Forza Horizon 3 CPU Question

[TreesMadeOfTanks]

Looking to get FH3 as its 25% right now. But i know for a fact a need a new CPU as it already bottle necks with lower powered games. Pretty sure the 750TI SC will be fine. But i need a CPU and motherboard: sub $200.

I'm thinking--

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD6300WMHKBOX-FX-6300-6-Core-Processor/dp/B009O7YORK/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1480556029&sr=1-2&keywords=amd+processor

https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-6Gbps-Socket-Motherboards-GA-970A-DS3P/dp/B00CX4MUCC/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1480556097&sr=1-2&keywords=am3%2B+motherboard

Keep in mind i'm not necessarily looking to Ultra settings the game, just stop the bottleneck. Do you think this would work?

[Clyne]

If you're going to get a 6300 and a new board, might as well get a i5-2500K+P67 board instead...it'll offer a improvement over the 6300 in single core and multi core scenarios. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i5-2500K-3-3GHz-Quad-Core-Processor-Socket-LGA1155-/122247827696?hash=item1c7689d0f0:g:FyoAAOSwB09YPfh1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Asus-P8P67-EVO-Motherboard-Missing-I-O-Shield-/332048998579?hash=item4d4fa9a0b3:g:EiAAAOSwEzxYPvbb

[DELTAprime]

To put FH3's insane CPU requirements in perspective I have a 6600k @4.6ghz and that limits the recommended graphics settings to medium. I can run it on Ultra, but in CPU depended areas (which is a fair amount of the game's map) I see GPU usage suffer and frames dip from over 100 fps in GPU depended areas to low 40 fps in Surfer's Paradise. I suggest you research your CPU for FH3 carefully.

[Zangashtu]

I have a 6600k with an RX480 8GB and I can run it on ultra 60 solid, the only times I see drops is in the forested areas with looooads of trees but the drops are only 10 - 15.
Slightly noticeable but not unplayable

[Phate.exe]

I have a Phenom II X6 1090T (Thuban, while yours is a Deneb), a not-great asus mobo with 4 phase power, and an RX 470.  The game ran okay on my old R9 270x (dynamic medium, 30fps), but would run out of VRAM.

 

At stock clocks, the 1090T bottlenecks the RX 470 in this game if you want to play at higher than 30 fps (although it will run rock steady there, with pretty graphics).

 

With some overclocking on the CPU (~3.6GHz/3.9GHz turbo), I can run dynamic high settings at 1080p, average 55fps, with only occasional dips down to 48fps or so.  With some VRM cooling improvements, I'm hoping to push the turbo speed much higher.

 

With both my old card, and my new card (stock or overclocked), it would chug hard when first loading the pre-race screen, but in-game everything was smooth.

 

TL;DR:  Phenom II is bae.  Improve your cooling, and keep the VRM's cool, start leaning on the thing, and you'll do pretty well.

[TreesMadeOfTanks]

1 hour ago, Phate.exe said:

 

TL;DR:  Phenom II is bae.  Improve your cooling,

Should i watercool? 

[Phate.exe]

20 minutes ago, TreesMadeOfTanks said:

Should i watercool? 

I did it because I was a bored engineering student and my stock cooler sounded like a hair dryer.  You shouldn't need to.  My loop is currently just the block, pump, 140mm rad, and a 120mm case fan pointed at the water block to help cool the unsinked VRM's, so it's far from crazy cooling.

 

Actually if you're already at 4GHz on a 212 Evo, I'd just buy the game and take a stab at running it.  Honestly your video card will likely be the problem before the CPU (the R9 270x I replaced is more powerful than the 750ti).  A 470 is about as much video card as I'd feel good about pairing with a Phenom II for CPU-heavy games.

 

This game is still pretty to look at on dynamic low settings, so you should be more than capable of rocking a solid 1080p30+ on low-medium.