How bottlenecked is my set up?

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I know my GPU is currently bottlenecked by my CPU, but by about how much? I have an AMD Phenom II X4 840T and a Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 1GB OC. My Mother board also only has PCIEx16 2.0 that shouldn't affect it too much, but i want to know what kind of performance increase i would get from an AMD FX-6300 in games like Skyrim. I already play on ultra with FXAA, but get around 25-35 FPS in citys. I currently run games at 1680x1050, but hope to get a 1920x1080 monitor soon.
 
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If that's your budget then yes you should buy a second card for CF. But what i would do is sell the card you have now and then buy a good 200 dollar ish card which will be a better option.
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Not at all, CPU isn't bottlenecking your GPU... you will get at most 10% in some games which is 4FPS but most of the time it'll only be under 5% performance increase which is roughly 2FPS... GPU is your only bottleneck in the games 1GB VRAM isn't enough and it's too slow
 
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Actually, Skyrim specifically is typically CPU bound, even at high resolutions. That said, your specific upgrade path will not yield a massive increase in frame rate. You'd need to aim somewhere closer to the top of the stack for that in this specific case. Now in general, I would agree with legendkiller, that your CPU and GPU are currently fairly balanced. Maybe even a little heavy on CPU for most games. But not Skyrim.
 
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Skyrim plays pretty badly on most AMD CPUs, it's just the way it is. Not sure if it's optimised for intel or w/e. You'd be looking at around 60 with some drops on a 6300. I'm surprised you can play on ultra with that GPU - monitor your CPU and GPU usage in-game, if both are maxing out then you don't have a bottleneck - if one is maxing and limiting the other then you have a bottleneck.

What's your monitor res btw?
 
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If that's your budget then yes you should buy a second card for CF. But what i would do is sell the card you have now and then buy a good 200 dollar ish card which will be a better option.
 
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Sorry, I meant in comparison to intel chips. :lol:
 
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