bought a r9290

[jmcphe01]

I bought a r9290 around when they came out and I have a amd fx 6100 processor with a Asus 970 chipset I know it is a bottleneck to the card. Do I really need to upgrade if I use it mostly for gaming.

[aricleather]

Yes, you should upgrade, that R9 290 isn't being put to full us because of that CPU.

At least an i5. If you have 970 chipset you could get an 8350, don't know if it would bottleneck, though.

[Erik4boss]

Nah, don't upgrade! Although I recommend you buy a fan such as the hyper 212 evo and overclock the CPU.

[Megazero]

Yeah, it bottleneck your GPU quite alot. But if you dont play games that really use the full potential of your GPU then you dont really need to update, else maybe a huge update to the i5 4690k could be nice, or FX 8350 (still not as good as the 4690k obviously~) 

[Sauron]

You on't NEED to upgrade, the bottleneck should be minimal. If you feel you want more performance in general use you should get an fx 8320, it will fit on the motherboard, it's a significant upgrade and it's a very good bang for the buck option.

[WinNut]

Yes, you should upgrade, that R9 290 isn't being put to full us because of that CPU.

At least an i5. If you have 970 chipset you could get an 8350, don't know if it would bottleneck, though.

AMD 970 on an 8350 is kind of meh, if one was installing an 8-core FX series I would strongly recommend 990FX.

[mapegl]

Try to get a higher tier AMD CPU on your socket. An 8350 should be failry "cheap" and will be enough. Also sell your old Cpu. That way it will maybe be only 100 bucks or something. That's what I would suggest.

[ForsakenLive]

try playing games, if you feel the performance is low (The R9 290 can destroy everything on 1080p), then you will need to upgrade. What's your PSU?

[jmcphe01]

Yes, you should upgrade, that R9 290 isn't being put to full us because of that CPU.

At least an i5. If you have 970 chipset you could get an 8350, don't know if

It would bottleneck, though.

I would have to move up to the 990 chipset because the vrm on the 970 wouldn't be able to handle the power the processor needs and I don't know if a 620 watt psu is good enough for the card and that processor

[Megazero]

I would have to move up to the 990 chipset because the vrm on the 970 wouldn't be able to handle the power the processor needs and I don't know if a 620 watt psu is good enough for the card and that processor

 

The PSU is good enough, and yeah, you will have to update mobo + CPU.

[jmcphe01]

Try to get a higher tier AMD CPU on your socket. An 8350 should be failry "cheap" and will be enough. Also sell your old Cpu. That way it will maybe be only 100 bucks or something. That's what I would suggest.

Where would I sell it I was wondering I have my old 550ti as well

[jmcphe01]

try playing games, if you feel the performance is low (The R9 290 can destroy everything on 1080p), then you will need to upgrade. What's your PSU?

I have a 620 watt psu

[jmcphe01]

Nah, don't upgrade! Although I recommend you buy a fan such as the hyper 212 evo and overclock the CPU.

I have a h110 on it right now

[mapegl]

ebay? I have sold all my old ATX parts to go ITX. worked out quite well. I even just switched from an uber-loud 7950 to a quiet R9 280 for almost no cost.

[jmcphe01]

If I was to upgrade I would look at going Intel since the amd platform of cpu's is dead right now

[mapegl]

I would do that too, but it is more expensive. If you have the money though? Go for the new chipsets from intel.