oc fx 6300 to 3.8ghz and r9 290

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Will an overclocked fx 6300 to 3.8ghz bottleneck an r9290? I would oc more but I am working with an msi 970a-g43 mobo so I do not want to push any farther then the oc genie II( which is 3.8ghz) I have read at stock my cpu would bottleneck the r9 290 to about 80% perfermance, so what can I expect with this slight oc? I am now going to attempt a greater oc with hyper 212 evo cooling solution
 
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That motherboard handles 125w FX 8320's. You can clock your CPU to at least an FX 6350's 3.9ghz to maybe 4.0 and still be OK. You just need to change the multiplier to get there normally. It might bottleneck an R290 a little, but I wouldn't think it would much with that clock speed.
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That motherboard handles 125w FX 8320's. You can clock your CPU to at least an FX 6350's 3.9ghz to maybe 4.0 and still be OK. You just need to change the multiplier to get there normally. It might bottleneck an R290 a little, but I wouldn't think it would much with that clock speed.
 
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So it would be safe for me to over clock to 4.0 without having to worry about frying my mobo or severely shortening its life span

 
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I've ordered the hyper 212 evo to replace the stock cooler and 4 case fans to increase airflow inside the case. I am going to shoot for at least 4.1ghz. Anyone have any other thoughts on if this cpu will bottleneck r9 290? fx6300 oc
 
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To speak the truth,u would be bottlenecked. But i'd say that if u can push ur cpu to 4.2-4.5 ghz using a third party aftermarket cpu cooler like the Hyper 212 EVO,then the bottleneck would be somewhat minimal but still there would be bottleneck.
And be aware of O.C ing that much on your G43, logain is right, it's not meant for serious O.C ing.
I's recommend u to buy a fx8320 which is the best price/performance cpu in the market.
 
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I have overclocked to 4.2ghz and am only using 125watts according to this calculater http://extreme.outervision.com/tools.jsp#cpuoc. Since my board supports processors using 125 watts at stock,
 
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