Best cpu with Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT with Boost 2GB

aboagog

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Hello

I want to upgrade my cpu

I have intel core 2 qaud q8200 @ 2.40 ( can't overclock more than that )


I want to get i3 or an i5

Can i3 get the most of the gpu ??
 
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Which I3. But its mostly gonna be a no. You should really contact tech support for this since they are always eager to sell a product they usually supply you with all the information. Some games which need cpu power might cause a bottleneck though i am not really sure which all.
 

aboagog

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I will buy it used not new
 

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An i3 will not bottleneck a 7870 XT, my r9 270x, which is about equal to a 7870 xt runs 100% fine on my i3, the gpu is still the bottleneck, my gpu is overclocked as well.