Gtx 580 with core i7 920 enough?

[Donwey]

Hello i have pc :
HD4870X2 2GB
4GB RAM
WIN7 64BIT
CORE I7 920 2.67GHZ
Enermax 625W
Asus p6t Deluxe

In near future i wanted to buy a new graphic card for my computer because i want to maxed BF3 graphics and i dont know if i7 920 2.67ghz can handle gtx 580 can you help me if it can handle? My resolution is 1680x1050 . For any advices thank you . And i dont want to overclock it

 

[cjl]

Honestly, a 580 isn't that much of an upgrade from a 4870x2, and both are certainly overkill for 1680x1050.

 

[saaiello]

+1 upgrade your monitor first a 580 is worthless at your resolution.

 

[Donwey]

so i dont want to buy monitor , i want only play today games on max but i dont know what card can do that with 1680x1050 .

 

[Donwey]

its not bottlenecking and i dont want to play on 2560x1050 i just wanted to play on 1680x1050 today games with a lot of perfomance . so schould i upgrade i7 920 to 960 with 3.2ghz ?

 

[saaiello]

Just OC your I7 no point in upgrading when you can get the boost for free. Why are you only running 4GB of RAM you are not taking advantage of tri channel operation.

What kind of problems are you facing while tring to play at max because a 4870 x2 should max all out no problem the only advantage of getting a newer model is DX 11 besides that you are wasting your money.

 

[Donwey]

i cant overclock my core i7 920 if i overclock it my temps goes to 90c when playing crysis at 3ghz and i dont know how to replace stock cooler with aftermarket because you must take off motherboard and thats too dificult . if i upgrade to core i7 960 will it bring to me more perfomance?

 

[13thmonkey]

i cant overclock my core i7 920 if i overclock it my temps goes to 90c when playing crysis at 3ghz and i dont know how to replace stock cooler with aftermarket because you must take off motherboard and thats too dificult . if i upgrade to core i7 960 will it bring to me more perfomance?

upgrading the cpu is the as upgrading the cooler from a difficulty point of view, as you have to remove and replace the cooler either way.

 

[jb6684]

Hmmm, let's see if we can sort things out here:

- 1st what operating system are you using ?
- remember you Have to run the 64 bit version, or, RAM above 3.25Gb can't be used

- 2nd, the i7-920 is a triple channel CPU
- you must have three memory sticks to take advantage, so, add another Matching 2Gb stick. That will bring you up to 6Gb of RAM. Only cost about $20 and install is a snap. (that will speed you up quite a bit) (thks to SAAIELLO for pointing this out..)
NOTE: you can download and install CPU-Z from www.cpuid.com. Then check the Memory tab, you should see
"channels #" Triple once you have it right.

FIX the RAM issue first..... The 4870x2 is a still a very powerful card. Let's see how it runs once the RAM is fixed.....

- Now, I have an i7-920 system. It has Crossfire 5870's. About the same a GTX 580. I run 50--60 FPS in Crysis 2 (free test version) @ 1920 x 1080 max'd out.

- I can run at the stock 2.67 Ghz
- my 3.3 Ghz OC daily driver
- or my 4 Ghz OC max

Really, only a couple FPS change from top to bottom. Level load times are much faster, but, FPS seem tied to the GPU not the CPU at least in THIS title.......

 

[cjl]

so i dont want to buy monitor , i want only play today games on max but i dont know what card can do that with 1680x1050 .

The 4870x2 (which you already have) can play today's games on max at that resolution. You don't need to upgrade.

 

[13thmonkey]

The 4870x2 (which you already have) can play today's games on max at that resolution. You don't need to upgrade.

and dx11, tessalation etc. doesn't actually do a lot whilst gaming, on a static shot something might! be visible, but when there is movement, you can see a thing.

 

[Donwey]

i have problems in many games and cant run it on ultra with 35fps + like metro 2033 , new vegas , BC2 {without aa and af and hbao it drops to 40 fps from 60)
What i wanted to do is buy core i7 960 i know how to install stock cooler and then i will save money for better card like gtx 570 or 580 because i want max out bf3 . why schould i buy new 2gb ram? only loading times will be better not perfomance . you can help me what graphic card wouldnt be bottlenecked with i7 960 {3.2ghz with turbo boost 3.4} maybe i will see improvements in my pc after i add this procesor

 

[wrazor]

Donwey, you wont see much improvements with changing your cpu. And, custom coolers are as easy to put as the stock coolers. And i am sure your local shop ppl would change it for you for less than 20$. Also, your graphic card is very good. The problems you say are there because not all games have the crossfire profile support which is necessary for your graphics card. So, your card and your cpu are more than capable of running bf3 at 16X10 resolution. More so with better crossfire support. Just keep updated with latest graphics drivers and you should do fine. If you still insist on buying a new graphics card, then yes gtx 580 is the best right now. But in a month nvidia will release the 700$ gtx 590. It will be much better than the gtx 580 and nvidia have a much better reputation for sli, so 590X2 will give you as good performance in all major games.

 

[Bigmac80]

Donwey if i were you don't upgrade yet until you play BF3. What if your cpu and graphics card is good enough to play at 1680x1050 max settings. Honestly people that have a GTX 580 and 3ghz cpu don't even know if they can play BF3 at max settings because the game isn't even out yet. So wait till the game comes out and try it out or watch videos on youtube to see what kind of setup people have while playing BF3. So imo just wait till Beta or when the game actually releases. No point in buying a new GPU now if you don't need it yet. Like me i have a GTX 295 and i don't feel like i should be upgrading anytime soon. Not unless i want DX11 but to me that's not a big deal. I'm also waiting on BF3 to come out but im waiting to see what kind of results i get with the GTX 295 1st before i upgrade.

 

[13thmonkey]

+1 also the price of the 580 will come down between now and then, and perhaps even a 585, or OC'd versions of the 580

 

[m4rmite]

dont be a pussy just overclock your 920 i have a 930 @ 4.5ghz and when running F@H with my dual gtx 295s on a water cooled loop it hits 90c when the wife turns on the central heating... its about 12 months old and hasnt died yet.

and actually read all the comments above...
regarding RAM and resolution..
and the comment about not being able to put an aftermarket cooler on your pc.. how the hell u gonna put a new cpu in.
above all have fun

 

[jb6684]

Maybe my Post was too long to read...

Buy a 2Gb RAM stick. Install it. Your Games & CPU will now FLY........




Computers use data from RAM Constantly, not just to load levels. It was designed with triple channel for a reason... to feed data to the CPU fast, so it won't have to wait around to fetch the need instruction

 

[Donwey]

so how many fps may i get when i buy +2gb ram?

 

[jb6684]

Tom's hardware ranks the 4870 x2 on par with the GTX 480 and GTX 570.... (it is a powerful card...)

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6950-1gb-geforce-gtx-560-ti-gaming-graphics-card,2857-7.html


So, go to a site like Guru3d, look up the game you want to know FPS for under GTX 480 and that's what your system with proper RAM should be able to do.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/msi-radeon-6870-hawk-review/20

Example 56 FPS in Battle Field 2


http://www.guru3d.com/article/msi-radeon-6870-hawk-review/13

For example 148 FPS in Call of Duty Modern Warfare


If RAM doesn't fix it, you likely still don't have the NVidia drivers and the dual GPU profiles installed correctly.


Bottom line if the level of performance above is enough you don't need ANY hardware upgrades...

 

[Deleted member 362816]

Honestly, a 580 isn't that much of an upgrade from a 4870x2, and both are certainly overkill for 1680x1050.

Please tell me this is some sort of a sick joke in direct x 9 mabye there the same with 10 and 11 gtx 580 will destory a 4870x2 person experiance with this.

 

[Donwey]

gtx 570/480 = hd4870x2? what a joke . so i try 3dmark benchamrk and i have checked my results and others 500 people have 15 000 + score and i have 13 526 ... where is the problem omg? maybe its in ram but it will not change my perfomance when i add 2gb ram so maybe the problem is in procesor that he is bottlenecking that card

 

[Deleted member 362816]

I dont care what anyone says about this post but my 750 watt xfx BE had issue powering 1 4870x2.

 

[Deleted member 362816]

It is true what the other people have said at any resolution below 1920x1080 a gtx 580-4870x2-570-470-480-560-460-radeon 5000 cards will bottleneck due to at that resolution the cpu does more scaling then the gpu does. with a 1920x1080 monitor you will get better scores and fps in the same game of that of a lower resolution.

 

[13thmonkey]

gtx 570/480 = hd4870x2? what a joke . so i try 3dmark benchamrk and i have checked my results and others 500 people have 15 000 + score and i have 13 526 ... where is the problem omg? maybe its in ram but it will not change my perfomance when i add 2gb ram so maybe the problem is in procesor that he is bottlenecking that card

its only 10% different, thats not bad for them being two-three generations apart!

 

[Embra]

Fix your ram and OC your cpu. You dont need to upgrade until you are looking at a rebuild. You will be able to max all games with that resolution.