R9 290X bottleneck Xeon X3470?

TheMine98 · Apr 14, 2015

Hi,

I'm going to upgrade my stup which has an i5 650 HD 7750 , 8gb 1333MHZ to and Xeon X3470 (used) and And r9 290x stock cooler (used) and was wondering would it bottleneck in 1080p gaming? If it will, how can I avoid it? Thanks.

FYI I'm getting a EVGA 850 G2 so it could run the r9 290x and crossfire in the future.

Eggz · Apr 14, 2015

That was a 2009 part, roughly as fast as the current i7 of the time. I think it will do a pretty good job with the 290x. If you already have the parts, give them a try to see how closely you track 290x benchmarks. My guess is that you won't be that far behind a test bench with a top-of-the-line CPU, at least in terms of graphics.

RCFProd · Apr 14, 2015

I expect a bottleneck with that CPU.

It's a bit too old.

See if you can get a better one than that.

disturbed force · Apr 14, 2015

You will see a bottleneck in some games with the 290x, your x3470 has about the same single core performance as the fx 6100. You will definitely see a nice boost in performance but it won't be to the 290x's full potential.

dennisaalten · Apr 14, 2015

Xeon cpu's are generally made for servers they have higher cache and lower (more stable) clockspeed. But i think this cpu is more then powerfull enough to run a 290x.

To answer yor question: Would it bottleneck?
A bottleneck is impossible to avoid but you wont notice it with this setup.

RCFProd · Apr 14, 2015

dennisaalten :

I disagree with that.

Depending on the game you will definitely notice it.

TheMine98 · Apr 14, 2015

This wouldn't really be permenant solution, I'm planning on upgrading it in the summer by replacing it with possible an i5 4690k and a new motherboard, and an extra r9 290x which would result me to get a 850w PSU instead of 750W. So would it survive for a few months? And I cant over clock since I'm using an HP motherboard. Or will an i7 870 (40$ more) be better for this setup? I have not bought the CPU and still am deciding.

TheMine98 · Apr 14, 2015

@Disturbed Force

The Xeon x3470 is about 95% better than the fx 6100 in single core performance: http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/71/AMD_FX-Series_FX-6100_vs_Intel_Xeon_X3470.html, so no its not on par with the fx6100

disturbed force · Apr 14, 2015

TheMine98 :

I stand corrected, cpuboss is way off http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Xeon-X3470-vs-AMD-FX-6100

Eggz · Apr 14, 2015

That Xeon is fine for now. You can actually use that board and CPU for a second build if you want to stream steam games to your TV (or wherever the second computer is). It's way faster than you need for that, and any recent GPU will do.

TheMine98 · Apr 15, 2015

@disturbed force

You are correct.

TheMine98 · Apr 18, 2015

How about a gtx 970?

saudor · Apr 18, 2015

if you're going to be replacing it in the summer, i wouldn't spend too much on it. might as well put the $$ saved into extra upgrades for your "actual" PC. Just my 2c

TheMine98 · Apr 19, 2015

saudor :

I just ordered the gtx 970 with the Xeon x3470 and a good psu with a nzxt case. The only thing I would be needing to do is replace my motherboard and CPU in the summer and maybe add another GPU, so I could game now, upgrade later.

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