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Yes it will bottleneck two 280x's in many games. The cheapest CPU that won't bottleneck them would be a locked i5 (something like a i5-4460). 

Probably not worth the upgrade for 1080p. 

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Hi guys and gals, I want to upgrade my pc with a new GPU a 280x to be precise. But I'm afraid I might bottelneck the the two gpu's, so I've come her to ask for your opinion and if you think it's worth to upgrade.

 

My specs are:

 

Mobo: Asus Crosshair IV Formula

CPU: AMD 1090t

GPU: Gigabyte Radeon 7970

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 16gb 1866Mhz

PSU: Corsair HX 1000w

 

Oc speeds: Cpu @ 4Ghz, Northbrige @ 3200Mhz, the ram is runned at a little lower speed than usual @ 1774Mhz

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I wouldn't call that an upgrade, a 280x IS a 7970...

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Yes it will bottleneck two 280x's in many games. The cheapest CPU that won't bottleneck them would be a locked i5 (something like a i5-4460). 

Probably not worth the upgrade for 1080p. 

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I wouldn't call that an upgrade, a 280x IS a 7970...

I believe he means Crossfiring, and it would bottleneck.

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I wouldn't call that an upgrade, a 280x IS a 7970...

^This. Do you actually NEED an upgrade, or is it a "just cuz i can" type of boost? I think you are fine with your specs.

 

Wait up a bit, and get a CPU upgrade to the new Broadwell / Skylake CPUs. Then, upgrade the GPU to the AMD 300 series a bit later.

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I wouldn't call that an upgrade, a 280x IS a 7970...

Plan to run it in crossfire with the 7970 -_-

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Okay, stupid comment removed.

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Plan to run it in crossfire with the 7970  -_-

 

 

Oh, i understood by "new gpu" like it was a single gpu upgrade, then yeah, inminent bottleneck.

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I'm pretty sure when he says "a new gpu" he means an upgrade of single gpus, not a 2nd one.

 

Crossfire will bottleneck, a 280x is just the same thing..

Read the OP... " But I'm afraid I might bottelneck the the two gpu's,"

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Read the OP... " But I'm afraid I might bottelneck the the two gpu's,"

Yep, i saw it now.

 

 

Isn't a 7970 the same as a 280x?

Yep, that's why you can crossfire it.

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Ok, thanks for the help guys. Then I'll wait and just upgrade my entire system later. Maybe I'll try Intel for my next build :)

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Your CPU is already bottelnecking the single 280X (7970)

Nah, a phenom ii X6 1090t is pretty cool with that, and WAY better than a FX actually, now two of them... then yeah.

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Nah, a phenom ii X6 1090t is pretty cool with that, and WAY better than a FX actually, now two of them... then yeah.

 

Are you sure about that? I got a Phenom II 940 BE and that thing cant even drive a GTX 580 to its full potential.

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Hey guys how much would my cpu actually bottleneck a crossfire setup? Because what I could do is to buy the FX 8350.

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Hey guys how much would my cpu actually bottleneck a crossfire setup? Because what I could do is to buy the FX 8350.

8350 would bottleneck two 280x's in most games as well. 

You need at least a locked i5 to prevent a bottleneck with those two GPU's.

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8350 would bottleneck two 280x's in most games as well. 

You need at least a locked i5 to prevent a bottleneck with those two GPU's.

Well that sucks -_-

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