Bottlenecking question

[Sell224]

I vaguely know what bottlenecking is, (just by visualizing how a bottle is actually shaped I think I get the idea), and I'm thinking about getting a 1900xtx.

I have an amd 3500+ clocked at about 2.41 Ghz, and someone on another forum told me that my proccessor might not allow the xtx to run at full performance.

Is this true?

 

[adam02]

nope i run a AMD 3700+ san diego and its more than enough, your 3500+ shouldnt bottleneck it.

im using the X1900XT which is a 25MHZ and 50Mhz OC away, i would get the X1900XT instead of the X1900XTX.

 

[john3]

k, repetition of what gaara said, CPUs cannot bottleneck GPUs.

 

[mole1135]

heck no... I have the same processor and graphics card and it runs great and my proc isnt even overclocked

 

[Static_11]

A CPU cannot bottle neck a gpu.. however, it can severly limit the gameplay.. but with your cpu overclocked and what not, your in fine shape

 

[NeedAcpu]

Your CPU is great. Games aren't very demanding on the processor anyways, your CPU and a x1900xt will kill any game out there

 

[Brtnboarder495]

Your CPU is working at 4000+ speeds, you'll be fine. But go for the X1900XT which is just barely slower than the X1900XTX and OC it and save yourself the $50-100.

 

[Static_11]

maybe he wants the XTX to over clock to get higher?