Amd Phenom II X4 955 Bottleneck

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I'm buying a computer and it comes with a AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition and I was wondering if it will bottleneck a R9 280x, if it does would it bottleneck a 280(not x) or a 270x? I could overclock it if I have to
 
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I used to run that same GPU on Q9550 for a year (Q9550 is very similar in terms of performance to your cpu). Performance was great, the more the games were GPU-intensive, the better.

Particularly in light of temporary solution, this will work excellent.

If you intend to upgrade the mobo and CPU, I would advise against AMD, AM3+ platform has reached the end of the line, no upgrade path. You should switch to Intel. Any i5 will do.
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Getting a slower GPU is never a better solution, unless your CPU is a dual core from 2010, which it isn't - it is still a fairly capable quad core. Games that rely purely on GPU (most of them do) will benefit from your graphics card regardless of your processor. It is the CPU-bound games where things can go sour, like PlanetSide 2, World of Tanks, and a few more. They will not reach very high fps, although this will still be smooth enough.

I recommend to keep that 280X and OC the CPU if required. You should have no issues at all.
 
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So the cpu would run well with the 280x? It is only a temporary solution, I will soon up grade the mobo and get a fx-6300.
 
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I used to run that same GPU on Q9550 for a year (Q9550 is very similar in terms of performance to your cpu). Performance was great, the more the games were GPU-intensive, the better.

Particularly in light of temporary solution, this will work excellent.

If you intend to upgrade the mobo and CPU, I would advise against AMD, AM3+ platform has reached the end of the line, no upgrade path. You should switch to Intel. Any i5 will do.
 
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True but the intel chips cost more
 
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