Will a FX-6300 Bottleneck a GTX 780?

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According to me overclocking the 6300 upto 4.4ghz will also result in slight bottlenecking and so my recommendation is that you upgrade to something like the i5

Will I be able to do that with the cpu cooler that I have?
 


According to me overclocking the 6300 upto 4.4ghz will also result in slight bottlenecking and so my recommendation is that you upgrade to something like the i5
 
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You are not the smart one now are you? In Battlefield 4 matches with alot of players, the 6/8 cores will really help, and match or OUTPERFORM an i5.
And yes sir, I have my 6350 overclocked to 4.3Ghz, stable and whatnot. On a TX3, basicly the littlebrother to the EVO 212.
 


im not saying 6 cores isnt good, or dont get used, im saying the CPU will still bottleneck the GPU a bit. nothing to cry over, you are still getting the most out of the CPU at the end of the day, so be happy about that.
 


I'd like to see a 6300 outperform an i5 :lol:
 
This would be far better for like $13 more. I could have went cheaper but, I wanted to give an option for SLI.

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.68 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.81 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($509.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($95.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1275.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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For a gaming build I would recommend a I5 4670k or FX 8320 (Overclock the 8320) which would be cheaper especially since you can get a FX 8320 for $130. Yes I relies this is old.

 


A 6300 will not outperform an i5. I had an 8320 clocked to 4.4 gHz and it would get huge FPS drops to 35-40 and not run more than 70 fps with SLI GTX760. I upgraded to a 4790k, my FPS doubled and will not drop below 90, typically running over 130.
 
I'm Crossfireing my HD 7970, so do you think a i5 4440 will bottleneck it? They have similar performance to a GTX 780 Ti when scaling is good just for reference.