Would an FX-6300 Oc'd @4.3ghz bottleneck two 280x's

[N64CUBE]

?

[pomaranc]

yep

[sms1202]

I don't think so

[Oshino Shinobu]

Yes, in most games

[LiamApex]

proburly

[Chugle]

Just a bit.

[TheSLSAMG]

A fair bit, yes.

[OAcesync]

Don't think it would be big probably a bit

[Monarch]

It would bottleneck even 1 280X in some CPU bound situations. 2 280X's will be bottlenecked big time.

[theereal]

Perhaps, probably.... yes....

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

Quite a fair bit.

[sgtheadhole]

No, maximum %20 reduction in any game, any game will be playable, its nothing to go overboard about

 

most of these replies are for benchmark score differences, benchmark =/= real life playability

[Wingfan]

 

 

most of these replies are for benchmark score differences, benchmark =/= real life playability

Pretty sure these replies arent just benchmark differences lol

[Monarch]

most of these replies are for benchmark score differences, benchmark =/= real life playability

 

That's not really true. While benchmarks might do something you wouldn't see in games, if there's a difference in benchmark score then it means something legitimately makes that difference. Benchmarks are designed to stress the hardware as much as possible. In games this kind of a stress is put on the hardware only in certain situations. Like when you fight Fugas in Witcher 3, he'll attack you with fire that is extremely demanding on the GPU. Same thing when you blow up a vehicle right in front of you with C4 in BF4. If you go to Novigrad in Witcher 3, CPU usage will be significantly higher than anywhere else in the game. In Crysis 3, that'd happen in Welcome to the jungle mission, due to grass physics.

 

Just because most of the time games are not as demanding as benchmarks doesn't mean benchmarks do not reflect real-world performance.

[Dabombinable]

1 R9 280X is the upper limit of what you8 can run on the FX 6300 without large and noticeable bottlenecks. Adding a second R9 280X will only give a minimal performance boost in games.

[D2ultima]

Yes

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[FLUFFYJELLO]

Yes, as it bottlenecks even a single 280X, see here.

[miagisan]

Yes, as it bottlenecks even a single 280X, see here.

What you are describing in that post is a weak single core in games which rely on the CPU. That is not a bottleneck. You have your terms mixed up. A bottle neck is when your gpu can't be used to near 100% potential. An r9 280x will NOT be bottlenecked by a fx 63xx.

[Nena Trinity]

If the game uses 2 cores then yes.

 

If the game uses 4 cores maybe a bit

 

If the game uses 6 or more then probably not unless the game is shit.

[FLUFFYJELLO]

What you are describing in that post is a weak single core in games which rely on the CPU. That is not a bottleneck. You have your terms mixed up. A bottle neck is when your gpu can't be used to near 100% potential. An r9 280x will NOT be bottlenecked by a fx 63xx.

The GPU cannot be 100% utilized in those games because the 6350 has weak single core performance, resulting in a bottleneck. This will become more apparent when adding a second 280x.

[Nena Trinity]

The GPU cannot be 100% utilized in those games because the 6350 has weak single core performance, resulting in a bottleneck. This will become more apparent when adding a second 280x.

So why does Advanced Warfare run like shit on a i3+280X while a FX-6300+280X does much better?

 

And it beats just barely the i3 in Witcher 3 and lets not forget Cities Skyline which loves more cores and i3 is crushed...

[FLUFFYJELLO]

So why does Advanced Warfare run like shit on a i3+280X while a FX-6300+280X does much better?

And it beats just barely the i3 in Witcher 3 and lets not forget Cities Skyline which loves more cores and i3 is crushed...

Because the games utilize more cores? You've been explained all of this before, why are you asking me again, Nena?

When a game's performance is hindered because the graphics card cannot work to its fullest potential due to another component limiting it's performance, there is a bottleneck. In the games listed in the thread I wrote months ago, the CPU was a bottleneck.

[Nena Trinity]

Because the games utilize more cores? You've been explained all of this before, why are you asking me again, Nena?

When a game's performance is hindered because the graphics card cannot work to its fullest potential due to another component limiting it's performance, there is a bottleneck. In the games listed in the thread I wrote months ago, the CPU was a bottleneck.

Yes but the game limits the CPU not the CPU the game the fact is that you blame the CPU when you really should blame the game...

[miagisan]

The GPU cannot be 100% utilized in those games because the 6350 has weak single core performance, resulting in a bottleneck. This will become more apparent when adding a second 280x.

Not speaking for cross firing as I have no experience in that. But I use a 6300 and my gpu hits 98% all the time and constant. It's not a bottleneck.

[FLUFFYJELLO]

Yes but the game limits the CPU not the CPU the game the fact is that you blame the CPU when you really should blame the game...

I didn't say it was limiting the game, I said it was limiting the graphics card.