FX 8350 & GTX 970

[Ovat08]

Hi, im new here and like linus said "create a post in our forums" when i asked about this combination in twitter, that is why i did this post

I have a crosshair formula v z whit a fx8350, i returned my asus r9 280x dcu ii top because of the awkard artifacting, and i would like to know if i get a GTX 970 could be a good combination, i mean no bottlenecks or something like that, i use my fx8350 at stock speed

And yes my english is not very god so thanks if you read my post

[jamesisninja]

It's very difficult to bottleneck with a modern CPU and GPU, as long as one or the other isn't a super weak product. You're fine.

[Sintezza]

in most games you will be totaly fine.

But it highly depends on the games you play offcourse.

[Not a Black]

Try to go for intel i5.

I know AMD is much more cheaper but i5 will win AMD on single core processing.

AMD run much more hotter than intel does. for the long run, go for intel/nvidia when you build your pc.

[pdv789]

Actually amd runs just fine with that card. And it also runs cool enough to not even worry about it. Don't oc on the stock cooler but with any decent aftermarket cooler you are fine. I have mine at 4.7 on a corsair h100i and I see at worst mid 40s. Any modern Intel will outperform that chip core vs core but it won't bottleneck to the point where you should replace it. At least I can't justify 500+ for like 10-15 fps

[Ovat08]

in most games you will be totaly fine.

But it highly depends on the games you play offcourse.

I play Battlefield 4 more often and fifa 2015 (just saying i know is not a very demanding game even when now use ignite engine in pc) but yes i play more games in single player but just install those games to complete the single player mode.

[Ovat08]

Try to go for intel i5.

I know AMD is much more cheaper but i5 will win AMD on single core processing.

AMD run much more hotter than intel does. for the long run, go for intel/nvidia when you build your pc.

For now im just replacing my gpu for the reason i mentioned Before, but maybe in a month if i do some works and sell my crosshair v formula z whit my fx 8530 i am going to get a i5 4690k and an Asus Z97-A motherboard but that depends of how money i could get these days.

Thank you for your suggestion ill keep it in mind ooo and thanks for be patient reading my dummy english.

[Ovat08]

Actually amd runs just fine with that card. And it also runs cool enough to not even worry about it. Don't oc on the stock cooler but with any decent aftermarket cooler you are fine. I have mine at 4.7 on a corsair h100i and I see at worst mid 40s. Any modern Intel will outperform that chip core vs core but it won't bottleneck to the point where you should replace it. At least I can't justify 500+ for like 10-15 fps

I have a zalman cnps9900max whit artic silver 5 thermal paste applied but i feel even whit that cooler i could not overclock my cpu because of the hot weather in my city and could not support the hot temp after the overclock.

¿May i know the values you used to have that speed in your cpu? Thanks for the answer

[Ovat08]

It's very difficult to bottleneck with a modern CPU and GPU, as long as one or the other isn't a super weak product. You're fine.

I hope i can run my games fine. Thanks for you comment.

[pdv789]

I have a zalman cnps9900max whit artic silver 5 thermal paste applied but i feel even whit that cooler i could not overclock my cpu because of the hot weather in my city and could not support the hot temp after the overclock.

¿May i know the values you used to have that speed in your cpu? Thanks for the answer

Yes that's no problem. I am actually out of town ATM for business. I'll post it back here quoting you with a snapshot. I used to have a huge fat air cooler like the 612 but putting it under the h100i I was able to finally stretch its legs. I have it clocked at 4.6 for daily use but can get 4.7 if I adjust some numbers. Snapshots to come.

[pdv789]

I did try 4.8 but was not so lucky with the silicon lottery. Although I could probably get it if I messed with my power. Don't have a gold rated, or bronze for that matter so I don't trust it too much. But I am always looking for a good reason to upgrade, just need to save now, going for about a 850w platinum or gold. Sli in the near future

[Sintezza]

I play Battlefield 4 more often and fifa 2015 (just saying i know is not a very demanding game even when now use ignite engine in pc) but yes i play more games in single player but just install those games to complete the single player mode.

 

For single player mode you are totaly fine, even in BF4.

BF4 single player is gpu bound, not cpu.

[Ovat08]

For single player mode you are totaly fine, even in BF4.

BF4 single player is gpu bound, not cpu.

No no obviously i play battlefield 4 in multiplaye when i sat other games in multiplayer i mean darksiders, shador of mordor, witcher etc.

[pdv789]

Yes that's no problem. I am actually out of town ATM for business. I'll post it back here quoting you with a snapshot. I used to have a huge fat air cooler like the 612 but putting it under the h100i I was able to finally stretch its legs. I have it clocked at 4.6 for daily use but can get 4.7 if I adjust some numbers. Snapshots to come.

Sorry it took so long to upload, business got dragged out longer than expected. Here is a link to a post on imgur I put up with my pc running full tilt for 20 minutes. Pay attention to the open hardware speeds, just happened to catch cpu-z as it was refreshing core0, the one it monitors on that.      http://imgur.com/gallery/jAgzVuc/new

[flibberdipper]

It will only bottleneck if you're playing a game that hammers the CPU. Stuff like Battlefield 4 and CS: GO should run great.