will a gtx 970 bottleneck a fx 6300

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ok so had post a recent thread asking about my next gpu upgrade as at the moment i have a gtx 760. the suggestion was to go for a gtx 970 as this seem to be the best gpu within my price range.

however there was a concern that the 970 would bottleneck the 6300 is that the case as i would like more clarification around this before i make a decision.

just to be clear my knowledge around this topic is pretty basic so any explanations will need to take that into account

cheers
 
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Not really, the 6300 runs at 3.5GHz with 4.1GHz turbo... Shouldn't really be bottle-necked.

However I would also recommend upgrading to an AMD FX8350 - It's a beast am currently using it does everything I want to.
Yeah, it'll bottleneck, but if you have a good cpu cooler you can OC the CPU and run that card with no problems. But, if you just have basic knowledge of all this. I would just go ahead and get a new CPU, the FX 8350 is what I have and it's fantastic.
 


well i have managed to clock the 6300 up to 4ghz but it hasn't been stable so need to give it another go. I've got a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo fitted so hoping to be able to get 4.1 - 4.2 stable oc once I've got my head round it
 


Not really, the 6300 runs at 3.5GHz with 4.1GHz turbo... Shouldn't really be bottle-necked.

However I would also recommend upgrading to an AMD FX8350 - It's a beast am currently using it does everything I want to.
 
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You're asking him to buy a new motherboard and CPU. When the Question was just will his current CPU bottleneck 970 or not - Answer is no.
 
Its more like the other way around (will an FX-6300 bottleneck a GTX 970). Anyway, the benefit of a stronger GPU runs out with the FX-6300 around the R9 280X or GTX 770 level. Beyond that you're pretty much just spinning your wheels (and spending money unnecessarily).
 
From a guy running a 6300 with a gtx970 (yup me ;-)

Yes it will limit the max fps of the 970 - fact.
A - i5 with a 970 will pull 100fps+ on ultra with advanced warfare.
A 6300 will only pull around 80fps with a 970
Therefore its most definitely a bottleneck.
Is it anything to worry about and/or should you disregard the 970 as a viable purchase??
Definitely NOT

At 1080p 60htz with vsync on its going to pull a steady 60fps on literally every game out there on ultra irregardless of the CPU limitations.
If you have the budget mate go for it is my opinion - at £60-£70 more than a 280x the temps & power draw alone are worth that yo me personally (upgraded from a 280x for those exact reasons)

Edit - you could do with getting that 6300 up to 4ghz or thereabouts - that's the best performance /voltage/temp ratio IMO.
A 6300 should do that on stock voltage - what motherboard are you using??
 


HI Madmatt30 heres my current specs

Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core
EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card
PNY XLR8 8GB (4GB) DDR3-1600
kingston 1600 (4GB) c9d3/4gx

the rig is only around 9 months old and was only ever meant to be a budget pc. i wanted one that would compete with the next gen consoles and felt at the time the 760 was the best choice in my price range.

as i said before i'm just a little gutted that i need to upgrade the GPU now, but if i'm able to get hold of a 970 im hoping to avoid having to upgrade for a while.

i will only be running at 1080p.
 


Decent board ,good cooler - you should have no problem running at 4ghz+ mate,none at all - what were your stability issues when youve overclocked before??

to put the 6300 at 4ghz + 970 into perspective with new titles

ac unity - 50fps locked at ultra (gpu is at 99% constantly so optimisation issues)
Alien isolation 60fps locked 60-70% gpu usage
farcry 4 - Ultra - 60fps locked
dead rising 3 - can get a locked fps at 50 if i fanny about with settings a bit (poorly optimised game)
COD advanced warfare - all settings maxed - 60fps solid locked

so definitely a viable upgrade imo - you can pretty much set ultra & 60fps vsync in any game & forget about it.
 


Problem I had was getting all the cores stable, all but 2 showed errors on prime 95. Oc with multiplier set at 20, cool n quiet off, and turbo off with no change in voltage. Ndd to do a bit more reading I think lol