Will the i3 4130 bottleneck XFX R9 280X?

[Primordial Genesis]

Will the i3 4130 bottleneck XFX R9 280X? and would using a high end or low end mobo affect this?

 

[Karsten75]

Most likely yes, it's a really low-end processor. The mobo has little effect on that, if at all, so "NO".

 

[Primordial Genesis]

Most likely yes, it's a really low-end processor. The mobo has little effect on that, if at all, so "NO".

okay and err How bad would the bottleneck be? I've heard the R9 280X is the sweet spot for the i3.

 

[Karsten75]

Come to think of it, for bitcoin mining, you'd have no bottleneck at all.

 

[makishima]

Don't listen to that guy, i3 isn't a low-end processor, you'll have a better performance in i3+280x than pairing a mid-range card to a high-end processor. You can get a B75 chipset for your i3, no need for a high-end mobo since you will not overclock but if have the money don't hesitate to buy an i5. That guy above me doesn't know what he's saying.

 

[Karsten75]

Don't listen to that guy, i3 isn't a low-end processor, you'll have a better performance in i3+280x than pairing a mid-range card to a high-end processor. You can get a B75 chipset for your i3, no need for a high-end mobo since you will not overclock but if have the money don't hesitate to buy an i5. That guy above me doesn't know what he's saying.

oh ok, take the advice of a complete noob that can't even type complete sentences.

 

[makishima]

As long as he understands it I don't have a problem with it. Primordial Genesis, you'll thank me later, anyway... I still suggest you to get an i5.

EDIT: English is not my first language but I know what I'm saying

 

[maddogfargo]

It will be OK in most games. But it will hold you back a bit in newer titles that want 4-8 cores for the best performance.

If you can upgrade to an i5 in the near future, that would be a very good match for an R9 280. I'd recommend the Devils Canyon i5 4690k coming out, sinbce it is the same price as haswell.

 

[Primordial Genesis]

Don't listen to that guy, i3 isn't a low-end processor, you'll have a better performance in i3+280x than pairing a mid-range card to a high-end processor. You can get a B75 chipset for your i3, no need for a high-end mobo since you will not overclock but if have the money don't hesitate to buy an i5. That guy above me doesn't know what he's saying.

B75 Chipset doesn't have the right socket type for the 4th gen CPU.

It will be OK in most games. But it will hold you back a bit in newer titles that want 4-8 cores for the best performance.

If you can upgrade to an i5 in the near future, that would be a very good match for an R9 280. I'd recommend the Devils Canyon i5 4690k coming out, sinbce it is the same price as haswell.

Planning to upgrade within 1 year, I've seen the results of the i3 in gaming, so i know exactly where it lands in terms of "high end or low end". It smashed every AMD CPU (Including 8320/8350) for gaming even in bigger titles such as BF4. And it even gave the i5 a run for it's money, but considering it's £40 cheaper, that's what's swayed me towards it. I'd rather take my £40 that I saved from the CPU and bucket it into the GPU, same goes for the mobo, the case and everything else tbh. Only exception I will make is for an SSD for quick OS Boot up times.

 

[makishima]

I mean B85, my bad

 

[Primordial Genesis]

I mean B85, my bad

What's this like? http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-H81-BTC-Motherboard-Express/dp/B00HEUIS2G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404127748&sr=8-1&keywords=H81+Pro+BTC Nice and cheap. I've heard the Audio is abit...mediocre. but other than that, it's pretty solid as a board.

 

[sora]

Yes but I doubt the bottleneck would be that bad. The H81 is a decent board for the price.

 

[makishima]

I've got MSI H81 for my i5 too. If you don't need the extra features of the B85/H87 then you're good to go. About the price, mine is almost the same just £3 more