underperforming gtx 970?

[NJHourigan]

What kind of score could I expect from my stock clock fx 6300 and gtx 970 in 3dmark firestrike?

[Vegetable]

What kind of score could I expect from my stock clock fx 6300 and gtx 970 in 3dmark firestrike?

just gunna say, that CPU is quite a bottleneck. 

[MattTheMayor]

if you overclock it, you might get a decent score.

 

but why a 6300?? its a big bottleneck for a beast graphics card.

 

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/3037086

[NJHourigan]

Well I was using the 6300 with my r9 270x and recently upgraded to a 970

[Faceman]

Well I was using the 6300 with my r9 270x and recently upgraded to a 970

A 970 is a much, much stronger GPU.  The FX6 is a bottleneck to the 970 in the vast majority of games.  Nothing AMD offers is able to properly feed a 970 in all titles, so unless you plan to switch to an i5, the best thing you can do is overclock the FX6 as much as possible, which may or may not be feasible depending on your mobo and cooling. 

[NJHourigan]

well what i5 would you guys recommend then?

[connorpiper]

well what i5 would you guys recommend then?

 

4460 for locked. (H chipset)

4690K for unlocked. (Z chipset) 

[Faceman]

well what i5 would you guys recommend then?

I wouldn't upgrade unless you are unsatisfied with your performance.  It is true that the 970 is going to be held back by your FX, but you might not be unsatisfied with the in-game performance.  Play around first before deciding to invest another ~$225+ into your rig.