What CPU should i buy

[NoobPCUser]

hello i have an xfx  amd 7950 3GB

 

What CPU should i buy that wont cause bottlenecking

 

 

my budget is around $160

[TheSLSAMG]

An i5 4430/4440/4570/4670 should do nicely, and if you look hard enough, you can get one around $160-$170.

[TheNinjaNextDor]

An 8320 or an i5 on sale.

[NoobPCUser]

An 8320 or an i5 on sale.

should i buy amd. will it work better

[LarsReviews]

An i5 4430/4440/4570/4670 should do nicely, and if you look hard enough, you can get one around $160-$170.

The 4430 is enough for gaming. I have it and with the 770 I can run Thief at super mega ultra settings at 1080p and around 50 to 75 frames. But if I would buy a cpu again, I would go with a K, just because overclocking is cool.

[Rorgash]

[TheNinjaNextDor]

should i buy amd. will it work better

It won't make a difference at all if you mean how it will effect your GPU.

 

It will have lower single core performance and that is something to watch out for.

[Izaya Orihara]

An 8320 for 129.99$ if you live near micro center. http://www.microcenter.com/product/401796/FX_8320_Black_Edition_35GHz_AM3_Boxed_Processor

Or an 8320 for 149,99 http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=76933&vpn=FD8320FRHKBOX&manufacture=AMD&promoid=1018

[NoobPCUser]

The 4430 is enough for gaming. I have it and with the 770 I can run Thief at super mega ultra settings at 1080p and around 50 to 75 frames. But if I would buy a cpu again, I would go with a K, just because overclocking is cool.

yea but its 200

[flibberdipper]

should i buy amd. will it work better

No. AMD and Intel both work just as well with AMD and Nvidia graphics cards. If you don't want to OC, get a lower-end Haswell i5 (look at @WoodenMarker's post), or just get an FX-6300.

[GeTecknics]

FX 6300 or 8350/8320 or an i3/i5 most cpus as long as they are fairly recent and have atleast a I series or FX  shouldnt cause you any problems if you want cheap cheap i3 3240 is good or the haswell one i5 4670, 3570 best bang for buck is probably 8350 or 6300 though

[NoobPCUser]

does bottlenecking cause crashes?

[Bad@Gaming]

does bottlenecking cause crashes?

 

No, it just means that your CPU can't keep up with your GPU thus reducing your performance.

[bacosta1993]

if you do not live by a microcenter, you can buy from staples. They price match anyone and they usually have coupons. My brother picked up his 4770k for $270( and I thought I got a deal on my i5($190)  ). 

[NoobPCUser]

k

 

here is the problem

 

i know what bottlenecking is...i think

 

i have a 4300 and a 7950

 

DONT MAKE FUN OF ME!!!!!
 

anyways i used HWMonitor on FAR CRY 3

 

my game will run for 15 minutes tops

 

no overclocking

 

the highest my cpu and gpu get before crashing: GPU- 77C    CPU-34C

 

is that too hot

[Yummychickenblue]

That shows how TO bottleneck a CPU not how to know when you have a bottlencech.

[Rorgash]

That shows how TO bottleneck a CPU not how to know when you have a bottlencech.

 

it shows what you need to do to get one, you have a cpu that slow? upgrade the cpu, if not you dont have one, end of story

[nicehat]

Get an 8320 or 8350...The only reason is that you get 8 cores over intel's i5 which will come in handy in future PC games. Also, you save money this way. If you want minimal extra raw performance now, and dont care about the added expense, go with the i5. 

[NoobPCUser]

will a 6300 work

[BiggestFan]

FX 8320 will work, I got the same card

[NoobPCUser]

FX 8320 will work, I got the same card

yea but 8320 is too expensive

 

budget is $160

i also need a case fan too

[BiggestFan]

yea but 8320 is too expensive

 

budget is $160

i also need a case fan too

Ah sorry

[NoobPCUser]

Ah sorry

its cool

[LarsReviews]

yea but its 200

it is 150€ in Germany, so I guessed it would be around the same price in Dollar, my bad.

[NoobPCUser]

so 6300 will last me awhile right?