Willan i5 4590 be bottlenecked by a R9 270 2gb GDDR5?

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So I'm at a crossroads between getting an i3 4150 with a r9 270x, or an i5 4590 with a R9 270. I'm on a budget and can't afford a higher GPU with the i5 than the R9 270. However I've been told that the GPU is too weak for i5. I'm really just trying to get 120 FPS to play CS: GO and would be fine with getting an i3 if it accomplished that but would still prefer the i5 if it doesn't bottleneck. So will the i5 be good with that GPU or do I need to downgrade the CPU and upgrade the GPU?
 
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The OC software from the graphics cards makes overclocking so easy, you will find it a trend also once you see the software. Better ventilation does help but or that card it will be fine. With that power supply you don;t want to overclock parts with it, as it has poor capacitors. Go for a 500W/+ Corsair/Antec/XFX/Seasonic with at last 80+ BRONZE Certification and a minimum of 5 years warranty. The Corsair CX 500 only has 3 year warranty and is corsair's entry level power supply.

You may be able to get away with the i3 now for your uses, but later on you would want to have the i5.
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As for the title, defiantly not. As for the choice between an i3 4150 with a R9 270X, or an i5 4590 with a R9 270, easily the i5 with the R9 270. You can overclock the R9 270 to the X level also, so it makes the i3 option pretty much not worth considering at all.

To repeat, there is no way that i5 can bottleneck that card.
 
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i5 4590 with a R9 270.

The I3 to I5 performance increase is a lot more than the R9 270 to R9 270x.

As mentioned previously, the R9 270 is easily overclocked to 270x levels of performance.

A Graphics card CAN NOT bottleneck a CPU, only the other way around.
 
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I have no doubt that the i5 is the better build, I was just saying if I can get away with the FPS I want with the i3 build that'd be fine with me.

And I really have no clue how to overclock video cards so that poses kind of a problem for me ;/

This is the i5 build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/barly/saved/QHtLrH

If I were to eventually learn how to overclock, or have someone do it for me, would I have to add a larger PSU or add a cooler or case fans to the build?
 
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The OC software from the graphics cards makes overclocking so easy, you will find it a trend also once you see the software. Better ventilation does help but or that card it will be fine. With that power supply you don;t want to overclock parts with it, as it has poor capacitors. Go for a 500W/+ Corsair/Antec/XFX/Seasonic with at last 80+ BRONZE Certification and a minimum of 5 years warranty. The Corsair CX 500 only has 3 year warranty and is corsair's entry level power supply.

You may be able to get away with the i3 now for your uses, but later on you would want to have the i5.
 
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