Can my AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5 GHz still run GTX 1060?

[xtylerockx]

Im planning to upgrade my pc. i currently have a AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5 GHz (CPU) and i wanted to upgrade to a GTX 1060. Will i be alright and will the GPU be bottlednecked?

 

[TechyInAZ]

Yes bottlenecking will be quite a bit severe, depending on the games you play. If you play older titles, you'll be ok.

 

[kgt1182]

Bottlenecking will be existent. That can be solved by OC.

One of my sig. builds run an RX 480 with the FX 4350. If you are targeting for 1080p 60 FPS, that CPU may not be up to the task unless you overclock heavily.

You may need to OC heavily if you dont plan to change your gear. I recommend Arctic Freezer 13/Cooler Master Nepton 280L or equivalent.

This is because AMD FX CPUs have low IPC for its clock rate, and combined with the relatively low 3.5 GHz stock clock of the FX 6300 yields low single thread performance. It should do 40-70 FPS.

However, if you want smooth 60FPS minimums,
you either have to go Intel, go AMD Ryzen (new board and RAM) or OC. A 4.7-4.8 GHz OC on the FX 6300 would easily net you good 60 FPS minimums.)

Also, games are GPU intensive. That GTX 1060 will definitely be bottlenecked with framerate losses of up to 50% at 1080p (40-70 vs 110-130 , but the framerate difference will not be hugely noticeable unless you have a 120Hz+ monitor)

The stock cooler could get you to 4.1-4.2 GHz, which would ease some of the bottleneck.

EDIT: I assume you already have your gear, so lets get down to overclocking business.

My recommended OC settings:

Stock cooler @4.2 GHz (Free)
BCLK:200.00MHz, Multi: 21.0x
VCore: 1.30000V

Freezer 13 @4.6 GHz (US$20)
BCLK:200.00MHz Multi:23.0x
VCore: 1.45000V

Nepton 280L@4.8 GHz (US$100)
BCLK:200.00MHz Multi:24.0x
VCore: 1.55000V

Your results may vary, these worked for my FX 4350 which net me 4.4, 4.7 and 4.9 GHz respectively. 100 IBT AVX High Passes stable, under 70°C maximum temperature.

Given your CPU is a 6 core CPU, I adjusted the voltage and clocks to a lower value.

If you dont plan to OC, get new CPU/Mobo/RAM or get a GTX 1050Ti instead.