Will amd fx 4130 bottleneck my r9 280x?

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MichaelEpicBeast

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I Will upgrade my pc in Christmas so can my cpu keep up with that card until Christmas?
I still don't have an r9 280x but I will buy it in September.
I was planning on buying an AMD FX 8320 but everybody suggests buying an Intel i5 4670 but I don't have the money to buy an Intel i5 processor. When watching on youtube reviews, intel processors show even 10 frames improvement in some games so is the Intel i5 4670k that better than an AMD FX 8320 Cpu?

Specs:
-Cpu: Amd FX 4130 3.8Ghz
-Gpu: R9 280x Vapor-X
-Psu: Seasonic 500w
-Mobo: M5a78l-m lx3
-HDD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda

Sorry for my english, I speak it very badly.
 
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Hey,

I got an fx 6300 and r9 280x.
No bottleneck at all :) playing crysis 3 easy on max settings 1080p and 1440 p with no single lagg.

But the fx 4100 will botlleneck a r9 280x.

So i would say go fx 8320 or fx 8350 (which is just the same cpu with a few more Ghz) or i5 (4) gen. Depends on your budget.

By the way the the fx 8320 will be perfect for you. It will even get some games better fps than an i5. Not saying a i5 is bad. i5 is great! but if your on a budget get the fx 8320. Witch is better then mine fx 6300 witch is doing just fine.
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Hey,

I got an fx 6300 and r9 280x.
No bottleneck at all :) playing crysis 3 easy on max settings 1080p and 1440 p with no single lagg.

But the fx 4100 will botlleneck a r9 280x.

So i would say go fx 8320 or fx 8350 (which is just the same cpu with a few more Ghz) or i5 (4) gen. Depends on your budget.

By the way the the fx 8320 will be perfect for you. It will even get some games better fps than an i5. Not saying a i5 is bad. i5 is great! but if your on a budget get the fx 8320. Witch is better then mine fx 6300 witch is doing just fine.
 
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You can, but the GPU will be bottlenecked. If you are fine with that, then stick with it until Christmas.



Your motherboard does not support the FX-8320. You will need a new motherboard. Please also know that changing the motherboard may require you to re-install your operating system because the old motherboard drivers won't work on the new motherboard.



In terms of gaming, yes. The FX-8320 is still better at multi-tasking and heavily-threaded applications like Photoshop. While the FX has more cores, each core is individually weaker compared to the i5. That is why the i5 is better at gaming in general because the majority of games do not use many cores.



I already answered that above.



In a way, yes. Why? Because the FX line is dead. AMD left it and are focusing on their APU line. So there is no direct upgrade to the FX-8320. You can upgrade to a FX-8350, but it will never be worth the money to do so.



Nothing aside from power consumption. It has nothing to do with performance.



You original post says it is a Seasonic. Did you change it? A Silverstone Strider PSU isn't terrible, but 500W is cutting it very close. I don't recommend running the PSU so close to its limit because it performs less efficiently and if you managed to go over, it shuts off.



Yes; that is fine.



H87 definitely does support CrossFireX. But you probably don't need the extra features of H87 so B85 is definitely a legit option.
 
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