Negative GPU Bottleneck effects?

[TerminalPro]

I currently have an AMD FX 6300 and am about to upgrade my graphics card to a GTX 970 STRIX. I have done some research and apparently the 6300 will bottleneck the card.

However I do plan on upgrading my CPU soon too, but it may not be for a few months. I don't care if the performance of the 970 will decrease with the bottleneck, because once I upgrade my CPU it will be fine, however I don't want the lifespan of the 970 to reduce if I do bottleneck it.

I might also actually go with a 980 if bottlenecking has no negative effects other than reduced performance.

So I was just wondering if the bottleneck cause any significant problems other than performance, and if I should maybe not upgrade to the 970/980 just yet if the problems are too severe.

Thoughts? and Thanks

 

[George Phillips]

Good choice. Each dollar saved and spent on a better graphics card almost always returns more FPS in games.

First of all, if your CPU is a bottleneck for the graphics card, it will not shorten the lifespan of the card. It will be fine. And if the cpu is already the bottleneck of a Geforece GTX 970, I suggest just stay with 970 instead of 980 because 980 doesn't really run much faster than 970 but 980 will cost a lot more. All that money can be saved to invest in a better processor or a better processor/motherboard combo in the future to maximize the performance of GTX970.