How important is the cpu for me?

Jesse_E · Sep 11, 2015

Hello I was thinking of upgrading my pc from a athlon x4 750k (3,9ghz) and r7 260x 2gb. but I had one issue, I couldnt upgrade both so I chose to upgrade my gpu first and cpu later or never if it's not really neccesary. Im going to upgrade my gpu to an r9 390 but will it be a great fps difference between my pc and one with a better cpu?
Note about games I want to play: Just cause 3 fallout 4 GTA 5(already have this and runs great) metal gear phantom pain and some older but demanding games
also is this a really big bottleneck?

Suxces · Sep 11, 2015

What frames/settings you have with GTA 5?

grana92 · Sep 11, 2015

If GTA V runs great I think you're good to go but you will probably need to upgrade the CPU in the future.

Jesse_E · Sep 11, 2015

Suxces :

30-50fps sometimes even 60 but I look it a 30 and my settings are veryhigh/high in 1080p

Jesse_E · Sep 11, 2015

grana92 :

But will I be good with an athlon x4 750k (3.9ghz) and a r9 390, and will it be a big difference now in comparising with a pc with an better cpu

grana92 · Sep 11, 2015

Your CPU has high base clock, and most games don't need more than 4 CPU threads. So in my opinion, with that CPU and GPU your gaming experience will be very pleasant.

Jesse_E · Sep 11, 2015

grana92 :

Thanks I always thought I had a crappy CPU that was holding me back but I guess it's decent enough for current/next gen gaming

Suxces · Sep 11, 2015

grana92 :

This.

And 30-50fps is pretty nice. if you have your new GPU i would test how much overclocking your CPU increases framerates and 3DMarks. Probably quite a bit because it will be the limiting factor.

Jesse_E · Sep 11, 2015

Suxces :

Problem is it already is turboboosted from 3,4ghz to 3,9ghz, but how the cpu is now with an r9 390 will be good too right? atleast good enough to get my moneys worth for buying that gpu

Suxces · Sep 11, 2015

Jesse_E :

Suxces :

Problem is it already is turboboosted from 3,4ghz to 3,9ghz, but how the cpu is now with an r9 390 will be good too right? atleast good enough to get my moneys worth for buying that gpu

idk, i think you will lose 50-20% of GPU power because CPU is too slow

Jesse_E · Sep 12, 2015

Suxces :

Jesse_E :

idk, i think you will lose 50-20% of GPU power because CPU is too slow

Ow I thought it wouldnt be that much, so it seems its not worth it?

Suxces · Sep 12, 2015

Jesse_E :

Suxces :

Ow I thought it wouldnt be that much, so it seems its not worth it?

I don't know.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2788457/amd-750k-bottleneck-390x.html

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