Posted September 20, 2014 I have a FX-6300 CPU OC ~4.1ghz. Will it bottleneck a new ASUS 970 Strix? Read the LTT Beginner's Guide; it's like a guide on how to not be a moron Spoiler CPU: i5-4690k 4.1 GHz CPU Cooler: Cooler Master 212 EVO GPU: Asus Gtx 970 Strix MOBO: ASUS Z97-E RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) 1600 SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 500GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU: Cooler Master 600W 80+ Bronze Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 20, 2014 yea pretty badly Specs CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 20, 2014 yes NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 20, 2014 yea pretty badly Nooooo, only a little bit. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 20, 2014 it will limit it to 80-90% of it's potential, so yes, it will bottleneck, but not horridly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 20, 2014 Yes, very much, approximately by 40-50% . | CPU: i7 3770k | MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming | GPU: GTX 770 | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Trident X | PSU: XFX PRO 1050w | STORAGE: SSD 120GB PQI + 6TB HDD | COOLER: Thermaltake: Water 2.0 | CASE: Cooler Master: HAF 912 Plus | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 20, 2014 Yup the FX 8350 bottlenecks a 780 so of course a 6300 would My PC Specs https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tRHpW4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 20, 2014 In CPU bound scenarios yes. LGA775 Overclocking Guide - LGA771 to LGA 775 mod - Rigs in spoiler - Subzero Overclocker - HWBOT - Sandybridge-E Frequency WR Holder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 20, 2014 Not much, OC it a bit [spoiler= Dream machine (There is also a buildlog)] Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe - CPU: I7 5820k @4.4 ghz 1.225vcore - GPU: 2x Asus GTX 970 Strix edition - Mainboard: Asus X99-S - RAM: HyperX predator 4x4 2133 mhz - HDD: Seagate barracuda 2 TB 7200 rpm - SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD - PSU: Corsair HX1000i - Case fans: 3x Noctua PPC 140mm - Radiator fans: 3x Noctua PPC 120 mm - CPU cooler: Fractal design Kelvin S36 together with Noctua PPCs - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Cherry gaming keyboard - mouse: Steelseries sensei raw - Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud - Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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