i3 4170 & R9 Fury or GTX 980?

[ArcLights]

As the title says can a Intel Core i3 4170 run a R9 Fury or GTX 980 without experiencing a bottleneck?

[nhatduy1611]

In some cpu intensive game yes, but in most games it will be fine

[Morgan MLGman]

In some cpu intensive game yes, but in most games it will be fine

Lol, people say that an overclocked FX-8350 will bottleneck a GTX 970 and suggest i5's, but a two cored i3 for a GTX 980 or a R9 Fury is fine?

Get an i5-4460 at least for this GPU class imo.

It also depends what kind of games will you be playing, in top AAA titles like The Witcher 3 or Battlefield 4 for example, a FX-8320/50 will perform well due to multithreaded CPU optimization in these titles. Under DX12 it should also perform decent, doesn't leave room for upgrade without changing the motherboard though

[Fictionvl]

Some bottleneck in CPU intensive games, like arma, gta and some other games

[ArcLights]

Lol, people say that an overclocked FX-8350 will bottleneck a GTX 970 and suggest i5's, but a two cored i3 for a GTX 980 or a R9 Fury is fine?

Get an i5-4460 at least for this GPU class imo.

It also depends what kind of games will you be playing, in top AAA titles like The Witcher 3 or Battlefield 4 for example, a FX-8320/50 will perform well due to multithreaded CPU optimization in these titles. Under DX12 it should also perform decent, doesn't leave room for upgrade without changing the motherboard though

So leveling down to a GTX 970 or an R9 380/390/390X should be fine?

[Morgan MLGman]

So leveling down to a GTX 970 or an R9 380/390/390X should be fine?

I guess if you get the R9 390 you'd be better off than spending so much on a GPU and not using it to its fullest. You still might experience bottlenecks, my FX-8350 paired with a GTX 970 sometimes hits 90% of usage on all 8 cores in one location (Novigrad) in The Witcher 3 cause it's just CPU demanding, you'd get huge fps drops there. Besides this particular place the CPU usage doesn't exceed 30-40% so the i3 should be okay most of the times. Still you should either get a R9 390 cause it's better than the GTX 970 or lower down to a R9 280X since it's better than the 380. That's my opinion.

[nhatduy1611]

Lol, people say that an overclocked FX-8350 will bottleneck a GTX 970 and suggest i5's, but a two cored i3 for a GTX 980 or a R9 Fury is fine?

Get an i5-4460 at least for this GPU class imo.

It also depends what kind of games will you be playing, in top AAA titles like The Witcher 3 or Battlefield 4 for example, a FX-8320/50 will perform well due to multithreaded CPU optimization in these titles. Under DX12 it should also perform decent, doesn't leave room for upgrade without changing the motherboard though

I said that it will bottleneck in cpu intensive game. The i3 beat out the fx 8350 in single thread performance so in game that only use 2 core the i3 is faster.

[Morgan MLGman]

I said that it will bottleneck in cpu intensive game. The i3 beat out the fx 8350 in single thread performance so in game that only use 2 core the i3 is faster.

I agree, that's why I said that in top titles like TW3, Tomb Raider etc the 8350 would smash an i3 =) It all depends what games you play, since I don't play older games or many MMORPGs the FX suits my needs perfectly cause I do use multithreading quite heavily in addition to that.

[ArcLights]

I said that it will bottleneck in cpu intensive game. The i3 beat out the fx 8350 in single thread performance so in game that only use 2 core the i3 is faster.

So you mean I can run a GTX 980 or an R9 Fury, but experience hiccups or bottlenecks if the game is more CPU intensive?

[arniks8]

So leveling down to a GTX 970 or an R9 380/390/390X should be fine?

You should pick up a R9 280/R9 380 or GTX 960/770. If you want a faster GPU then sell your i3 and buy i5.

[ArcLights]

I guess if you get the R9 390 you'd be better off than spending so much on a GPU and not using it to its fullest. You still might experience bottlenecks, my FX-8350 paired with a GTX 970 sometimes hits 90% of usage on all 8 cores in one location (Novigrad) in The Witcher 3 cause it's just CPU demanding, you'd get huge fps drops there. Besides this particular place the CPU usage doesn't exceed 30-40% so the i3 should be okay most of the times. Still you should either get a R9 390 cause it's better than the GTX 970 or lower down to a R9 280X since it's better than the 380. That's my opinion.

Alright I totally get your view, and thanks for your time

[Morgan MLGman]

So you mean I can run a GTX 980 or an R9 Fury, but experience hiccups or bottlenecks if the game is more CPU intensive?

No, he meant that i3 only wins with the FX-8350 in games that use up to two threads. Besides that it's a worse CPU in gaming cause it's not a gaming CPU, neither is the FX but it's just more powerful overall. You can run it with R9 Fury or a 980 but it's a waste of money and the GPU potential. Get the R9 280X/R9 380/GTX 770/960, maximum a R9 390 with the future upgrade to an i5-4460 in mind... No problem, I'm here to help =)

[ArcLights]

No, he meant that i3 only wins with the FX-8350 in games that use up to two threads. Besides that it's a worse CPU in gaming cause it's not a gaming CPU. You can run it with R9 Fury or a 980 but it's a waste of money and the GPU potential. Get the R9 280X/R9 380/GTX 770/960, maximum a R9 390 with the future upgrade to an i5-4460 in mind... No problem, I'm here to help =)

Ok, the time I bought that i3 4170 I knew already that I couldn't go that far up the GPU ladder, so the explanation you guys just gave me at least confirms my own thoughts too