Will the FX 6300 Bottleneck the HD 7950?

[DeusAres]

Alright, I just need to know if the FX 6300 will bottleneck the HD 7950. I'm looking to build a new computer, and I'm trying to refrain from spending more than I have to. I'm looking to play games such as Battlefield 3, Crysis, Borderlands 2, Skyrim (w/ mods) and others. I don't care about benchmarks; I know Intel smokes AMD. I'm solely looking for real world performance. One more thing, I don't want a dual core processor. I have come to understand that some games are greatly affected by this; for example, BF3's campaign was missing a character when run on a dual core processor.

Here's the build I have thus far. I would like to keep it below $750ish, but I cannot exceed $800. I have to make room for the Razor Deathadder gaming mouse. Other than that, all opinions and suggestions are welcome. I love learning.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $732.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-08 21:03 EST-0500)

 

[BuddiLuva]

I would try to avoid the x6 Phenoms, as I've heard they're not the best at gaming, and get outperformed by x4 Phenoms frequently. The FX 6300 would be a much better choice.

You will come across this when you carry on researching anyway.

 

[DeusAres]

Hm, this benchmark says different. Although, these are older games. Not sure how well it would perform in newer titles. Oh well, I'll probably end up with the i5 3570k anyways. Thanks for the tip though. I wouldn't use it solely for gaming; I would use it for video editing/rendering as well. As I progress in my Computer Science degree, I would imagine I would make great use of it in other programs as well.

Phenom 1100T benchmarks:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-ii-x6-1100t-thuban-amd,2810-6.html

 

[rds1220]

This is the problem with fanboys, both Intel and AMD alike. They claim to only care about performance, yet they post stupid shiz such as this. I only asked a simple question guys. I don't want any nonsensical arguments on this thread. Yes, we know that Intel beats AMD's ass according to the numbers, but if I can get similar performance for half the cost, then that could be better for me.

No fanboy here that is the facts look up benchmarks. Also it doesn't work like that you get what you pay for. If the PileDriver performed equally to an I5 it would be priced accordingly. You aren't going to get similar performance to the I5 for half the price, sorry but it doesn't work like that.

 

[EchoOne]

It will be fine,I run a 6100 at 4.7ghz and a 7950 highly overclocked running triple monitor and im not getting any bottlenecks here

 

[DeusAres]

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