Will a FX-4300 bottleneck a GTX 1050?

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gustavo.mazuco

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Hello, everyone! So recently i thought about getting a GTX 1050 (Not Ti). Problem is, my CPU is an FX-4300. It's 3.80Ghz, and i don't plan on overclocking since i don't trust myself with it. Anyway, i can't afford to get a new CPU now but i really wanted to change my GPU since my GPU is really old (It's an HD5770). So i thought about buying a new GTX 1050 but i wanted to know: Will there be a lot of bottlenecking with my fx 4300?

Obviously i will be using it for gaming but i don't play on 1080p, i still prefer to stick for 720p and 60fps, but i see no problem with 30 too. Anyway, will i have any problem with it?

Oh, and my PSU is a Corsair CX550, if it helps with something.

Thanks in advance!
 
Solution
an fx 4300 can run doom & overwatch at 80+fps easily.

What you have on the nvidia card is adaptive or fast sync vsyncing - set your desktop refresh to 60htz ,enable adaptive sync in nvidia settings,enable vsync in game & you will get smooth fps irregardless of whether it drops below 60 fps or not.

Its a feature you dont have on your current amd card.
If you currently use vsync on that card then a drop below 60fps will drop straight to 50fps (50htz), below 50fps will drop straight to 30fps(30htz) ,below 30fps it will drop straight to 24fps (24htz)

The nvidia card will frop in increments of 1fps if it cant keep upto 60fps,down to 45fps or so you wont even notice it.

A gtx 1050 is a vary good pairing with that 4300 if youre happy...
I would just go for the 1050,the rx460 doesnt make any sense unless its substantially cheaper & you're budget limited.
The 1050 is a stronger card,it will last longer performance wise & you seem the type of guy who keeps his gpu's a fair while going by that 5770.
 


Yeah, i'll definitely keep it for a fair while. I still have this 5770 because it plays most games alright at 30 fps at low since i don't care much about graphics, filters, these things. Okay, guys, i will get the 1050 then. I won't be able to upgrade my CPU for like 6 or 7 months but i guess it will be okay to use it in the meantime with my fx-4300.

As RCFProd recommended, i will get a FX-8300 or something like that when i upgrade my CPU.

Thanks SO MUCH for the help guys!