Will a 380 be bottlenecked?

[misthosg]

Hey guys,

So, my rig is extremely outdated, as you can tell (in sig), and I am looking to upgrade. Question is, can I get away with just upgrading my gpu? I don't want to spend much, but I want to be able to actually play games not in slide show mode. Right now I can squeeze out 30 fps in Bo3 all low, but Idle (not moving) I get 60 fps, and 30 when someone shooys/ I move. I'm looking to purchase a 380 (I honestly don't think I need more), and I know my 4130 will bottleneck it, but to what extent? Is it worth throwing in a 4690k?

Thanks for the help.

[comicsansms]

It would probably be bottlenecked.

I would get a R9 270x if you are not upgrading your CPU, but if you are upgrading your CPU a R9 380 is fine for time being.

[asiancorruption]

Hey guys,

So, my rig is extremely outdated, as you can tell (in sig), and I am looking to upgrade. Question is, can I get away with just upgrading my gpu? I don't want to spend much, but I want to be able to actually play games not in slide show mode. Right now I can squeeze out 30 fps in Bo3 all low, but Idle (not moving) I get 60 fps, and 30 when someone shooys/ I move. I'm looking to purchase a 380 (I honestly don't think I need more), and I know my 4130 will bottleneck it, but to what extent? Is it worth throwing in a 4690k?

Thanks for the help.

if you need a cpu for the 380, get the 4460.

[Benji_w]

Hey guys,

So, my rig is extremely outdated, as you can tell (in sig), and I am looking to upgrade. Question is, can I get away with just upgrading my gpu? I don't want to spend much, but I want to be able to actually play games not in slide show mode. Right now I can squeeze out 30 fps in Bo3 all low, but Idle (not moving) I get 60 fps, and 30 when someone shooys/ I move. I'm looking to purchase a 380 (I honestly don't think I need more), and I know my 4130 will bottleneck it, but to what extent? Is it worth throwing in a 4690k?

Thanks for the help.

 

Turning your GPU down means more pressure on your CPU, turn your settings up.

[misthosg]

if you need a cpu for the 380, get the 4460.

I have a local microcenter, so everything is cheap, and also I like overclocking. I will consider it though, thanks.

[misthosg]

Turning your GPU down means more pressure on your CPU, turn your settings up.

I'm sure that it is my gpu causing frame rate drops.

Edit: it happens when something graphically demanding happens in the game, although it could be a possibility. Thanks for the feedback.

[Hman1250]

The 4160 will not bottleneck the r9 380. You're all underestimating that CPU.

[misthosg]

The 4160 will not bottleneck the r9 380. You're all underestimating that CPU.

I'm pretty sure it will. It is a very underwhelming cpu. It's a 4130 by the way. AMD.

[Hman1250]

I'm pretty sure it will. It is a very underwhelming cpu. It's a 4130 by the way. AMD.

There's barely any difference between the 4130 and the 4160. The 4160 is clocked 200mhz higher than the 4130, still under the same architecture

[Nena Trinity]

The 4160 will not bottleneck the r9 380. You're all underestimating that CPU.

Yes it will in many games that isnt greatly optimized the AMD cards will suck CPU performance like a vampire! The only fix is a quad-core or FX CPU for some reason this happen to i3s and below probably is related to them being dual-core CPUs...

[misthosg]

Yes it will in many games that isnt greatly optimized the AMD cards will suck CPU performance like a vampire! The only fix is a quad-core or FX CPU for some reason this happen to i3s and below probably is related to them being dual-core CPUs...

We were referencing to the AMD-4130.

[Nena Trinity]

We were referencing to the AMD-4130.

Well if it was a FX-6300 or FX-8320 I would say probably not but with that well not so sure...

[misthosg]

Well if it was a FX-6300 or FX-8320 I would say probably not but with that well not so sure...

Yeah, I am 100% positive that it will bottleneck, I am just not sure to what extent and if its worth to upgrade to a higher end cpu, say a 4690k. I guess I still have some time to decide at least.

Thanks for the reply.

[Nena Trinity]

Yeah, I am 100% positive that it will bottleneck, I am just not sure to what extent and if its worth to upgrade to a higher end cpu, say a 4690k. I guess I still have some time to decide at least.

Thanks for the reply.

Blops III if that is the game you wanna play is very CPU intensive I hear so my advice is go for the best you can afford maybe Skylake i5 or i7 if you can!

[Prysin]

if you need a cpu for the 380, get the 4460.

a FX 6300 is capable of pushing a stock reference R9 290...

it is cheaper to move up to a FX 6300, or if his board supports it, a FX 8320 (and disable 4 cores, which would make it a fast quad core... yes, disabling FX cores make them FASTER... oh the irony)

[totjup5]

Yeah that cpu will be a bottleneck in most modern titles.

[totjup5]

a FX 6300 is capable of pushing a stock reference R9 290...

it is cheaper to move up to a FX 6300, or if his board supports it, a FX 8320 (and disable 4 cores, which would make it a fast quad core... yes, disabling FX cores make them FASTER... oh the irony)

Well, it makes them faster in workloads that aren't heavily multi-threaded at least. So, gaming.

[misthosg]

Blops III if that is the game you wanna play is very CPU intensive I hear so my advice is go for the best you can afford maybe Skylake i5 or i7 if you can!

I might be able to get a 4790k + a z87 (with a bios update) for ~300 dollars from my friend, I will see how it goes

[Nena Trinity]

I might be able to get a 4790k + a z87 (with a bios update) for ~300 dollars from my friend, I will see how it goes

Sounds like a good plan!

[PlayStation 2]

Can you get a used 7850/7870/7950 for cheap?

[misthosg]

Can you get a used 7850/7870/7950 for cheap?

Not sure. I will look for 280x I guess

[PlayStation 2]

Not sure. I will look for 280x I guess

Ya'live in New York. Surely you can snipe a $100 7950 on eBay?

[misthosg]

Ya'live in New York. Surely you can snipe a $100 7950 on eBay?

Lol, good thinking

Thanks for the reply.

[Prysin]

The 4160 will not bottleneck the r9 380. You're all underestimating that CPU.

depending on the game, it WILL.

 

a intel CPU is not some godsent wonder. They have their limits and games can easily put a high CPU load on them causing issues.

Then add AMDs driver overhead onto the bonfire and that i3 DO SUFFER

[don_svetlio]

Lol, good thinking

Thanks for the reply.

380 > 280X > 7970 > 280 > 7950

FX 6300 can push a 380 fine