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Yep, imo you should upgrade CPU 

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Yea, you need an 8 core AMD CPU to handle a 970, and even then you will have some bottlenecks.

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Rather invest in a unlocked i5 :)

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It probably will. If you'll go AMD you will need Fx 8350 or up. For Intel any i5 would probably do the job without bottlenecking.

 

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I would upgrade to an Intel Core i5, but that is just me because I am more of an Intel person. If you are an AMD person, that is just fine, because I don't want to push people out of their comfort zone and tell them that a certain brand is crappy, but that is aside the point.

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I would say get an FX 8320/8350. Or get an Intel CPU, but I believe you need to buy another motherboard.

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So i got myself a gtx 970 and i did not realize the amount of cpu bottleneck i would get with my current CPU, so now i need to upgrade!

 

im wondering if the AMD FX6300 would bottneck my new GTX 970 SSC 2.0?

 

Thanks - Monarch

If you are comfy with the idea, OC the 6300, and you should be ok.

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My FX-8320 (almost got enough money to upgrade to a 5820k, waiting is killing me) bottlenecks my 970 at stock speeds, but a nice overclock to 4.5GHz pretty much fixed that. You should really get an i-5 k series, intel cpus are far superior to amd tbh

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