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i7 920 with R9 290, bottleneck ?

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January 7, 2014 3:55:43 AM

Hi everyone! i'm interested by buying a r9 290 (probably the HIS IceQ x2 when it comes out). Will my CPU (or any other component) bottleneck the card? I want to be able to play next-gen games like watch dogs, the witcher 3 at 50~60fps ultra settings.

Here are my specs :

Asus P6T-SE
i7 920@3.8ghz
Noctua NH-U12P
Corsair hx520w 80+ (maybe not enough..)
Samsung Spinpoint F1 S-ATA - 500 Go
G.Skill 6GB PC3-12800 Triple Channel DDR3
Gainward gtx 460 GS (it gives me 25-30fps in BF4 high settings)
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
1920x1080, BF4, Crysis 3, Skyrim, AC IV..

Thanks !

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January 7, 2014 4:15:24 AM

Not by much, those older i7s are coming into their own now that games are taking advantage of multiple cores/threads and with yours being overclocked the restriction will be even smaller.
You might want to consider dropping back a notch though, an R9 290 is something of an overkill for a single 1080 monitor.
Obviously, check the installed power supply can handle the upgraded part.
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January 7, 2014 4:38:06 AM

You're fine:
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January 7, 2014 5:21:45 AM

coozie7 said:
Not by much, those older i7s are coming into their own now that games are taking advantage of multiple cores/threads and with yours being overclocked the restriction will be even smaller.
You might want to consider dropping back a notch though, an R9 290 is something of an overkill for a single 1080 monitor.
Obviously, check the installed power supply can handle the upgraded part.

Thank you for your answer . Should i consider a R9 280X instead? will it be enough for next-gen gaming (ultra/high settings for at least 2-3 years) with this setup ?
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January 7, 2014 5:24:40 AM

At 1080p, yes.
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January 7, 2014 5:38:27 AM

Hard to predict that far ahead but the faster R9 290 card will be a better option for that kind of long term use.
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January 7, 2014 5:41:30 AM

Avro Arrow said:
You're fine:

Thanks for this benchmark, i see that at stock speed, my old 920 is still competitive. Mine is @3.8ghz stable so i think it can handle the R9 290 and therefore the R9 280x.

Embra said:
At 1080p, yes.

Maybe i should go for the R9 280x (520w psu enough?) and save some money, i don't plan to upgrade to 1440p or higher for now, perhaps in 1-2 years.
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January 7, 2014 5:54:23 AM

I'd swap it for something with dual 6+2 PCI-E connectors and about 600W output from: Antac, Seasonic, Silverstone, Corsair XFX or FSP, you're obviously an experienced overclocker and I suspect you'll be pushing the new card fairly quickly once it's installed, even if that is not the case, it'll be a good idea to leave some power headroom, PSU's do loose output over time.
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January 7, 2014 6:06:58 AM

coozie7 said:
Hard to predict that far ahead but the faster R9 290 card will be a better option for that kind of long term use.

Yes of course it's hard to predict. R9 280x for playing in ultra now and maybe medium/high in 1-2 years or R9 290 for keep playing with the higher settings for some years..
Where i live, the R9 280x (iceQx2) is priced 260€ (354$) and the R9 290 (tri-x) 375€ (510$).

coozie7 said:
I'd swap it for something with dual 6+2 PCI-E connectors and about 600W output from: Antac, Seasonic, Silverstone, Corsair XFX or FSP, you're obviously an experienced overclocker and I suspect you'll be pushing the new card fairly quickly once it's installed, even if that is not the case, it'll be a good idea to leave some power headroom, PSU's do loose output over time.

Yes, i will go for a 650w psu.


Thanks for the link. Good product, very affordable.
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