Will my AMD FX 8320 bottleneck a GTX 970 or 980?

[cosmicbatz]

I am going to upgrade to one of these. Here are my current specs:


CPU: AMD FX 8320
(cooler): Water cooled h100i

GPU: Club 3d Radeon R9 280x

RAM: 8gb/mushkin blackline

Mobo: Asrock 970 extreme 3

PSU: EVGA 750B2

Hard Drive: 250gb ssd and 1tb seagate barracuda

Case: Corsair 800D

I want to play games like GTA V, shadow of mordor, KF2 and bioshock infinite on high-ultra settings on 1080p monitor. Is it worth the upgrade? Or should I get a better cpu?

 

[dudeman509]

The CPU will be more than enough for gaming on the 970 for a few years. Ramp it up to 4.5 GHz and enjoy.

 

[neieus]

Just like it was mentioned you'll be just fine but of course overclocking will help keep you a head of any potential performance issues.

 

[captainmumoy]

not the best mobo, BUT will not bottleneck that video card

 

[Dan425811923]

The 8320 is the same as an i3 and even worse in some cases.. I would get a 280x as a gpu. Here is proof. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2340510/amd-8320-4150-4350.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNt_KS0UUhI

 

[UnBroken]

The 8320 is the same as an i3 and even worse in some cases.. I would get a 280x as a gpu. Here is proof. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2340510/amd-8320-4150-4350.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNt_KS0UUhI

An 8320 performs a little bit worse then an I5 4690k. But it is much easier to overclock.

But I have an Asrock 970 extreme 3 and it is just fine for overclocking. I have the same CPU and got it to 4.2 without even touching voltages and it is still working fine. I am pretty sure I can get it higher but will have to increase voltages a little. But this CPU is a really good choice.

 

[cosmicbatz]

The 8320 is the same as an i3 and even worse in some cases.. I would get a 280x as a gpu. Here is proof. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2340510/amd-8320-4150-4350.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNt_KS0UUhI

I have a 280x... I listed it right at the top.

 

[Dan425811923]

The 8320 is the same as an i3 and even worse in some cases.. I would get a 280x as a gpu. Here is proof. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2340510/amd-8320-4150-4350.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNt_KS0UUhI

I have a 280x... I listed it right at the top.

Sorry did not see it. Then get an i5 and a 970 later on.

 

[captainmumoy]

nothing wrong with it I have both i5-4690k and fx 8320e, and the 8320e is performing alot stronger

 

[Dan425811923]

nothing wrong with it I have both i5-4690k and fx 8320e, and the 8320e is performing alot stronger

A 9590 is getting a little worse performance then the i5 4460. LOL

 

[Dan425811923]

nothing wrong with it I have both i5-4690k and fx 8320e, and the 8320e is performing alot stronger

A 9590 is getting a little worse performance then the i5 4460. LOL

 

[neieus]

Agreed there's nothing wrong with the 8320e. Speaking for myself only as I've owned both CPU types in the past hardly have I ever noticed a difference.

 

[dudeman509]

Agreed there's nothing wrong with the 8320e. Speaking for myself only as I've owned both CPU types in the past hardly have I ever noticed a difference.

Nowai. You should obviously pay $200 more for the i7 for 5 FPS difference. That 8320 is such a bottleneck!

^sarcasm

I can't tell a difference in games between an i5-3570K and my 8320. Both systems have smooth gameplay and almost equal FPS with a GTX 970 in both. And the Haswell chips aren't a massive step up from the Ivy Bridge ones.

 

[Dan425811923]

Agreed there's nothing wrong with the 8320e. Speaking for myself only as I've owned both CPU types in the past hardly have I ever noticed a difference.

Nowai. You should obviously pay $200 more for the i7 for 5 FPS difference. That 8320 is such a bottleneck!

^sarcasm

I can't tell a difference in games between an i5-3570K and my 8320. Both systems have smooth gameplay and almost equal FPS with a GTX 970 in both. And the Haswell chips aren't a massive step up from the Ivy Bridge ones.

AMD fanboys. How many more web links will I need to prove that a 8320 will BOTTLENECK a 970/980. An i3 is trading blows with an FX 8370e.http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-fx-8370e-cpu,3929-7.html

 

[Dan425811923]

I bet you guys think an AMD Athlon 2650 is good with 4 way SLi Titan Xs.

 

[dudeman509]

AMD fanboys. How many more web links will I need to prove that a 8320 will BOTTLENECK a 970/980. An i3 is trading blows with an FX 8370e.http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-fx-8370e-cpu,3929-7.html

I really can't tell you that last time that I cared that my CPU was limiting me when the system was still doing 100+ FPS.

You must have some ridiculous eyes.