CPU for a 5970?

[Mr Pizza]

Will the AMD Phenom II X6 1090t bottleneck the 5970 if the CPU is overclocked to 3.8-4.0GHz? Running the 5970 at stock speeds. Thanks, I would really want to stay with AMD, not going to the Intel side Even if there is some bottleneck, would it make a huge difference in frame rate?

 

[ares1214]

it is more likely the 5970 will bottleneck the 1090T. oc it, and there is no chance.

 

[Mr Pizza]

ah yes, edit. haha, thanks for the reply

 

[xaira]

6 cores at 4.0ghz will not bottleneck a 6970, hope i cleared that up for you

if either is bottlenecked, the fps will be limited to the bottlenecker, and the 5970 bottleneck will not hold you back in any possible way

 

[ares1214]

and you are worried about a bottleneck with a 1090T @ 4.0 with a 5970? the only "bottleneck" i for see is that we cant count that high :lol:

 

[Mr Pizza]

6 cores at 4.0ghz will not bottleneck a 6970, hope i cleared that up for you

if either is bottlenecked, the fps will be limited to the bottlenecker, and the 5970 bottleneck will not hold you back in any possible way

Ok, then i'm good

 

[Mr Pizza]

and you are worried about a bottleneck with a 1090T @ 4.0 with a 5970? the only "bottleneck" i for see is that we cant count that high :lol:

:lol:

 

[ares1214]

do you already have all these parts?

 

[Mr Pizza]

do you already have all these parts?

No not yet

 

[ares1214]

do you have a final build?

 

[Mr Pizza]

do you have a final build?

Yes i have my final build all planed out, I was going to build this month but couldn't afford it, next month, HOPEFULLY

 

[ares1214]

are you buying from newegg?

 

[Mr Pizza]

are you buying from newegg?

Well, uhh maybe... I think.. no.. YES i love newegg :lol:

 

[ares1214]

hahaha, may i see your build? maybe i could help?

 

[Mr Pizza]

hahaha, may i see your build? maybe i could help?

Its my third build, but yeah.

An optical drive (don't really care bout em')
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030

Antec 1200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043

Caviar Black, as always
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

Crosshair IV, It has some NB heat probs sometimes but I know how to fix that.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131644

5970, the beast
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150460

1000w PSU, should go with an 850 but...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371012

Some ram, compatible
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231276

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849

zalman cooler, artic silver 5, windows 7, $2000 budget

P.S. i know its not perfect, I tweak some things sometimes

 

[ares1214]

this is better, overall:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.398116

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.418872

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231321

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121357

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

final price is 1840.92$ (im not sure if u need windows 7 and cooler, but it has the budget for it) you wont be xfiring a 5970, and if u do, idk if even a kilowatt is enough, so u might as well get just enough for 2 5870s, and more than enough for 1 5970. overall better though.

 

[Mr Pizza]

this is better, overall:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.398116

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.418872

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231321

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121357

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

final price is 1840.92$ (im not sure if u need windows 7 and cooler, but it has the budget for it) you wont be xfiring a 5970, and if u do, idk if even a kilowatt is enough, so u might as well get just enough for 2 5870s, and more than enough for 1 5970. overall better though.

Yes, thanks but.. I dont like MSI boards and really want an XFX branded video card, I love antec PSUs, never EVER had a problem with them, and antec cases, the 1200 is nice, I like the 800D but its a little to big for what I need, i'm not water cooling and I do not like that the 800D is intaking all of the air from the bottom, I love Asus, but not for video cards.. haha, my build is really based on brands and reviews thanks for the suggestions anyways, I will use them if something goes out of stock or what not..

 

[Mr Pizza]

Oh yeah, ill use a 850 PSU for 5970 overclock and x 1090t overclock, want a little more room than 750, thanks though!!

 

[ares1214]

I LOVE MSI! but thats understandable. and the case is actually the 700D, the smaller version, and its hard not to like corsair, corsair makes better and more reliable psus than antec actually, although both are no fail basically. heres an xfx 5970:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150460&cm_re=5970-_-14-150-460-_-Product

also, dont forget my build has an ssd and a better hdd in it.

 

[Mr Pizza]

I LOVE MSI! but thats understandable. and the case is actually the 700D, the smaller version, and its hard not to like corsair, corsair makes better and more reliable psus than antec actually, although both are no fail basically. heres an xfx 5970:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150460&cm_re=5970-_-14-150-460-_-Product

also, dont forget my build has an ssd and a better hdd in it.

this is true, but I really want to stay with the asus board, more OC features etc. I do love corsair but yeah.. and the 700D is the same size as the 800D, just without the windows and hot swap bays, same 24x24 inch though

 

[ares1214]

actually, the MSI and ASUS board are pretty even as far as features and oc go...look at this review:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-890fx-crosshair-iv-formula-890fxa-ud7,2640-7.html

and how bout this, this is making things more to your liking:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.410736

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227528

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231321

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150460

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131644

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

final price is 1905.92$, so if you ask me, your getting a little bit less for more, but i can appreciate brand loyalty!

 

[Mr Pizza]

actually, the MSI and ASUS board are pretty even as far as features and oc go...look at this review:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-890fx-crosshair-iv-formula-890fxa-ud7,2640-7.html

and how bout this, this is making things more to your liking:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.410736

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227528

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231321

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150460

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131644

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335

final price is 1905.92$, so if you ask me, your getting a little bit less for more, but i can appreciate brand loyalty!

Thanks, ill go with this! But the hard drive has to be 6gb/s, I want to use the most out of my board. I will find one, thanks! Or am i wrong? XD one thing i'm not sure about is Sata Speeds and their compatibility...

 

[ares1214]

the board supports sata 2 and sata 3, so you dont need a sata 3 drive, you just can if you want. and considering that most sata 3 hdds show no added performance over a sata 2 drive.

 

[werxen]

... I don't know what ^these guys are saying but a 1090T can definitely bottleneck that CPU based on how many cores the game takes advantage of.

 

[ares1214]

a 1090T IS the cpu, so the cpu cant really bottleneck a cpu...