CPU Bottleneck with R9 280X?

[Aftersaint]

Hello Guys,

I just acquired a Sapphire R9 280X Toxic

Since I am upgrading from an HD 6670, I am somehow concerned that it might bottleneck with my CPU.

I have a AMD Athlon II X3 460 Socket AM3

Here are my full specs:

CPU - AMD Athlon II X3 460 3.4GHz Socket AM3 95W
MOBO – Foxconn A78AX 3.0
GPU – Sapphire R9 280X Toxic
HDD - TOSHIBA PH3300U-1I72 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
RAM – 16 Gb Kingston 1333 Mhz CL9
COOLING - AC Arctic F12
POWER - Be quiet! Pure Power CM BQT L8-CM-730W Modular (730 Watt continuous)


Could someone be so kind to shed some light on it?

Will I experience problems?

Thanks

Rich

 

[AMD Radeon]

definitely yes
at least you should have 8320 and good mobo for 280X

 

[Aftersaint]

Hell I just needed a proper reality check I knew this was coming my way.

So may you suggest a CPU that can coop with it without strangling it.

I am somehow between the i3 3570 and the i5 4670.
And an FX 8320 or FX 8350.

What do you think?

Thanks

Rich

 

[AMD Radeon]

i will go with i5 + cheap B85 mobo
no need to OC

and use your 1333 ram

8320 and any amd cpu favors fast ram, while intel doesnt have any problem with slow ram

 

[Aftersaint]

Cool, so it seems it will be i5 but i3 3570 is less money? I mean there is quite a price diference so are the gains worth it?

As for mobo I think that perhaps a H87 would go along very nice.

Thanks

Rich

 

[AMD Radeon]

go for i5 4570 and any cheap B85 mobo
3570 is older gen

 

[Aftersaint]

Thanks for the help.

So i decided to go for the i5 4670 and and for mobo the Gigabyte GA-H87M-D3H

I think I will be ok for some time with it.

Thanks again

Cheers