Looking at upgrading from an ASUS 550ti to a HIS 7870. I'm currently running a FX 4100 OC'd to 4.7ghz. Will this GPU work with the 4100 or will the CPU cause a bottleneck?
you should be good for a long while.
but its always good to upgrade if you neeed to like a 8350
hope it helped!
What about a 6300? Just a waste of time?
Meh I would just wait until you have enough money to get the 8350 or 8320
You will be fine with the CPU.
You will get more improvident in games from upgrading that 550ti then the CPU......the 7870 is a good card, but forget about that HIS and pick one that is a 7870 Tahiti LE edition. These are the same price but are stripped down 7950's, and the best bang for buck card on the market for gaming right now.
Very cool - thank you both!