Bottleneck with AMD FX 6300 (3.5ghz) and GTX 970

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Hi, like many of you, I am seeking to buy the 970 (upgrading from r9 270x). I would like to know if my cpu is gonna botleneck if i pair a gtx 970 with it. Thanks for the help!
 

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Where are you getting these figures from?
 

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Maybe a little. I would like to see some more reviews on the new GPUs. The 6300 is a capable CPU.


@rockie, I'm not sold on that site. I don't like stone of the numbers. I'll get back with you on that.
 


Then sell your 3570K and get FX 6300 ! ....
 

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Dude, chill out. Don't get your feathers ruffled because someone disagrees with you. I prefer Intel anyways.


@deathstreike125720, sorry for the derailment. Again, the 6300 may hold the 970 GTX a little. You will notice the difference in CPU based games.
 

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Lol thanks for the answer
 

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No problem. The reason I say that the 6300 may hold back the 970 a little is because the 6300 competes with the i3s. An i3 won't hold back a 780 GTX, but that is game dependent. You typically want to have a balance build. You are starting to stretch the limit of the 6300. What motherboard do you have? If you have a decent motherboard, you can always try overclocking to squeeze a little more performance out. I do want to point out, you should keep upgrading a CPU/Mobo in mind. The AM3+ socket is dead. Right now your only choice is Intel.