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Anonymous   11-01-2009 at 10:57:36 PM

So Im in the market for a new GPU i was thinking a radeon 4670 or maybe a 4850 but I'm wondering about my processor.

I have an AMD Athlon 64 x2 dual core 4000+ 2.1 ghz (also running 3 gigs of ram)

Is this thing garbage?? is there any point spending the cash on a 4850 or will my processor limit the card? Am I better off just getting the 4670??

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hunter315   11-01-2009 at 11:03:08 PM

What resolution will you be playing at? If its a socket AM2 motherboard you may be able to get a cheap CPU upgrade and significantly boost its performance.

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jaguarskx   11-01-2009 at 11:24:20 PM

I don't think you need to worry about the CPU.

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warriorlax1234   11-02-2009 at 12:27:12 AM

I have puchased a 4870 OC and have a x2 4400 cpu with only 2 gb ddr 400 ram, I am really worried about a bottleneck :/.... don't know yet though, new psu 600 watt on the way....

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sparky13   11-02-2009 at 02:20:29 AM

yeah if you have an am2 cpu just do a simple cpu upgrade and you'll be all set.

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