Help Wanted - Bottlenecking 2 x 6950 2gb

[jackofhearts495]

Hi.

Basically, I'm looking for a new processor to replace my Phenom II X2 555 @ 4GHz. I've currently got a Biostar 990FXE motherboard, and am shortly buying 2 x XFX Radeon HD 6950 2gb for a Crossfire setup.

Will an AMD platform severely bottleneck (to the point where it'd be worth spending a crap-ton to switch to Intel) my 6950's?

I sorta need advice in a rush... I've only got a few days left to get a refund on my 990FX motherboard if need be.

Thanks in advance!

 

[FinneousPJ]

No, not severely.

 

[rolli59]

I personally would just get a X4 unless your X2 unlocks cores!

 

[AbdullahG]

+1 on unlocking cores.
However, I've heard in some cases unlocked core can cause instability.
You can upgrade to an X4 955 of X6 1090T and OC them.

 

[jackofhearts495]

Previous attempts to unlock any cores failed. The next step is figuring out what to upgrade to...

Phenom II X4 980 or FX-8120?

 

[dontcrosthestreams]

i used to have an x2 555. unlocked it to 3 cores at 3.5....bought a 955be and im quite happy with my choise. you will see a overall improvement of daily computer usage and some of the games your playing will run smoother. even if the game in question is skyrim which runs on 2 threads, the other 2 threads will do the background thinking that your computer does. Overclock to a clock rate above 3.3 and you will not be bottlenecked.

 

[AbdullahG]

I'd stay away from Bulldozer. Just to many issues relevant to it. An X4 955 OC to 4.0Ghz or even a X6 1090T OCed will do great as an upgrade.

 

[rolli59]

If you are in the states this is a good deal on 955BE. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808&cm_mmc=BF2011_listing-_-343-_-N82E16819103808&nm_mc=BF2011_listing