Bottleneck? (Is this a good idea?)

[TheBcoolGuy]

I realize that the title is a bit misleading, as it might portray that I think that bottlenecking is a good thing. But no, Sir! That is not the case. Let me tell you.
I am buying a used computer from some guy. A nice guy. Nice ol' chap! Anyway...
It has plenty of power to get me by for quite a while as it is, even. Here are the specs:
AMD FX-6100 3,3GHz (6-core)
MSI 970A-G43 (MoBo)
16GB DDR3 RAM 1600MHz
Dual Gigabyte GTX 560's (non Ti) 1GB
A 120 gig boot SSD
another two harddrives
Yeah. So, my question is, is this gonna be bottlenecked in a severe way? The CPU may be 6-core, but it's a low-end 6-core at that.
I am also planning on getting a single high-end GPU in the future. Would the CPU block something like a Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 6GB?

 

[imkvn]

Now a days it's more towards your gpu rather than your cpu. We really don't know much because there's no imperical evidence I can show you because they haven't done this kind of testing for awhile. I guess you could bottleneck on a 30inch or greater monitor. There's too many variables. Resolution, game, gfx card manufacture, cpu.

 

[Novuake]

LOL you sir, have a great sense of humour!

Anyway.

First off the bad.

1. REALLY bad motherboard known for high failure rates and dodgy VRMs/VRM cooling.
2. The 6100(Bulldozer range) were pretty bad and always cause some form of bottlenecking on gaming systems. Other than that they have very poor single core performance that effect gaming in a big way. So yes, with a high end card like you want, it would be one hell of a bottleneck.

The unknown?

1. Find out the exact exact SSD model. That gives you a better idea of reliability.
2. Having a quality PSU is a lot more important than people realize, a bad PSU is a deal breaker in my opinion. So find out what model that is.

So now assuming that the PSU and SSD is of decent, reliable quality, the PRICE he is asking is gonna be important? It will have to be pretty low for me to say go for it.

 

[imkvn]

That's for overclocking, but here's the cpu list. AMD FX-6100 it's not horrible, but probably on the lower quartile.
Comparable to Intel Core i7 940 @ 2.93GH
and falls 500 pts below Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz which is not horrible.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=AMD+FX-6100+Six-Core&id=257

 

[Novuake]

That's for overclocking, but here's the cpu list. AMD FX-6100 it's not horrible, but probably on the lower quartile.
Comparable to Intel Core i7 940 @ 2.93GH
and falls 500 pts below Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz which is not horrible.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=AMD+FX-6100+Six-Core&id=257

CPU bench is notoriously inaccurate.

Take a close look at some of those results.
Stupid examples, but here is the funniest one :
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz @ 8548
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz @ 8317

How the HELL have the managed to get 2 CPUs that are effectively EXACTLY the same with 2 different results?
Same goes for any non-K VS K edition.

Hell an I7 990 scores the same as a I7 3770. Which you should know is complete BS.

And what about overclocking?

 

[james77]

I find cpubenchmark.net inaccurate too. Even at videocardbenchmark.net you would see that dual GPU video cards tend to get lower scores than they are supposed too.

 

[TheBcoolGuy]

Guys... I can't afford upgrading ANYTHING right now. What I really need to know, with a Corsair TX650W PSU, 16 gigs of RAM 1600MHz, AMD FX-6100 3,3GHz, dual 560's... well http://www.blocket.se/vi/51268229.htm .... is it gonna work as it is? (I know it says 8 gigs and another motherboard, but the guy changed it. he had a motherboard that wasn't good for sli that burnt up before, so he replaced it and he just made it 16 gigs of RAM.

 

[Novuake]

I dont know that currency?

OK so what could you get for the same price if new?

 

[TheBcoolGuy]

Nothing. I mean, I am trying to sell my computer for like $800. I don't want a shitty little $800 PC, though. I do have a GPU and PSU to be returned for like... $300? idk... I live in Sweden, though. Use komplett.se to find me good parts for $1050-ish. (About 7900 SEK, actually) Novuake pls

 

[Novuake]

Well damn, even with an 800$ equevalent PC in Sweden, you should be able to build a decent machine.

Try and get a build like this in sweden and see what it comes out to :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CGpP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CGpP/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CGpP/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.95 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $784.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 04:54 EST-0500)

 

[TheBcoolGuy]

Your amazons and new eggs are useless to me. Especially your old eggs! Even though a dollar is about 7 SEK, Swedish stores treat it as it was 10. Also, I need 16 gigs of RAM. And I'm not afraid of going AMD. I have more than $800. The Sapphire Radeon R9 270x Dual-X 2GB and the Corsair CS750M I bought are another... 2400 SEK at least. About $300? I mean, I could use the PSU I already have. I do wanna do upgrading in the future. IDK, man. You've gotta bring a working and good deal. I'm getting that other system for $771.86 as of right now. I'm gonna check on komplett.se. I think. Nah. It's just... I don't know which parts go together. I need your help. Go to komplett.se, navigate through all the Swedish and find me a good computer for a little bit over 7000 SEK? Plz? purty plz? 4 mii?

 

[TheBcoolGuy]

Guys... it's fine now. I'm using the Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X GDDR5.
And I'm selling my tablet instead. And I'm gonna put one of the 560's in the second computer, the one I'm on right now.