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Will a C2D E8400 bottleneck a 4890

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balthalzar   04-12-2009 at 06:14:23 PM

Will a c2d e8400 at stock 3.0ghz bottleneck a 4890 at all?

i can put it at 3.2 if need be its using stock hsf and i only have money for a psu and 4890? btw is 610w pc power and cooling enough or should i buy the 750w


would it bottleneck at 1440x900 resolution?


Message edited by balthalzar on 04-12-2009 at 06:16:42 PM
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strangestranger   04-12-2009 at 06:27:55 PM
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No it won't bottleneck it and your PSU is fine.

------------------------------ I'm a git, deal with it.

Antec 1200,PC Power & Cooling 750,Gigabyte DS4-x48,Intel Q9550@3.4 W/Xigmatek S1283,8GB OCZ DDR2 800,ATI 4870X2,X-FI>CA 640C amp>Tannoy R300/Senn 595's
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viper200   04-12-2009 at 06:50:54 PM
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i think it prob would bottleneck

i was told any dual core cpu would bottleneck this card
try quad or tri

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strangestranger   04-12-2009 at 06:54:46 PM
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Don't trust what everyone tells you. Show me one review where a 8400 is responsible for below par fps.

------------------------------ I'm a git, deal with it.

Antec 1200,PC Power & Cooling 750,Gigabyte DS4-x48,Intel Q9550@3.4 W/Xigmatek S1283,8GB OCZ DDR2 800,ATI 4870X2,X-FI>CA 640C amp>Tannoy R300/Senn 595's
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invisik   04-12-2009 at 07:20:17 PM
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Nope it should not. 3ghz is plenty for that card.

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mactronix   04-12-2009 at 08:38:06 PM
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No chance you are fine

Mactronix

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