Bottleneck?

[Phrexianghoul]

I want ya'lls opinion. Do you think that a 4850x2 will bottleneck a 6000+? Personally i don't think it will, but i wanted second opinion. And if ya'll think i need to upgrade my CPU what would you recommend? I'm currently working on a new rig and i have Corsairs 650TX and DDR2 800 XMS on the way. I've yet to order a MoBo.

thanks in Advance

 

[paq7512]

I would say no, but I am no pro. Let's see what everyone else has to say.

 

[dg6464]

Hi,

I would say with two 4850 x 2 video cards the 6000+ processor could be a bottleneck, but this is probably true with most CPU's, or all currently (lol). I would also change the post to "Two 4850's in crossfire" because some people may think there is some crazy new 4850X2 dual-gpu card or something (I had to check newegg lol, apparently I am a n00b). The 6000+ is still a great processor, so I would say try the system, and if you are not happy with the performance; it's likely due to the processor, and then look at upgrading. There is no point in ordering a new motherboard + CPU + RAM if the "Crossfired" 4850's work great in your current setup. Worst-case scenario; you get the two cards running, the performance isn't what you expected; so you go order a new processor for $30 less than you would have if you ordered at the same time as the video cards.

My two cents.

Best of luck,

dg6464

 

[th_username]

no

 

[jonyb222]

^^ ummm actually I think there is a chance that there would be a 4850x2, I heard that the 4870x2 was going to be released along with a slower card.

 

[Phrexianghoul]

Hi,

I would say with two 4850 x 2 video cards the 6000+ processor could be a bottleneck, but this is probably true with most CPU's, or all currently (lol). I would also change the post to "Two 4850's in crossfire" because some people may think there is some crazy new 4850X2 dual-gpu card or something (I had to check newegg lol, apparently I am a n00b). The 6000+ is still a great processor, so I would say try the system, and if you are not happy with the performance; it's likely due to the processor, and then look at upgrading. There is no point in ordering a new motherboard + CPU + RAM if the "Crossfired" 4850's work great in your current setup. Worst-case scenario; you get the two cards running, the performance isn't what you expected; so you go order a new processor for $30 less than you would have if you ordered at the same time as the video cards.

My two cents.

Best of luck,

dg6464

Wouldn't the 4850's be restricted by the motherboards PCIe 1.0 chipset? I am under the impression that in order to move to the newer PCIe 2.0 vid cards i would need to move over to a chipset that was PCIe 2.0 compatible? I have another question and this is probably a really noob question. Are there compatiblity issues with mixing video card manufacturers with different chipsets. For example, Ati/AMD video cards with Nvida chipsets?