amd phenom ii x4 955 and sapphire vapor x r9 280x

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Will phenom ii x4 955 bottleneck a sapphire vapor x r9 280x oc? How much performance will I lose ?
I intend to buy an i5 4590 along with a compatible motherboard couple of months later. I believe I won't have a bottleneck problem then. My current motherboard has a pci e 2 slot but the r9 280x requires a version 3 slot ... will that be problem ? Still wouldn't it be a good upgrade from a gts 450 ?
 
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there will definitely be cpu bottlenecking in some games. pcie 2.0 is not a issue, there are no performance differences. it will be a huge upgrade form a gts 450. if your going to upgrade to a basic i5 like the 4460, just deal with it for a while.
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there will definitely be cpu bottlenecking in some games. pcie 2.0 is not a issue, there are no performance differences. it will be a huge upgrade form a gts 450. if your going to upgrade to a basic i5 like the 4460, just deal with it for a while.
 
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Thanks for the fast reply. Can you tell in which games the cpu will bottleneck ?
 
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Okay I guess I will just avoid complications and buy these parts a week later
CPU : i5 4590
GPU : Sapphire r9 280x vapor x
Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 LGA1150
Last question I am a little bit confused about the psu requirement of a r9 280x .. is xfx 650w pro enough ? Thank you again for your time.
 
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your xfx 650w is plenty and a great power supply. you can power any cpu and single gpu no problem.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($186.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $500.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 15:39 EST-0500
 
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