A good CPU match for R9 280x?

[Dirkchamp78]

I believe I have a bottleneck playing R6 Siege and my cpu is running 100% while my video card is 60% ish... high settings 1080p using afterburner. Currently running AMD 955 phenom II quad core with a R9 280x vapor x. Seriously considering an Intel conversion but i want the best match for my GPU. What would my best match be?

[C0LL0SS0S]

well the i5 4460 should be fine for you or the 4690(k)

[Vengeance_K1ng]

5960x

[Samppa221]

i5 4xxx(k)

[Dirkchamp78]

well the i5 4460 should be fine for you or the 4690(k)

I was leaning toward the 4690k. Always had AMD but watching benchmarks in current games that cpu is beating the 8350. The 6600k edges that out but I wasn't sure if that's worth the extra money and will my GPU then be the bottleneck?

[C0LL0SS0S]

I was leaning toward the 4690k. Always had AMD but watching benchmarks in current games that cpu is beating the 8350. The 6600k edges that out but I wasn't sure if that's worth the extra money and will my GPU then be the bottleneck?

if you have the Money the 4690k would be a great Option, I wouldn't get the skylake since the Price is not worth it IMO

[Dirkchamp78]

if you have the Money the 4690k would be a great Option, I wouldn't get the skylake since the Price is not worth it IMO

 

Might be a month away after recovering from Christmas but I think it will be worth the investment. Thanks everyone for your replys!

[Dirkchamp78]

Make sure to get a good Z97 mobo to match.

 

Wish you a long component life, low temps and high overclocks.

Yeah i would get a Z97 also, I've always had ASUS boards but I'm open to ideas. What would you recommend for a board?

[Dirkchamp78]

Preferably tier 2A on that list or better. Asrock is good value, but I prefer the feature set and component quality of Gigabyte/Asus.

Thanks!

[Dirkchamp78]

Thinking this board http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132412&cm_re=ASUS_PRO_GAMER-_-13-132-412-_-Product

 

I like the idea of M2 support or my OS and I love ASUS.

[Brennan Price]

Overclocked AMD Athlon x4 860K should do the job nicely.

[Dirkchamp78]

Overclocked AMD Athlon x4 860K should do the job nicely.

 

Haven't tried to overclock my 955 black edition but i hear it does it well.

[Brennan Price]

Haven't tried to overclock my 955 black edition but i hear it does it well.

Yeah, very well indeed. My 860K can get up to 4.2 GHz easily. However even if you overclocked your Phenom, it will still be slower than a lot a quad cores out there like my 860K or an i5.

[Dirkchamp78]

Yeah, very well indeed. My 860K can get up to 4.2 GHz easily.

 

Just put a new cooler on mine so i might try it now.

[Brennan Price]

Just put a new cooler on mine so i might try it now.

That is a good idea, see what you get and post the results here please since I am also looking at building a cheaper rig for LAN parties and so on.

[Dirkchamp78]

That is a good idea, see what you get and post the results here please since I am also looking at building a cheaper rig for LAN parties and so on.

 

Will do, it's currently running 32c idle and 47c max while playing R6 Siege. Cooler is a Cooler Master Nepton 120XL liquid cooler.

[Brennan Price]

Will do, it's currently running 32c idle and 47c max while playing R6 Siege. Cooler is a Cooler Master Nepton 120XL liquid cooler.

Nice, I am guessing that is not overclocked yet?

[Dirkchamp78]

Nice, I am guessing that is not overclocked yet?

Not yet, I'm "working" atm lol.

[Brennan Price]

Not yet, I'm "working" atm lol.

Oh right, Am looking forward to the results though

[Dirkchamp78]

Oh right, Am looking forward to the results though

So I just ran AMD Overdrive auto clock and this is what it says. My first time doing this so I wanted to see what that came up with. Results with no voltage boost on auto clock.

 

The result of last successful tune is:

1.40v

Last CPU clock is: 3792.5 MHz

Last HT Link ref. clock is: 205 MHz

Last CPU multiplier is: 18.5 X

[Dirkchamp78]

2nd run on auto clock with a voltage boost to 1.50v @Brennan_Price

 

The result of last successful tune is:

 

Last CPU clock is: 3895 MHz

Last HT Link ref. clock is: 205 MHz

Last CPU multiplier is: 19 X

 

I think I should maybe dial it back to 3.6 or 3.7 and run it for a while. Any ideas?

[Brennan Price]

2nd run on auto clock with a voltage boost to 1.50v @Brennan_Price

 

The result of last successful tune is:

 

Last CPU clock is: 3895 MHz

Last HT Link ref. clock is: 205 MHz

Last CPU multiplier is: 19 X

 

I think I should maybe dial it back to 3.6 or 3.7 and run it for a while. Any ideas?

I would try and keep it there, or even push just that little bit more and try to get 4GHz. Although I would still run it for a while to make sure it is stable for ya