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Abraham Amponsah

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How big is the influence from a cpu on gaming? (assuming no bottleneck)
Like im going to get a fx 6300 w/ a r9 270, if i would get for example a i5 3570k instead or mayb even a ivybridge i7 how much more fps would i get?
 
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Correct. Generally with a budget, AMD can't be beat (and I'm an Intel/Nvidia fan, so no bias here).

A 6300 should be able to handle up to a 280x/770, but since AMDs single core performance is weaker than Intel's, you'll likely want to get the 8320 (best price for performance) and pair it with a 280x/770 or higher.

Once you get past the ~$1100-1200 range, you can likely squeeze in a Z87 board, i5-4670k, and a GTX 770. Alternatively with that budget, and if you do favor AMD, you could stick with a 8320 and grab a 780/ti, 290/x if budget allows it.
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Depends heavily on the game in question.

On most of them you will see an improvement due to the better per core performance of the intel chips, but it may only be 5-15%, in many cases either not visible or doesn't affect the playability.

Some of specific older games and newer games that are coming out seem to be using more and more cores or just tax the CPU mode so depending on how the games are coded and what kind of operations they run you might see a much higher improvement.
 
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The CPU is a vital part of gaming performance, but the GPU plays the larger determining factor when you're talking about getting more FPS. Pairing an i5/i7 with a 270 would net you around the same FPS as you would with a 6300.

Getting a 6300 and a 280x/770 would likely work, but a 8320 (assuming budget) and a 280x/770 would work even better. But assuming no budget, an i5-4670k would pair nicely with any high range GPUs.
 
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So bassicaly if you are on a low budget get a good amd cpu + a 150-250$ gpu, if the budget is higher an intel cpu would be better for future upgrades/higher end cards?

 
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Correct. Generally with a budget, AMD can't be beat (and I'm an Intel/Nvidia fan, so no bias here).

A 6300 should be able to handle up to a 280x/770, but since AMDs single core performance is weaker than Intel's, you'll likely want to get the 8320 (best price for performance) and pair it with a 280x/770 or higher.

Once you get past the ~$1100-1200 range, you can likely squeeze in a Z87 board, i5-4670k, and a GTX 770. Alternatively with that budget, and if you do favor AMD, you could stick with a 8320 and grab a 780/ti, 290/x if budget allows it.
 
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