Will The FX-6300 Bottleneck A GTX 970?

[undefeatedmonarch]

Hello everyone! 

 

I plan on upgrading my GPU by Christmas this year.

 

I was looking at either the GTX 970 or the R9 390 as they seem to perform similarly to each other.

 

Just so that you know what I am dealing with, here are my current specs:

CPU: AMD FX-6300 6-Core 3.5Ghz ( I also plan on overclocking a bit using a CPU cooler, probably the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo)

GPU: GTX 760 4GB Edition (I want to upgrade this to either the GTX 970 or the R9 390)

RAM: Ripjaws G.Skills X-Series 8GB DDR3

PSU: Antec 80+ Bronze 650W

 

I have a 1080p monitor that is 60Hz, so by upgrading, I want to play most newer games at 1080p, at around 60FPS at around Ultra graphics. 60FPS and Ultra is my goal to achieve by upgrading my GPU.

 

Will my FX-6300 have a huge impact on an R9 390 or GTX 970? Considering that I only plan on playing at max 60FPS, will I even notice the bottleneck?

 

Thanks everyone!

[comicsansms]

Probably not by much.

 

I wouldn't put a GPU more powerful than a R9 280x in there.

[Morgan MLGman]

Yes. Depending on the games you play, in most AAA titles it would be enough, in the more demanding ones you would get a bottleneck (I'm talking from experience, having in mind the situations when my 8350 went over 75% of usage) although it wouldn't be that terrible, if you can afford the 390, get it, and start gathering money for a better CPU

[XTankSlayerX]

If it compares close to a i3 3220 it won't be bottlenecked for most games.

Although it may struggle with some CPU intensive ones...

[undefeatedmonarch]

Probably not by much.

 

I wouldn't put a GPU more powerful than a R9 280x in there.

 

Well, the reason that I want to upgrade to an R9 390 or GTX 970, is because I'd get the card around Christmas time. However, I do plan on upgrading the CPU sometime during the summer. To Intel, of course.

[undefeatedmonarch]

Well, the reason that I want to upgrade to an R9 390 or GTX 970, is because I'd get the card around Christmas time. However, I do plan on upgrading the CPU sometime during the summer. To Intel, of course.

So basically, I'd have the GTX 970 (or R9 390) paired with the Fx-6300 from around Christmas time until about halfway through the summer.

[KB_TheDireWolf]

So basically, I'd have the GTX 970 (or R9 390) paired with the Fx-6300 from around Christmas time until about halfway through the summer.

Okay do get something like a CM 212 Evo so you can overclock the cpu. For the graphics card, get the R9 390 mate cheaper than the 970 for a bit better performance.