Planning to upgrade the CPU on my machine and giving it as a present to my Cousin
The Build is:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
GPU: GTX 1070 ti
MOBO: MSI x370 Gaming Pro Carbon AM4
PSU: Not sure exactly but i think it was 600 W , maybe abit more
The CPU cooling is AIO Thermaltake


I want to upgrade to Ryzen 7 5700x

Is this the sweet spot, without getting throting or problems with my other components when i turbo boost enable it ?!

Components that are years generationally behind. Example: 3700x CPU will bottleneck with a 4090 gpu. You need Components that are relatively close in terms of generation. A CPU being 1 year behind a GPU isn't an issue, it's when you put a newer GPU or CPU with something like 3 years older or more than the new component your installing is when you'll run into the bottlenecks, also consider the game being played. You might not see a bottleneck with older and newer parts together running older games but running new titles on a PC with an old CPU and new GPU, you could see issues.

so it is bad idea putting Ryzen 7 5700x on those specs ?

Hey,

Seems to be fine here https://pc-builds.com/bottleneck-calculator/result/1fE0ZY/ryzen-7-5700x/geforce-gtx-1070-ti/1920x1080/, if your monitor is full HD.

also check this: https://www.willitbottleneck.com/
There is a minor GPU bottleneck (11.6%) with your Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070-Ti at 1080p (1920x1080). This level of bottleneck is normal and won't significantly impact your experience.

This post was edited by antartika on Jan 2 2026 07:21pm