Is This Processor Good Enough For A GTX 760 2GB?

MrConroy100 · Oct 29, 2014

Hi there, I was going to buy the GTX 760 for an upgrade but im not sure if my processor is good enough. My processor is a AMD FX(tm)-4170 Quad Core. Is that good enough for a GTX 760 2GB?

Sanjay Srivastava · Oct 29, 2014

it is just "sufficient".......aint that good
at least go for fx 8350

you wont have to change your mobo this way

fx 8350 is really good being octa cored

tiny voices · Oct 29, 2014

It will be a bottleneck in some games. It is not a very good CPU. The 6300 will be an upgrade but in many games the CPU will really hold you back. Even an fx6300 would be much better.

Don't buy an 8350. BIG waste. Get an 8320. It is the same CPU minus .5ghz.

rolli59 · Oct 29, 2014

Yes it is good enough, small bottleneck in CPU intensive games but fine all others.

CAaronD · Oct 29, 2014

That card is as powerful as a FX 6300 can handle. There will be a bit of bottlenecking in the FX 4170. What is your mobo by the way? I would recommend going for an FX 8320.

MrConroy100 · Oct 29, 2014

Ok then thanks. i only want the card to improve on a few games like Alien isolation and a few other games. But will it only bottleneck on games that eat up your processor like DayZ? Or will it do it to games that require good graphics cards too?

rolli59 · Oct 29, 2014

Only CPU intensive games, go for the upgrade CPU upgrade can always come later! Make sure your PSU is up to the task!

MrConroy100 · Oct 29, 2014

Sadly I only have the money for the graphics card at the moment. I might have to upgrade the CPU after.

middlemarkal · Oct 29, 2014

borderline, so try it for now and later you should be able tu upgrade up to 8370 since the cpu is a AM3+ ans a 970 video card

MrConroy100 · Oct 29, 2014

Im looking at the prices and the card and the processor come up to £253 which is a little to much for me. So i might just have to buy the GPU and get the CPU some other time like middlemarkal said.

MrConroy100 · Oct 29, 2014

What does it mean if it bottlenecks anyway?

Onus · Oct 29, 2014

Remember that your motherboard's VRMs may limit your CPU upgrade choices, and/or severely limit any overclocking. What mobo do you have, and what brand and model (not just wattage) is your PSU?

MrConroy100 · Oct 29, 2014

How do i know what mobo i have?

rolli59 · Oct 29, 2014

Run CPU-Z it will tell you. http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

rolli59 · Oct 29, 2014

Bottleneck is nothing dangerous, just means that one component stops another component operating to its full potential, nothing wrong with doing GPU now and CPU later.

MrConroy100 · Oct 29, 2014

Oh ok then. Anyway I don't really know how to use this so here is a screenshot. http://2.ii.gl/hk_szLB1.png

MrConroy100 · Oct 29, 2014

so is this mobo good enough? http://2.ii.gl/hk_szLB1.png

rolli59 · Oct 29, 2014

It is a budget board and will handle FX6300 fine but 8 core only if run at stock speeds.

MrConroy100 · Oct 29, 2014

so its good enough?

Sanjay Srivastava · Oct 29, 2014

this is probably good

but wont support crossfiring in future if you need

MrConroy100 · Oct 29, 2014

right ok then

rolli59 · Oct 29, 2014

MrConroy100 :

Yes it is.

MrConroy100 · Oct 29, 2014

So what im gonna do is just buy the GPU and buy the CPU at some point next year.

rolli59 · Oct 29, 2014

MrConroy100 :

That is what I would do!

MrConroy100 · Oct 29, 2014

Thanks for the help everyone

Is This Processor Good Enough For A GTX 760 2GB?

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