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it's got 4.5 stars so I can't see why not.

Great i shall try it! Thx for everyone's help :) i thought i was gonna get shunned for such the bottleneck my system would have but all turned out well :)

So i bought a GTX 980ti from amazon yesterday and i need to know if i can atleast be able to use it with my setup i know it will be bottlenecked but i am intending to upgrade my other stuff soon! So i need to know if I will be able to run the GTX 980ti and what will be a good upgrade path for my PC (CPU, RAM, Motherboard, etc) I do prefer AMD. 

 

Current PC Setup:

Mobo: Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3.0

Processor: AMD FX-6300

Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Dual Channel DDR3

CPU Cooler: Hyper D92

Storage:

SanDisk SSD Plus 250GB

Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB

Western Digital 2TB Green HDD

Graphics Card: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Power Supply: EVGA 600W 80 plus

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 Series (white with stock fans on it)

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It will get bottlenecked by the CPU. You can go intel or wait till zen or get a 8350

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How bad will it get bottlenecked?

It all depends on the Usage Scenario

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doesn't matter, any bottleneck is enough to render the extra cash you spend on the card useless

 

 

It all depends on the Usage Scenario

 

 

Quite bad using the FX 6300, I would say 20-30% less fps/performance

Considering i have already purchased the 980TI and its on the way what would u recommend i upgrade my processor to? AMD is preferred ;)

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Why AMD? Intel's processors atm are much better.

More affordable for me. Also keep in mind my current Mobo uses AM3+ so if i stick with FX Series i will also save money in the mobo. I do know i need to update my modo soon to but i would rather be latter.

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It'll be fine with the 6300, at least for now. Sure there will be a bottleneck but only to a minimal amount (losing 5-10 fps compared to something like a 5960x), not the 20/30% less performance that I saw someone else saying. You're better off waiting until you can upgrade to Intel (getting a new mobo + cpu) as the 9590 is not a good CPU by any stretch of imagination.

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plus depending on your mobo the FX-9590 will burn up your mobos VRMs

good to know

 

It'll be fine with the 6300, at least for now. Sure there will be a bottleneck but only to a minimal amount (losing 5-10 fps compared to something like a 5960x), not the 20/30% less performance that I saw someone else saying. You're better off waiting until you can upgrade to Intel (getting a new mobo + cpu) as the 9590 is not a good CPU by any stretch of imagination.

As i stated i have already purchased the 980ti and its on its way as we speak xD so i did screw up big time just needing to know if i will be able to atleast use the 980ti with my setup and PSU.

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good to know

 

As i stated i have already purchased the 980ti and its on its way as we speak xD so i did screw up big time just needing to know if i will be able to atleast use the 980ti with my setup and PSU.

Yeah you'll be quite fine for now. 

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good to know

 

As i stated i have already purchased the 980ti and its on its way as we speak xD so i did screw up big time just needing to know if i will be able to atleast use the 980ti with my setup and PSU.

visit you local power supply calc

http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

my findings say that you psu is fine as long as you have enough pci-e cables

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just to confirm for the 9000th time my current setup WILL be able to at least use the 980ti knowing my PSU is @600w the 980ti will still work with all my other parts?

Ohh I sort of glossed over the PSU part, you'd probably want 650+ watts for a 980ti.

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Considering i have already purchased the 980TI and its on the way what would u recommend i upgrade my processor to? AMD is preferred ;)

return it and get something cheaper if money is a concern upgrading the rest of your system

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