Is the FX-6300 good enough for a 980?

[Guest]

Hey everyone, 

 

I am looking into getting a new GTX 980 and getting into 1440p gaming.

 

I built my system on a budget last year and went with a FX-6300 and 7950. This has done well for 1080p gaming, but now that I want to increase resolution, I don't think it will cut it. 

 

So my question is if I will see a significant benefit in gaming if I upgraded my CPU to something better. I was thinking something in the i5 range of pricing, ie. $200-250. I guess $350 with motherboard. 

 

 

Thanks, 

 

Gabe

[nokturrduk84]

No. It gonna bottlneck badly. Get i5/i7 instead. $350 is expensive for motherboard. You can get it cheaper.

[X1XNobleX1X]

Hey everyone, 

 

I am looking into getting a new GTX 980 and getting into 1440p gaming.

 

I built my system on a budget last year and went with a FX-6300 and 7950. This has done well for 1080p gaming, but now that I want to increase resolution, I don't think it will cut it. 

 

So my question is if I will see a significant benefit in gaming if I upgraded my CPU to something better. I was thinking something in the i5 range of pricing, ie. $200-250. I guess $350 with motherboard. 

 

 

Thanks, 

 

Gabe

GPU is where the performance comes from. 

It probably would bottleneck though with your current CPU.

Is your pricing in USD?

[Demonking]

Get an I5 or I7 please the 780 was bottlenecked in BF4 by a 8320 OC to 4.6ghz 

[Enderman]

Yeah that CPU will be a pretty big bottleneck.

Do your best to get a 4690k, even if that means downgrading some other PC components.

[SkilledRebuilds]

GPU IS where the performance comes from, however at such high resolutions the CPU still plays a role.

 

Your gunna lose out on some of the topend FPS numbers, meaning yes to a bottleneck, with acceptable performance,..meaning your MAXimum FPS numbers will be lesser with an AMD CPU.

However, again, being mostly  GPU bound, your Average and playability is going to be much the same.

[Demonking]

The CPU is fine, you won't see a big difference between CPUs. GPU is where the performance comes from. 

tell that to @i_build_nanosuits

[X1XNobleX1X]

tell that to @i_build_nanosuits

Haha, It's true it will be a big bottleneck. 

[AlexStriz]

Yeah that CPU will be a pretty big bottleneck.

Do your best to get a 4690k, even if that means downgrading some other PC components.

Maybe from that $350 motherboard budget? You can get nice motherboards for like $100-$150, leaving you with $200 extra for a cpu.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Maybe from that $350 motherboard budget? You can get nice motherboards for like $100-$150, leaving you with $200 extra for a cpu.

Pretty much.

The Asus Z97-K would suffice,unless you need feature specific things like M2 SSD Sata support and extras,...but with a 4690K or something similar to match it and your sweet as hell.

[Guest]

Haha, It's true it will be a big bottleneck. 

 

Pretty much.

The Asus Z97-K would suffice,unless you need feature specific things like M2 SSD Sata support and extras,...but with a 4690K or something similar to match it and your sweet as hell.

 

 

 

I was looking into pricing

 

These motherboards seem good:

 

http://www.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-z97mx-gaming-5-matx-lga1150-e1-96901.htm

 

http://www.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-z97m-d3h-matx-lga1150-z97-7d-96902.htm

 

http://www.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-z97m-ds3h-matx-lga1150-z97-24-99702.htm

 

I wouldn't have to upgrade my case until later which is a nice savings. 

 

What do you guys suggest?

[i_build_nanosuits]

Get an I5 or I7 please the 780 was bottlenecked in BF4 by a 8320 OC to 4.6ghz

tell that to @i_build_nanosuits

Haha, It's true it will be a big bottleneck.

the 780 was bottlenecked in many games but not BF4...the video you saw with the percentage (%) showing in the 60 to 70% was the FAN SPEED on the GRAPHICS CARD not the GPU LOAD like many where claiming...

It was bottlenecking in games that either used less CPU cores or the CPU intensive games...not in most modern games like BF4, crysis 3 or far cry3.

 

For 1440P gaming OP you have twice the pixel count found at 1080P so yes you need more GPU horsepower and CPU will not be a significant bottleneck at this resolution in MOST games.

If you are looking for fluid gameplay at around 60FPS in most modern games on high/ultra settings at 1440P resolution you should defenetly consider only a GPU upgrade...in short, if you are happy with how your game runs at 1080P with your current machine, upgrade to GTX 980 and 1440P monitor should give you about the same exact performance but at 1440P.

[Faa]

Don't expect a proper answer when you don't have the feeling to mention which games you play/planning to play.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Don't expect a proper answer when you don't have the feeling to mention which games you play/planning to play.

i kind of covered this with this sentence:

It was bottlenecking in games that either used less CPU cores or the CPU intensive games...not in most modern games like BF4, crysis 3 or far cry3.

 

My post was a very proper and honest answer.

[Faa]

i kind of covered this with this sentence:

It was bottlenecking in games that either used less CPU cores or the CPU intensive games...not in most modern games like BF4, crysis 3 or far cry3.

 

My post was a very proper and honest answer.

He obviously doesnt know what games are cpu intensive, that's why he should list it. It wouldn't be smart telling him to get a 980 and keep his 6300 when all of his games are mmo's. For the price of a 980, he can get a 970 and perhaps a i5K/z97 if he wants to sell his 6300 or even two 970's for a tiny bit more.

 

[i_build_nanosuits]

He obviously doesnt know what games are cpu intensive, that's why he should list it. It wouldn't be smart telling him to get a 980 and keep his 6300 when all of his games are mmo's. For the price of a 980, he can get a 970 and perhaps a i5K/z97 if he wants to sell his 6300 or even two 970's for a tiny bit more.

true, MMO's and RTS are CPU intensive for the most part OP so a core i5 CPU would give you a big boost in those type of games...basicaly anything with a lot of caracter interacting on the screen at once is cpu intensive...but as i mentionned already if he's happy with the performance he gets ATM in the games he play at 1080P with FX-6300 + HD7950, the move to FX-6300 + GTX 980 @ 1440P should give roughly the same performance but at a much better resolution.

[Guest]

He obviously doesnt know what games are cpu intensive, that's why he should list it. It wouldn't be smart telling him to get a 980 and keep his 6300 when all of his games are mmo's. For the price of a 980, he can get a 970 and perhaps a i5K/z97 if he wants to sell his 6300 or even two 970's for a tiny bit more.

 

 

The reason I didn't list games I play is because it's constantly changing, it all depends on what is out that I want to play.

 

I think just getting a 980 now would be a more noticeable upgrade than getting a 970 and an i5 

[i_build_nanosuits]

The reason I didn't list games I play is because it's constantly changing, it all depends on what is out that I want to play.

 

I think just getting a 980 now would be a more noticeable upgrade than getting a 970 and an i5 

IF you are to play your games at 1440P, defenetly...if you stick with 1080P or lower resolution, no.

[dandrix]

No. It gonna bottlneck badly. Get i5/i7 instead. $350 is expensive for motherboard. You can get it cheaper.

One huge pile of crap right there.

[sgloux3470]

CPU matters less as you bump up the dependency on the GPU.

 

Outside of a select few games, you won't notice a huge difference.

 

Especially if you overclocked.

 

That said, if you have the money and desire to do it, why not?  i think the 980 would be the more noticeable upgrade considering you're coming from a 7950.