ATI 4870 and E5200

[lakelucid]

I am wondering if ATI 4870 1gig would work well with E5200 cpu, or would the cpu bottle neck the gpu.

The reason I am doing this is because I want to build a budget computer with an expensive and powerful gpu for gaming. I don't know if it is good idea, and yes, I am new to the DIY world.

 

[djcoolmasterx]

It won't be a bottleneck if you overclock your CPU a bit. The E5200 is a good overclocker so it wont be hard.

 

[lakelucid]

It won't be a bottleneck if you overclock your CPU a bit. The E5200 is a good overclocker so it wont be hard.

How fast should I be OCing E5200 to for the ATI 4870 to perform well?

I am considering buying ASUS P5Q SE PLUS LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard to go with the system
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131347

and I use a 22" Asus LCD

 

[djcoolmasterx]

That mobo is probably overkill.

 

[mamw93]

You may bottleneck a little bit but you should overclock it to around 3GHZ to see some GREAT results.

 

[megamanx00]

That motherboard should be good for it. Yeah you need to overclock your 5200 to at least 3 GHz. There is a chance you can get significantly more out of it, but it just depends on the sample you get.

 

[Peaks]

That motherboard is good, wanna be sure you have a stable system when overclocking. Should be able to get over 3 with good board and cooler