Overclocking help FPS dips?

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I currently am running the system in my signature, and in a few games I know I am CPU bottlenecked even at 4.0ghz with my NB even Overclocked to 2600mhz. I'm just wondering if I overclock my HD7950, will the minimum FPS go up even if the maximum FPS doesn't change? I'm thinking it should, because the bottleneck is at the High FPS range. Is this wrong?
 
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I don't think you are bottlenecked so much as some games can just take advantage of a faster CPU. That's not really the same as a bottleneck. Overclocking the video card might help in some situations but with games that are more CPU dependent it will not help at all.
 
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What you seem to be describing IS a CPU bottleneck, and really doesn't answer my question. If a game can take advantage of a faster CPU then it must be bottlenecked by the slower CPU. Right?

I'm just wondering if overclocking the GPU in a CPU bottlenecked situation will raise the minimum FPS at all. I could care less about getting 100FPS at the high end. I'm just concerned about my lower end FPS in case a CPU Bottleneck surfaces.

My GPU can hit 1200/1500 easily, and I've allready been at that speed and tested stability. In Heaven/3dMark it made a pretty big difference, but I didn't test any game benchmarks yet. I'll have to install Skyrim or FC2 and test min FPS drops myself I guess. I was just looking for a quick answer and being lazy. lol.



 
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A bottleneck means one or more components of a system are not able to feed the same amount of data at the same speed. This is not the same as having a weak CPU when a game or program can use a more powerful CPU to its potential.

As I said above, will overclocking the GPU help? In some situations. Some games are very CPU bound like Skyrim. I would not expect much if any gain there. Other games like the BF3 single player campaign could almost care less what CPU you have. Expect larger, possibly noticeable gains there. Multiplayer and you go back to needing a powerful CPU.
 
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