Does the i5 4590 bottleneck the 7950?

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Will the i5 4590, which can't overclock, bottleneck the sapphire radeon hd 7950?

PC Specs -
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zRCqGX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zRCqGX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $659.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-08 20:23 EST-0500
 
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They are good deals, but not if that means that you have to downgrade on the rest of your components! For example, this build would've cost the same but It's a lot higher in quality!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Zotac 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue...
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No it does not even come close to bottlenecking an Intel i5 Haswell processor. This CPU can run a GTX 980 Ti and still, mostly, be fine. There are things you can change about your build so It's much better balanced and more future proof though! Downgrade to 2x4GB RAM and an 120GB SSD and you can do a lot better.
 
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Already bought my ram and SSD, got the vengeance ram for 70$ and the SSD for 67 bucks. I thought the SSD was a steal of a deal.
 
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They are good deals, but not if that means that you have to downgrade on the rest of your components! For example, this build would've cost the same but It's a lot higher in quality!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Zotac 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $664.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-08 20:31 EST-0500

Can you upgrade your components or can't you afford more than the current list?
 
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Damn, accidentally picked this answer as solution, was going to pick first response, know how to fix that? Also, when I bought the components it brought my pc down to around $550. I bought most of the parts already, so the only things I can still upgrade are the CPU, CPU Cooler, HDD storage, and wireless adapter.

 
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