This is the best build i could come up with under 1350$.
Reasoning:
-According to reviews 6870 crossfire scales "AMAZINGLY". In benchmarks the 6870's either keep up to, or beat the Gtx 580 in average fps for the same price.
-I have tried to find the best bang for buck on a board with 2x 16 lane pci-e's to get the maximum performance available. (be it a 5% increase or not)
-I am on a budget so i did opt for the Amd, and as far as i can tell with an Amd board the only option i have for duel cards is crossfire.
Build:
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200RPM 32MB Dual Proc 3.5IN SATA Hard Drive OEM 5YR Mfg Warranty
OCZ GameXStream 850W ATX12V 24PIN SLI Ready Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fans
ASUS Radeon HD 6870 913MHZ 1GB 4.2GHZ GDDR5 2XDVI 2XMINI DisplayPort HDMI PCI-E Video Card x2
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core Processor AM3 3.4GHZ 8MB Cache 125W 45NM Retail Box
Kingston HyperX Blu KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G 4GB 2X2GB CL9 1.5V Dual Channel Memory Kit
ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 ATX DDR3 790FX 4PCI-E16 2PCI SATA2 eSATA Motherboard
Question: Will this Cpu on stock bottle neck these cards?
Thanks for your help.
Reasoning:
-According to reviews 6870 crossfire scales "AMAZINGLY". In benchmarks the 6870's either keep up to, or beat the Gtx 580 in average fps for the same price.
-I have tried to find the best bang for buck on a board with 2x 16 lane pci-e's to get the maximum performance available. (be it a 5% increase or not)
-I am on a budget so i did opt for the Amd, and as far as i can tell with an Amd board the only option i have for duel cards is crossfire.
Build:
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200RPM 32MB Dual Proc 3.5IN SATA Hard Drive OEM 5YR Mfg Warranty
OCZ GameXStream 850W ATX12V 24PIN SLI Ready Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fans
ASUS Radeon HD 6870 913MHZ 1GB 4.2GHZ GDDR5 2XDVI 2XMINI DisplayPort HDMI PCI-E Video Card x2
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core Processor AM3 3.4GHZ 8MB Cache 125W 45NM Retail Box
Kingston HyperX Blu KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G 4GB 2X2GB CL9 1.5V Dual Channel Memory Kit
ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 ATX DDR3 790FX 4PCI-E16 2PCI SATA2 eSATA Motherboard
Question: Will this Cpu on stock bottle neck these cards?
Thanks for your help.