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AMD R9, will my old parts bottleneck?

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  • SATA
  • Bottleneck
  • Monitors
  • AMD
  • Graphics
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November 30, 2013 11:47:45 PM

Hi, I'm finally getting around to rebuilding my PC for 3 monitor eyefinity. I'm thinking about getting 2 of the new R9 cards, maybe 2 290s and, 3 120hz 24inch monitors. I'm wondering if I have to upgrade my old parts to not bottleneck the cards. This will be mainly for gaming with mainly BF4 in mind right now. I'm trying to save money, the cards I estimate at $800 and 3 monitors at $800; I was actually just hoping to spend $1500 total for upgrades, or just get the best bang for my buck.

3 years old:
CPU: i7 930 OC'd to 3.8ghz
RAM: 6GB 1333 (mhz linked to cpu can't remember exact value)
MOBO: X58A-UD3R (SATA 2)
5 years old:
PSU: 750watts (definitely have to upgrade)

I also just bought an Intel 530 240gb SATA 3 SSD which already will be bottleneck by SATA 2 but I figured will still be crazy fast. (couldn't resist for $110 before tax/shipping)

Any advice/suggestions are welcome! Thanks!!

*edit: Would like to add I was planning to run 5760x1080. And the settings don't have to be ultra, so if I can get away with lesser stuff, I don't mind. Main concern is good frame rates while still looking good.

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December 1, 2013 12:06:03 AM

No bottleneck there, the overclock you have on your 930 will still beat/tie the newest CPUs, all of which can push a minimum of 60 fps in BF4.
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