amd phenom ii x6

skitz9417 · Dec 18, 2013

hi im just wondering would a gtx 590 be slow for a amd phenom ii x6 1055t and i know the gtx 590 is two or three years old but i dont have much money like a r9 290 and i will be gaming at 4800x900 res so im just wondering would it bottleneck it ?

VincentP · Dec 18, 2013

This CPU and graphics card will make a good gaming machine.
With a three screen setup like this, you should be able to run at a good framerate if you avoid the highest detail settings.

The other warning is that the GTX 590 draws up to 365W and the Phenom ii x6 1055t draws up to 125W.
I would suggest at least an 800W power supply.

skitz9417 · Dec 18, 2013

yea i will have to upgrade my psu and will i have to oc my cpu much?

VincentP · Dec 18, 2013

skitz9417 :

You'll see no significant increase in frame rates by overclocking your CPU.

skitz9417 · Dec 18, 2013

to what clocks do u think ?

VincentP · Dec 18, 2013

skitz9417 :

I would leave it at stock speeds.

skitz9417 · Dec 18, 2013

ok then cheers mate

skitz9417 · Dec 18, 2013

actually would a any of the x6s bottleneck a gtx 590 ?

VincentP · Dec 18, 2013

skitz9417 :

The performance of the graphics card affects what graphics settings you can use.
The CPU needs to be fast enough to run a game at the desired frame rate.
A faster graphics card doesn't mean you need a faster CPU, it means you can use higher graphics detail settings.

Here is a chart for battlefield 4:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/battlefield-4-graphics-card-performance,3634-10.html

The AMD FX-4170 is managing an average of 51.5 frames per second.
That is plenty for a game to run smootly.

If you couple this with a Radeon HD 7770 you can use 1680x1050 resolution at low detail and get the same framerate:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/battlefield-4-graphics-card-performance,3634-5.html

If you couple this with a Radeon HD 7970 you can use 1920x1080 resolution at ultra detail and get the same frame rate.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/battlefield-4-graphics-card-performance,3634-8.html

Saying that though, I would actually choose a 4 core CPU at a higher clock rate over a 6 core with a lower clock rate as games don't make good use of the extra cores.

skitz9417 · Dec 18, 2013

the fx 4170 is bulldozer its not that great and i already have a am3 board that doesnt suppurt am3+ cpus

VincentP · Dec 18, 2013

skitz9417 :

The fx 4170 is just the cpu they used in the benchmark.
You can get a Phenom II X4 CPU with a higher clock rate that will perform better in games than the Phenom II x6 1055T at 2.8GHz.
These range from the 850 at 3.3GHz to the 980 at 3.7GHz.
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/processors/phenom-ii/Pages/phenom-ii-model-number-comparison.aspx

skitz9417 · Dec 18, 2013

but yea i do video editing so i would like to get a 6core phemon x6

VincentP · Dec 18, 2013

skitz9417 :

The extra cores do have an advantage there:
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2013/-02-Cinebench-11.5,3143.html

Within the Phenom II 6 core processors, choosing a processor with a higher clock rate will help with video editing.
For games, any of them at stock clock rates will be fine.

skitz9417 · Dec 18, 2013

ok cheers

skitz9417 · Dec 19, 2013

hey just one more question would a gtx 690 be good for 3 monitor

skitz9417 · Dec 20, 2013

hey just one more question would a gtx 690 be good for 3 monitor

VincentP · Dec 20, 2013

skitz9417 :

Yes.
Look at the 5760x1080 benchmark:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-690-benchmark,3193-11.html

skitz9417 · Dec 20, 2013

and would it bottleneck a phemon x6 ?

VincentP · Dec 20, 2013

skitz9417 :

I don't think resolution affects CPU usage.
This means a 3 monitor setup should have similar CPU usage to a single monitor setup.

skitz9417 · Dec 20, 2013

ok cheers mate

skitz9417 · Dec 29, 2013

ok so would a gtx 690 bottleneck a x4 965 oc to 3.8ghz
?

and i will gaming at 4800x900

skitz9417 · Dec 29, 2013

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mini-itx-build-it-yourself-overclocking,3510-8.html

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