will an r9 280x bottleneck a FX- 4300 too bad ?

Hydroshot

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im gonna be getting a 280x soon along with another psu and im wondering if it will bottleneck my 4300. its a quad core 3.8 GHZ and im getting the 280x soon so i kindof need to know... thanks
 
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You have it backwards. The FX-4300 will bottleneck the R9-280X to some extant depending on the game. Since you already bought the 280X, enjoy.
Since the FX-4300 has an unlocked multiplier, if your board is up to it, OC the CPU.

clutchc

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You have it backwards. The FX-4300 will bottleneck the R9-280X to some extant depending on the game. Since you already bought the 280X, enjoy.
Since the FX-4300 has an unlocked multiplier, if your board is up to it, OC the CPU.
 
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