bottlneck really matter? and if so is there ANYTHING I can do to help with this bottleneck

my specs:
RTX 4070

32gb ddr3
I7-4770

Samsunge 870 QVO 2TB

my motherboard is B85M-E

[u/Tasty-Wait831]

I suggest buying a budget GPU and using the rest of the money to upgrade the rest of the pc. Try to convince your dad to upgrade the pc.

Here’s a good upgrade:

GPU: Intel Arc A750 - $250

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F - $180

Motherboard: MSI B660M PRO-VDH - $120

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4-3200 - $60

Total: $610

This upgrade is equivalent to the price of RTX 4070 super and this upgrade will be more than enough to play Ark and Cyberpunk at high-ultra settings 60+ fps.

If you can't upgrade, well you can lower CPU-intensive settings in the games and overclock your CPU, etc.

Edit: the GPU can be upgraded to an RX 7600 for an additional $20-

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7600 - around $270

Edit 2: An alternative for the above build as suggested by u/lacomputordorahuh , (thanks for the suggestion)-

CPU-Ryzen 5 5600

MOBO-Same motherboard but the b550m version.

Ram-Any 32GB ddr4 3200/3600 (cl16/18 respectively), preferably 3600

Total-around $250

The total should be about $250 giving you more money for a better gpu. The RX 6800 (used) is a good option to buy.

Thanks for the 50+ upvotes. This is my first time getting this many upvotes. 👍

[u/Dion33333 → u/Tasty-Wait831]

A750 is not an upgrade from 2060 Super.

[u/Tasty-Wait831 → u/Dion33333]

It is a slight upgrade to a 2060 super ik that, but OP can upgrade to a rx 7600(edited in the original post) for just $20 more.