Will this be Bottlenecked?

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Hi, I just wanted to know if My CPU will bottlenecks my GPU. I'm almost certainly going to buy a 6850 to play at 1680x1050 it as I like the processor which I got for a very reasonable price X2 265 3.3Ghz, and I think it will be a viable build for a year or so untill i'm in a better financial position.

HDD: two-500 GB SATA-II HDD 7200 8MB (no raid)
RAM: ADATA 4GB DDR3 1600MHz (2x2GB)
GPU: HIS Radeon HD 6850 1 GB
CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 265 (2 x 3.3 GHz) AM3 2MB
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-MA74GMT-S2 (AMD 740G) AM3
PSU: OCZ Stealth 600W PSU

thanks

 

[batuchka]

Toms and many h/w sites would suggest at least an X3 for a fresh gaming rig but if your game/s do not leverage on > 2 cores you'd be fine else clock that X2 a wee bit ^^


The Game Rundown: Finding CPU/GPU Bottlenecks, Part 2
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/game-performance-bottleneck,2738-16.html

Conclusion: A Trend Toward 3+ Cores

The average optimal number of CPU cores suggested by the test results is 2.75, showing a clear trend towards at least three CPU cores.The question of whether the CPU or GPU is most important is easily answered. If you don't have a multi-core CPU, then upgrade it. If you have a dual-core CPU at around 3 GHz, then invest your money into a graphics card, as most games are GPU-limited. This is not something that will change with new DirectX 11 games.

Academic if you had bought that 740G mobo


i would rate any of these chipsets

740G
690G
GF 6XXX/7XXX
NForce 5xx/6xx

far inferior than any entry level AM2+ out in 2008 due to

a. HT Limitation when paired with any AM2+/AM3 chip
b. Still stuck on PCIe gen 1.0/1.1, true AM2+ had migrated to PCIe gen 2.0 as of 2008

Gigabyte NForce 630a
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3497#ov

* If you install AMD AM3 CPU on this motherboard, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0 (5200MT/s) to HT1.0 (2000 MT/s) spec; however, the frequency of AM3 CPU will not be impacted. Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.

MSI 740GTM-P23
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171&prod_no=1917

Hyper Transport Bus

• HyperTransport 1.0 supporting speed up to 1000MT/s

Slots

• 1 PCI Express x16 slot with x16 operation (PCI Express Bus SPEC V1.0 compliant)

 

[sadams04]

+1 on an X3 or X4, but seeing as you already have the processor my suggestion would be to invest in a good CPU cooler and overclock. The cooler will help you overclock now, and will also work in a future CPU upgrade on that AM3 platform.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065&cm_re=212_hyper-_-35-103-065-_-Product

 

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[batuchka]

Yep happy shopping and cheers ^^