Is the r9 270x and fx 6300 a good combination

KaptainTacticus · Oct 19, 2014

Just wondering if i should get the fx 6300 and wether it would bottleneck my gpu (msi r9 270x) or not. I currently face a large bottleneck due to my current cpu( fx 4100) and also a lack of ram.
Current specs
Mobo, Gigabyte 78lmt usb3
Ram, crucial ballistix sport 4gb
HDD, western digital black
GPU, MSI r9 270x
CPU, FX 4100
PSU, 500W EVGA

zeyuanfu · Oct 19, 2014

It won't bottleneck it.

Zerk2012 · Oct 19, 2014

The 6300 is not really going to give you much better performance if this is for gaming.

KaptainTacticus · Oct 20, 2014

Zerk2012 :

well i plan on playing bf4 so would the fx 8350 be a better choice. I know intel is very good for gaming but i am on a tight budget and i havent seen any cheap intel cpus.

Zerk2012 · Oct 20, 2014

The 6350 or 8350 would be better choices because of their higher clock speed. Check your motherboard BIOS version then go to GB and look at the CPU suport page to make sure the chip is suported you could need to update the BIOS for the newer chips to work.

KaptainTacticus · Oct 20, 2014

Zerk2012 :

thx dude. I am pretty sure if i got the fx 8350 i would have to upgrade my mobo and if so i would probably get the gigabyte ga 970a ud3p, would this be a good choice and if not is there a better mobo for fx processors. Also the reason i said the fx 6300 is cause i am on a tight budget.

zeyuanfu · Oct 20, 2014

If your budget is high enough, a better Intel build can be gotten.

EarnSomeRespect · Oct 20, 2014

Zerk2012 :

Non sense.

I don't mean to throw you off your game OP, but the 6300 will give enough power for a mid ranged budget gaming machine.

Of course, the 6300 is no i7, but the 6300 will play BF4 just fine.

A lot of games are dependent on your CPU yes, but your GPU is strained very much in BF4.

Plus even CPU intensive games like Skyrim will play just fine.

As for your original question, the 6300 and the 270x will NOT bottleneck.

KaptainTacticus · Oct 20, 2014

zeyuanfu :

well the fx 6300 does seem to beat the i5 for price to performance and yes i would like to get a i5 but in my country (uk) they cost £140+ compared to the fx 6300 £80. If there was a massive increase in performence then i would probably go intel. Also i play alot of battlefield 4 and that seems to use multiple cores.

zeyuanfu · Oct 20, 2014

AMD CPUs might have more cores, but they're weaker. Each AMD core is connected to the main processing unit by a 128-bit bus while Intel cores are connected to the processing unit by a 256-bit bus. That makes two AMD cores equal to one Intel core, and having Hyper-Threading on their side, Intel really beats AMD.

Even if the price/performance ratio is better favoring AMD, the top CPU on the AM3+ line is the 9590, which doesn't even come to TWO-THIRDS of the equally priced i7-4790K.

KaptainTacticus · Oct 20, 2014

EarnSomeRespect :

Thx for clearing that one up

. Would the fx 8350 be worth the extra money or will the fx 6300 be sufficient. Oh and btw i dont want to start a intel vs amd war

EarnSomeRespect · Oct 20, 2014

zeyuanfu :

I'm not a fanboy, but AMD is amazing when it comes to budget gaming.

I would LOVE to have an i7, trust me. But some people's budgets just can't fit that.

zeyuanfu · Oct 20, 2014

The i3-4150, which is a few bucks more expensive than the FX-6300, if not cheaper, WILL BEAT the FX-6300. Plus, it has Hyper-Threading, so it has four virtual cores.
When OP has the money, he/she can upgrade the the 4790K.

EarnSomeRespect · Oct 20, 2014

KaptainTacticus :

Well it depends. The 8350 does have more beef, but is it really worth the extra $60?

Depends.

If you would be willing to spend $100 you could get an i5 4670k, but that's out of your price range, I get that.

I would probably say no if you're on a tight budget (because you could spend that money on say an Hyper 212 EVO) but if you want the little more meat on the bones, go for it.

KaptainTacticus · Oct 20, 2014

EarnSomeRespect :

KaptainTacticus :

Well it depends. The 8350 does have more beef, but is it really worth the extra $60?

Depends.

If you would be willing to spend $100 you could get an i5 4670k, but that's out of your price range, I get that.

I would probably say no if you're on a tight budget (because you could spend that money on say an Hyper 212 EVO) but if you want the little more meat on the bones, go for it.

thx, probably going with fx 6300

EarnSomeRespect · Oct 20, 2014

zeyuanfu :

I would say they are pretty equal, yes. The i3 has more performance PER CORE but if OP decides to overclock he will get SO MUCH more out the 6300 than the 4130

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i3-4130-vs-AMD-FX-6300

zeyuanfu · Oct 21, 2014

Sure, the OCblilty is great, but when you compare what you can upgrade to down the line, the i3 simply CRUSHES the FX in terms of upgrading.

KaptainTacticus · Oct 21, 2014

zeyuanfu :

Im not to sure. I saw that the fx 6300 easily beat most i3 cpus

EarnSomeRespect · Oct 21, 2014

zeyuanfu :

We're not talking about in term of upgrading here, we're talking about the actual processor. I agree that an i7 beats and fx 8350, but we're talking about budget CPUs here. Not exactly about future proofing.

zeyuanfu · Oct 21, 2014

1, Where? Source?
2, If you go with the FX-6300, all you get is temporary performance i.e. it might be a tad better than the i3, but in terms of upgrading, as I said above, the i3 CRUSHES the FX. The highest the Fxc can go is the FX-9590, which doesn't even come to TWO-THIRDS or even A HALF of the equally priced i7-4790K.

zeyuanfu · Oct 21, 2014

EarnSomeRespect :

The i3 beats or is equal to the FX-6300 is most tests/benchmarks/games. If you will not upgrade the computer for the next 5-7 years, sure, the FX might be a good option. I'm sure OP will upgrade, though.

EarnSomeRespect · Oct 21, 2014

I'm not a fanboy, but the i3 is old. The FX actually beats the i3 is a lot of new games and even old ones. But as you said, a lot are equal.

zeyuanfu · Oct 21, 2014

The i3-4150 was actually released in February 2014...

Zerk2012 · Oct 21, 2014

EarnSomeRespect :

It still sux and is not a good enough bump up to justify the price. You can overclock the 4100 for about free I see no way to justify the cost of buying another cheap processor for very little performance increase.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html
Your giving really bad advice your going to get him to buy a new processor for a total of 0 performance increase in that game. Look at the performance the 6350 that has a higher clock speed than the 6300 and gives a total of 2FPS difference from the 4100 that he already has. http://www.techspot.com/review/734-battlefield-4-benchmarks/page6.html

KaptainTacticus · Oct 22, 2014

Zerk2012 :

EarnSomeRespect :

It still sux and is not a good enough bump up to justify the price. You can overclock the 4100 for about free I see no way to justify the cost of buying another cheap processor for very little performance increase.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html
Your giving really bad advice your going to get him to buy a new processor for a total of 0 performance increase in that game. Look at the performance the 6350 that has a higher clock speed than the 6300 and gives a total of 2FPS difference from the 4100 that he already has. http://www.techspot.com/review/734-battlefield-4-benchmarks/page6.html

WOW, i am really confused now

Is the r9 270x and fx 6300 a good combination

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