Will the AMD FX 6300 bottleneck a Nvidia 670?

[CommonCourtesy]

Ok simple question, will the AMD FX 6300 at stock speeds bottleneck a Nvidia 670?

 

[AtenRa]

Yes it will and it will be more apparent in certain games like Skyrim and StarCraft, for the majority of new DX-11 games it will not make that much of a difference than a higher CPU at 1080p.

 

[Arkaign]

For gamers, an i5 is basically the starting point.

The FX-6300 is a good CPU overall, but will fall flat in some titles.

 

[Hubb1e]

I don't understand these questions. You can always set a graphics card to lower settings so a graphics card will never bottleneck unless it's already running at the lowest possible settings.

The FX6300 at stock settings will drop below 60fps in some games. Overclocked it does better. But any i5 is still better. Will you notice? I'm not sure, it depends on what settings you have your 670 set to. If you set your 670 to settings it can't handle then it will bottleneck first. If you want to understand a CPU, take the GPU out of the equation and determine if you are willing to live with the FPS it can deliver.

 

[aaksheytalwar]

Long story short. Upgrading to a 2500k will be noticeable. You will gain more from upgrading the CPU at this stage rather than going to 690 quad sli which will stutter bad with your system.

 

[boxleitnerb]

I don't understand these questions. You can always set a graphics card to lower settings so a graphics card will never bottleneck unless it's already running at the lowest possible settings.

The FX6300 at stock settings will drop below 60fps in some games. Overclocked it does better. But any i5 is still better. Will you notice? I'm not sure, it depends on what settings you have your 670 set to. If you set your 670 to settings it can't handle then it will bottleneck first. If you want to understand a CPU, take the GPU out of the equation and determine if you are willing to live with the FPS it can deliver.

Absolutely agree.

 

[Obsoleet]

Ok simple question, will the AMD FX 6300 at stock speeds bottleneck a Nvidia 670?

If you already have that CPU, just use the damn thing and be happy. It'll be fine unless you're taking the machine to game competitively around the for 1 million dollar prize pots.

Otherwise, yeah, you'll be fine.

 

[Gikaseixas]

In some games yes, others not at all
The poster above said it well, get the GTX 670 and enjoy it