CPU > GPU

[Luis Juliano]

Hi, first i have been thinking to change my processor (AMD Phenom II X3 720 To a FX 6300) and i have a GT 1030, according with TheBottlenecker my graphics card is too weak for the FX 6300, my question is: What happen if i put the FX 6300 with a GT 1030? Would affect the performance?

 

My specs with the actual processor (Potato):

Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M LX3 (AM3 and AM3+ support)

Processor: AMD Phenom II X3 720 (3 Cores)

Ram: 2 modules of 4GB DDR3

CPU Cooler: ThemalTake Contac Silent 12

Graphics Card: Geforce GT 1030

 

My specs with the new processor:

Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M LX3 (AM3 and AM3+ support)

Processor: AMD FX 6300 (6 Cores)

Ram: 2 modules of 4GB DDR3

CPU Cooler: ThemalTake Contac Silent 12

Graphics Card: Geforce GT 1030

 

The Specs with the actual processor and the actual graphics card doesn't make Bottleneck.

 

[KarathKasun]

Bottleneck just means that one part can support faster operation if the other is upgraded.

[Aerdian]

An AMD FX-6300 is really not a bad option, even for the GTX 1030. There may be slight bottlenecking going on, but it shouldn't be bad. It should be a significant boost from your current Phenom.

[Luis Juliano]

So, the bottleneck is important if the GPU is more powerful than the CPU

[Biggerboot]

9 minutes ago, Luis Juliano said:

So, the bottleneck is important if the GPU is more powerful than the CPU

You typically want your GPU to be the bottleneck, not the CPU.  A CPU or RAM bottleneck can be a lot more crippling to your performance and cause microstuttering in-game.  GPU bottleneck is relatively normal.  If you see your GPU usage maxing out during gaming, that means there's more performance to be gained by upgrading the GPU.