Got Bottleneck?

[ClLUTClH]

I knew I was going to bottleneck, but I went ahead and upgraded my GPU to an XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB video card. Any ideas on how much FPS I'm missing out on with this current setup?

 

ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ Motherboard

AMD FD4300WMHKBOX FX-4300 Four-Core 3.8GHz AM3+ Processor

Kingston HyperX Red KHX16C10B1R/8 8GB Memory Module (x2 for 16GB total)

XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card

[Excon]

Depending on the game it could be a lot. You would get a noticeable increase if you play games like Battlefield 4.

[WoodenMarker]

Yes. How much will depend on the game. 

I'd recommend getting an aftermarket cooler like the 212 Evo and oc'ing the 4300 or getting a 8320 and oc'ing it.

[AlwaysFSX]

A good chunk, maybe 35ish%?

[JoshM]

If you spending that much on gpu why not also get an 8320?

[ClLUTClH]

If you spending that much on gpu why not also get an 8320?

 

I'm actually putting together a new build around the R9 290 and the i7 4770K in a month or two, but I just wanted to know how badly the rest of my computer is holding my GPU back. I am glad that I jumped on the R9 290 when I did. though, because the prices went skyhigh after I purchased mine. I was able to snatch one for $399 along with a free copy of Battlefield 4.

[JoshM]

I'm actually putting together a new build around the R9 290 and the i7 4770K in a month or two, but I just wanted to know how badly the rest of my computer is holding my GPU back. I am glad that I jumped on the R9 290 when I did. though, because the prices went skyhigh after I purchased mine. I was able to snatch one for $399 along with a free copy of Battlefield 4.

Oh nice, 

[ClLUTClH]

The primary reason I brought this up was because of my poor framerates on Grand Theft Auto IV. I'm guessing that game is pretty CPU intensive. On the other hand, games like Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive have ran very smoothly in comparison. 

[Flojer0]

Depending on the game it could be a lot. You would get a noticeable increase if you play games like Battlefield 4.

Depending on the game it could be nothing too. If the game isn't coded for more than four cores there will hardly be different from an FX-8320.

[Excon]

Depending on the game it could be nothing too. If the game isn't coded for more than four cores there will hardly be different from an FX-8320.

Thats why I said if you play games like Battlefield 4 which is optimized for more cores.

[ClLUTClH]

Depending on the game it could be nothing too. If the game isn't coded for more than four cores there will hardly be different from an FX-8320.

 

Hmmm. Does memory have anything to do with framerates or does that just affect loading times and such?

[JigglyPufflez]

Hmmm. Does memory have anything to do with framerates or does that just affect loading times and such?

8Gb is more than enough for gaming if you were to upgrade to anything higher, you wouldn't see a significant improvement (nothing to really take into consideration) however I have heard that BF4 favours faster Ram not sure on the claims though. Take it with a grain of salt, but your biggest bottleneck seems to be your CPU and with an i7 4770k that will more than enough for an r9 290 I would imagine even multiple r9 290's. Hope this helps

 

Edit: Ideally you want more than 6GB of ram to be fine for any games in the coming future

[Titanicium]

Too much is the short answer...

 

I would personally recommend just getting a new CPU...

[Flojer0]

Hmmm. Does memory have anything to do with framerates or does that just affect loading times and such?

For gaming memory speeds very rarely make a difference for frame rate. If you want faster loading times then get an SSD big enough to hold whatever games you play. And anything beyond enough ram isn't going to make any difference.