Question Does the AMD FX-6300 bottleneck my 1060 6GB? Massive FPS drops

[LewisMann]

Hi, currently when playing games I have constant drops in FPS and it's big drops. I usually start off in a game about 170fps and then after a game or two it will dip down to 40-100 fps. Since this is happening, I think it is a bottleneck! If this is a bottleneck, what would you recommend for an upgrade in new CPU, RAM and Motherboard.

Here are my specs:
GPU:MSI GTX GeForce 1060 6GB
CPU: AMD FX-6300
RAM: Kingston Hyperx Fury DDR3
Power Supply: Corsair CS650M

Would appreciate a quick reply if possible! Thanks

 

[DSzymborski]

It's very likely; you'll get diminishing returns quickly above a 1050 Ti or so. It's a very old CPU that never was a really a gaming beast.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $355.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-02 14:48 EST-0500

 

[LewisMann]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $355.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-02 14:48 EST-0500

It's very likely; you'll get diminishing returns quickly above a 1050 Ti or so. It's a very old CPU that never was a really a gaming beast.

Thanks!!

 

[LewisMann]

It's very likely; you'll get diminishing returns quickly above a 1050 Ti or so. It's a very old CPU that never was a really a gaming beast.

Yeah it is very old, I OC it to 4100Mhz but it didnt seem to do barely anything

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It's time to move on , FX is really showing it's age in modern gaming.

 

[LewisMann]

It's time to move on , FX is really showing it's age in modern gaming.

I have water cooling in my system, would this affect having a ryzen 5 2600? im not the best with computers!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

You would need t find out if there is an AM4 mount available.

 

[LewisMann]

You would need t find out if there is an AM4 mount available.

what does this mean?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

A CPU cooler mounting kit for the AM4 Ryzen board.

 

[LewisMann]

A CPU cooler mounting kit for the AM4 Ryzen board.

could you reccomend one to me please?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

What water cooler are you running?

 

[LewisMann]

What water cooler are you running?

im not sure what it is but how do i find out?

 

[slappomatt]

look at it? does it have any brand names or model number markings on it? I am assuming this is an all in one closed loop water cooler. otherwise post a pic.

My daugher is running my old 1060 6g MSI gaming X on an AMD A10 cpu. she will be going ryzen 5 1600 and I will be getting a 2600 for myself soon.

 

[LewisMann]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxSHFku_EwgQYy03QS13SVFwRzQ1OFd3a2ZNTjR5V0o2eVpJ/view?usp=sharing

look at it? does it have any brand names or model number markings on it? I am assuming this is an all in one closed loop water cooler. otherwise post a pic.

My daugher is running my old 1060 6g MSI gaming X on an AMD A10 cpu. she will be going ryzen 5 1600 and I will be getting a 2600 for myself soon.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxSHFku_EwgQYy03QS13SVFwRzQ1OFd3a2ZNTjR5V0o2eVpJ/view?usp=sharing

 

[LewisMann]

look at it? does it have any brand names or model number markings on it? I am assuming this is an all in one closed loop water cooler. otherwise post a pic.

My daugher is running my old 1060 6g MSI gaming X on an AMD A10 cpu. she will be going ryzen 5 1600 and I will be getting a 2600 for myself soon.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxSHFku_EwgQYy03QS13SVFwRzQ1OFd3a2ZNTjR5V0o2eVpJ/view?usp=sharing can you help pls?

 

[LewisMann]

look at it? does it have any brand names or model number markings on it? I am assuming this is an all in one closed loop water cooler. otherwise post a pic.

My daugher is running my old 1060 6g MSI gaming X on an AMD A10 cpu. she will be going ryzen 5 1600 and I will be getting a 2600 for myself soon.

I found out, it's the Corsair H105