Advice on GPU Upgrade!

[fattybobbyjones]

Hey all, so I'm wanting to upgrade my GPU from a r9 280x to a rx 470. First off, is the rx 470 much better than r9 280x? I heard it was. ALso will my cpu bottleneck my gpu? I have a fx-6300 and dont know if i should invest in the rx 470. Also, if there is a better alternative, could you reccomend? I am just gaming at 1080p 60HZ

 

[maxalge]

Hey all, so I'm wanting to upgrade my GPU from a r9 280x to a rx 470. First off, is the rx 470 much better than r9 280x? I heard it was. ALso will my cpu bottleneck my gpu? I have a fx-6300 and dont know if i should invest in the rx 470. Also, if there is a better alternative, could you reccomend? I am just gaming at 1080p 60HZ

pointless, your cpu is too weak

and gpu power wise its a sidegrade anyways


save the money for a complete system upgrade
you are in a dead end setup right now, its not worth spending any money on it
because it cant handle anything more powerful gpu wise

 

[Lutfij]

1| Bottleneck isn't the right term.
2| What is the make and model of your PSU and how old is it?
3| According to this chart, the jump is only one tier, the difference will be negligible.

 

[fattybobbyjones]

1| Bottleneck isn't the right term.
2| What is the make and model of your PSU and how old is it?
3| According to this chart, the jump is only one tier, the difference will be negligible.

Mine is the Corsair CSM 650Watt. I only purchased it end of last year because of psu problems I was having with my last PSU (Antec True Gamer 650w). If it helps heres my current build rn. (Outdated, Iknow lol):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($122.90 @ Playtech)
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon R9 280X 3GB Vapor-X Video Card
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Antec - TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply
Total: $122.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-06 23:34 NZST+1200