J JunkFoodz Reputable Aug 9, 2014 158 0 4,690 Aug 11, 2014 #1 Wil Intel Core2 Duo E8600 bottleneck SAPPHIRE ATI 7790 2GB DDR5 128BIT and Gigabyte Ga-G41m-Combo
LucoTF Splendid Sep 6, 2013 6,414 1 27,960 Aug 11, 2014 Solution #2 Yes a little bit, but it would still be worth buying for sure Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
J JunkFoodz Reputable Aug 9, 2014 158 0 4,690 Aug 11, 2014 #3 Is there any cheap Cpu that will not bottleneck SAPPHIRE ATI 7790 2GB DDR5 128BIT and Gigabyte Ga-G41m-Combo Upvote 0 Downvote
Is there any cheap Cpu that will not bottleneck SAPPHIRE ATI 7790 2GB DDR5 128BIT and Gigabyte Ga-G41m-Combo
LucoTF Splendid Sep 6, 2013 6,414 1 27,960 Aug 11, 2014 #4 JunkFoodz : Is there any cheap Cpu that will not bottleneck SAPPHIRE ATI 7790 2GB DDR5 128BIT and Gigabyte Ga-G41m-Combo Do you already own the mobo and gpu? Upvote 0 Downvote
JunkFoodz : Is there any cheap Cpu that will not bottleneck SAPPHIRE ATI 7790 2GB DDR5 128BIT and Gigabyte Ga-G41m-Combo Do you already own the mobo and gpu?
LucoTF Splendid Sep 6, 2013 6,414 1 27,960 Aug 11, 2014 #6 The e8600 isn't a bad choice and is quite cheap, but if you can afford a q9650 or q9550 quad core then get one of those instead. Upvote 0 Downvote
The e8600 isn't a bad choice and is quite cheap, but if you can afford a q9650 or q9550 quad core then get one of those instead.
J JunkFoodz Reputable Aug 9, 2014 158 0 4,690 Aug 11, 2014 #7 maybe i will go with e8600 Upvote 0 Downvote
LucoTF Splendid Sep 6, 2013 6,414 1 27,960 Aug 11, 2014 #8 What games are you planning on playing with it? Upvote 0 Downvote
J JunkFoodz Reputable Aug 9, 2014 158 0 4,690 Aug 11, 2014 #9 Sims 3 with All expansion(include Stuff Pack) Upvote 0 Downvote
LucoTF Splendid Sep 6, 2013 6,414 1 27,960 Aug 11, 2014 #10 JunkFoodz : Sims 3 with All expansion(include Stuff Pack) The Sims 3 is heavily single threaded - you will actually get better performance on TS3 with the dual core e8600 than the quad core q9650 because the e8600 has a higher clock speed (3.33ghz vs 3ghz) Upvote 0 Downvote
JunkFoodz : Sims 3 with All expansion(include Stuff Pack) The Sims 3 is heavily single threaded - you will actually get better performance on TS3 with the dual core e8600 than the quad core q9650 because the e8600 has a higher clock speed (3.33ghz vs 3ghz)
LucoTF Splendid Sep 6, 2013 6,414 1 27,960 Aug 11, 2014 #12 JunkFoodz : ty Wheatley Portal 2 will also run great on the e8600 Upvote 0 Downvote