Will My Cpu Bottleneck my Cards???

[waytoosmall]

Thinking about upgrading if it will be a problem, probably to a 4200+ x2. But consider I will be overclocking this cpu as much as I can so I'm hoping it wont be a problem....

 

[Brtnboarder495]

First off, get the x2 3800+ and OC it to x2 4200+ (saves ~$100)

Better yet, get the Opteron 165 (~ same price as the x2 3800+, doubled cache, OC's better).

So really, the only AMD dual-core CPUs to consider are:

Athlon 64 x2 3800+
Athlon 64 x2 4400+
Opteron 165

 

[turtile]

It will. If you get it to 2.8+ you should be good.

 

[turtile]

Many people have gotten Opteron 165 to 2.9 on air.

 

[waytoosmall]

So that is a yet, it will bottleneck. And your saying I need to get it to 2.8 or go ahead and get an opteron?

 

[waytoosmall]

what about the opteron 170? Is that a good one?

 

[FghtinIrshNvrDi]

There's no bottleneck... As long as the processor can keep up with the games you're putting in it, there's no bottleneck. The GPU will keep cranking out frames.

Ryan

 

[NosBoost300]

how many threads has this been now... asking about cpu's bottlenecking the gpu...

 

[slick_tech15]

The Opteron 165! If i had the chance I would switch my 3800 x2 with the opteron. - charlie

 

[FghtinIrshNvrDi]

Lately the bottleneck trend has re-emerged. It went away for a while.

Ryan