New cpu upgrade for the rx 480

[ItsWeiz]

ok im planning on getting the rx 480 when it comes out would the fx 6300 bottleneck the card or should i get the fx 8350 ?

 

[Guest]

Do you already have the FX-6300?

 

[ItsWeiz]

Do you already have the FX-6300?

nope right now i have a amd 860k with a gtx 960

 

[Guest]

Do you already have the FX-6300?

nope right now i have a amd 860k with a gtx 960

It likely would bottleneck a little bit. I would just get the FX-8300 and overclock it to FX-8350 speeds with a MSI Gaming 970 motherboard and a good cooler like the Hyper 212X Dual Fan.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8300 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor ($116.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X Dual Fan 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $241.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-04 18:45 EDT-0400

 

[Redrocket90]

Wait for Zen or go intel. Its not worth it to "upgrade" from the 860k to an FX cpu.