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R9 270x compatibility Question

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November 5, 2013 5:49:51 PM

Today I installed an R9 270x to replace my AMD 7750 so i decided to test a few games to see the performance but the frame rate seems to be around the same as the 7750 maybe a little higher like maybe 4 - 6 frames higher so i decided to wipe my computer clean of all ATI and Nvidia Drivers as well as using Driver sweeper in safe mode and this did nothing i also disabled my on-board Graphics in the bios setting be still nothing so i'm wondering if it could be my Motherboard which is an Asrock Nc68-c Ucc.
I am pretty sure that this could be the cause but i just wanted to make sure.
My Athlon ii x4 640 CPU which is also to blame can bottleneck my GPU but should not by that much as i must be loosing around 30 - 40 frames as iv'e seen Compared to the R9 270x Benchmarks.
so could you please tell me if i should buy a new Motherboard and CPU also sorry about my spelling.

here are my specs just in-case.

CPU - Amd Athlon ii x4 640
Gpu - R270x
Motherboard - Asrock Nc68-c Ucc
Ram - 8gb(Not sure what make)
PSU - Corsair TX 650W PSU
Operating system - Windows 8.1



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a b V Motherboard
November 5, 2013 6:02:09 PM

Yep, CPU Bottleneck.
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November 5, 2013 6:10:38 PM

cookybiscuit said:
Yep, CPU Bottleneck.


Thanks So do you think I should buy a New Motherboard aswell as a new CPU or Just upgrade to new CPU on the same motherboard.

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a b V Motherboard
November 5, 2013 6:16:48 PM

You aren't really going to be able to move to a fast enough CPU with that motherboard, I believe a 8350 is compatible with AM3 but some of the features are locked out over AM3+. Go with a 8350 or 4670K, whichever is convenient, preferably the i5 as its generally faster.
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a b V Motherboard
November 5, 2013 6:16:48 PM

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November 5, 2013 6:22:40 PM

cookybiscuit said:
You aren't really going to be able to move to a fast enough CPU with that motherboard, I believe a 8350 is compatible with AM3 but some of the features are locked out over AM3+. Go with a 8350 or 4670K, whichever is convenient, preferably the i5 as its generally faster.


Ok thanks i was planning on getting a Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 and a fx 8320.
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November 5, 2013 6:40:46 PM

your cpu lacks the technology to unlock 270x's full potential...in short, bottlenecked...get a 120$ 6-core amd cpu
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