Just a CPU bottle neck question

[AleksJ]

So I have a GTX 950 and I am currently using FX 8320

I think there is probably a bottle neck but I wanted a big boy opinion 

The PC is primary used for gaming on a vary bad two monitors 

But I plan on upgrading one of them 

And at last if you thinking that I should switch CPU can you give me something to look for on the AM3+ socet

[Princess Luna]

You're fine, the GTX 950 is nothing special and should find it's full potential even paired with the FX 8320

[minibois]

You basically have the best you can get on the AM3+ socket. There is the 8350 and 9590 (and some other 9000 CPU), but these only have a bit more single core performance, but use quite a bit more power (they are basically overclocked 8320's as far as I remember).

Upgrading your CPU on the same platform won't be a worthwhile decision. 

 

The videocard, I feel like you could go a couple steps higher before you will bottleneck too much. Like a GTX 1060/RX 580 level of GPU will be held back a bit in certain games on that current CPU.

Your current GPU+CPU combo is a good pairing, but if you're considering just upgrading one to gain more gaming performance, you're probably best off upgrading your GPU.

 

You could always just play a game and keep task manager open on a second monitor to see what your CPU/GPU usage looks like.

[Phentos]

To my knowledge your GPU is the limiting factor more than the FX 8320. IIRC 83xx CPUs start to become a significant bottleneck with GPUs any better than a GTX 970 or 1060. 

[AleksJ]

Thanks a lot 

You guys were a huge help

And so fast too