Q9650 Bottleneck GFX Card
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photonboy
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First of all, games VARY in how much the CPU will bottleneck things so there's no exact card that I can point to.
My advice is go ahead and get the 280X. Sure your CPU is bottlenecking it in many games, but in some the bottleneck might not be too severe.
My advice is go ahead and get the 280X. Sure your CPU is bottlenecking it in many games, but in some the bottleneck might not be too severe.
Thank you for your answer, I appreciate the solution.
I have another question then, should I consider trying to OC my processor further? I have seen some users reach a stable OC of 4.0ghz rather easily but I'm cautious whether or not I want to tinker with it because I'm rather inexperienced when it comes to OC'ing.
Here are my system specs if it helps at all in your answer.
CPU : Q9650 @ 3.00GHz ( OC'ed to 3.60GHz ) w/ Arctic Freezer Pro 7 Rev.2
GPU : GeForce GTX 550 Ti
RAM : G.Skill 8GB DDR2 1066 ( PC2 8500 ) 5-5-5-15
MB : ASUS P5Q-PRO ( Updated to latest BIOS )
Again, thank you for your solution and I hope that you can assist me further.
I have another question then, should I consider trying to OC my processor further? I have seen some users reach a stable OC of 4.0ghz rather easily but I'm cautious whether or not I want to tinker with it because I'm rather inexperienced when it comes to OC'ing.
Here are my system specs if it helps at all in your answer.
CPU : Q9650 @ 3.00GHz ( OC'ed to 3.60GHz ) w/ Arctic Freezer Pro 7 Rev.2
GPU : GeForce GTX 550 Ti
RAM : G.Skill 8GB DDR2 1066 ( PC2 8500 ) 5-5-5-15
MB : ASUS P5Q-PRO ( Updated to latest BIOS )
Again, thank you for your solution and I hope that you can assist me further.
Would someone have a suggestion regarding if the P5Q-PRO is capable of a better, stable OC or a graphics card that might better suit my situation? I'm really just trying to maximize the value I can obtain from my system. I would prefer not to spend $300.00 on a card that will bottleneck regularly with my CPU.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
photonboy
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I wouldn't buy a new motherboard just for a slightly faster overclock from a VALUE point of view.
I think your question would be difficult to answer as I don't think you'll find benchmarks for various games with your particular CPU that would show in which conditions a 280X is bottlenecked.
For example, I could show you a benchmark of BF4 that shows the same high-end graphics card getting almost identical results with very different CPU's (a graphics bottleneck) but then benchmark Skyrim and see a 30% frame rate difference between the two CPU's.
So if you got a card LOWER than the 280X you might get a LOWER performance in some games but possibly IDENTICAL in others.
So again your question is difficult to answer but my recommendation of getting the 280X (with a good custom cooler) remains the same.
I think your question would be difficult to answer as I don't think you'll find benchmarks for various games with your particular CPU that would show in which conditions a 280X is bottlenecked.
For example, I could show you a benchmark of BF4 that shows the same high-end graphics card getting almost identical results with very different CPU's (a graphics bottleneck) but then benchmark Skyrim and see a 30% frame rate difference between the two CPU's.
So if you got a card LOWER than the 280X you might get a LOWER performance in some games but possibly IDENTICAL in others.
So again your question is difficult to answer but my recommendation of getting the 280X (with a good custom cooler) remains the same.
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Your CPU is about on par with about a sandy bridge i3 maybe close to ivy. You might have some bottlenecking, but it will still work better than what you have now. Get the GPU for now and save up for better CPU, Motherboard, and Ram to get later.
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I am really impressed with the 280X and intend to get one myself. If I were in your shoes I would buy the card and live with the many but honestly quite minor bottlenecks until you can afford to upgrade the CPU/MB. The 9650 isn't a bad chip especially at 3.5+ Will it hold back the 280X, yes. Will it be major, I don't believe so.
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