Upgrading to 750ti questions

[Braydan900]

hello i am upgrading the the 750 ti quite soon (either the reference model or gigabyte) i am also upgrading to a quad core cpu down the track (probably in a month or two)

but at the moment i have a amd a4-6300 and a gt 630.
i was wondering if i upgrade my gpu and leave the cpu upgrade for later how much will my cpu bottleneck my gpu

 

[aasimas]

It wont. Your cpu can handle the gpu. The gpu is power eficcient and also its TDP' is low. Just make sure you have a good psu.

 

[Braydan900]

It wont. Your cpu can handle the gpu. The gpu is power eficcient and also its TDP' is low. Just make sure you have a good psu.

yeah i know it will probably not bottleneck in the majority of games but what about the games like battlefield 4 that work much better on quad core how much will it bottleneck then?

 

[dark_globe]

in fact it will bottleneck the card in some scenarios ...
dual core apu is really weak processor for most modern games ...
get the quad core with unlocked multiplier ASAP ...
750K/760K are nice and don´t cost much ...

 

[Braydan900]

in fact it will bottleneck the card in some scenarios ...
dual core apu is really weak processor for most modern games ...
get the quad core with unlocked multiplier ASAP ...
750K/760K are nice and don´t cost much ...

is the FX-6300 a good cpu to upgrade to its only 20 dollars more than the cpu i was going to upgrade to and features 6 cores instead of 4

 

[aasimas]

I agree with the above info. you shud change or processor ASAP and try to get a 4 core processor but u shud be fine with that for the time being just make sure u don't max out the settings or overclock the card.

EDIT: You will see the difference if u play for lets say more than an hour.

 

[dark_globe]

you can´t upgrade to fx6300 without replacing the motherboard as well ...
it won´t work since fx6300 is for AM3/AM3+ motherboards and you have fm2 motherboard ...
thats why i suggested 750K/760K as cheapest solution for you ...

 

[Braydan900]

you can´t upgrade to fx6300 without replacing the motherboard as well ...
it won´t work since fx6300 is for AM3/AM3+ motherboards and you have fm2 motherboard ...
thats why i suggested 750K/760K as cheapest solution for you ...

Ah ok just there is no where near here that sells that cpu (i could possibly get it ordered in)
if you could have a look here http://www.bigbencomputers.com.au/viewcat.php?cid=121
could you tell me the best motherboard for the cpu i want so when i upgrade the cpu i will upgrade the mobo at the same time

 

[dark_globe]

selection there is really limited ...
but this one will do ...
but it´s not very cost effective solution ...

 

[Braydan900]

selection there is really limited ...
but this one will do ...
but it´s not very cost effective solution ...

Ok thanks what mobo do you recommend as they also order parts in if needed

 

[dark_globe]

M5A97 EVO R2.0 or GA-970A-UD3P

 

[Braydan900]

M5A97 EVO R2.0 or GA-970A-UD3P

thanks for your help i will probably get the gigabyte model

 

[RobCrezz]

If you are changing platform, I would consider an Intel I5 and H87/H97 motherboard.

 

[Braydan900]

If you are changing platform, I would consider an Intel I5 and H87/H97 motherboard.

no for this build it will be amd
i just dont see the point of spending top dollar for intel unless im making a really good gaming pc

 

[dark_globe]

true , i5 would be the best , but it depends on his budget ...
however with 750Ti there won´t be any noticable difference in gaming performance ...
i5 is better for the future (if you decide to upgrade your gpu to something more powerfull later on)

 

[Braydan900]

true , i5 would be the best , but it depends on his budget ...
however with 750Ti there won´t be any noticable difference in gaming performance ...
i5 is better for the future (if you decide to upgrade your gpu to something more powerfull later on)

yeah im in high school no job= minimal money my main purpose to upgrade this cheaply is to do my for a year or two then re purpose it as a steam machine in the lounge room then completely build a pc from scratch