Will it bottleneck

[Morales2142PL]

Hi, i dont know which to buy, cuz i have a AMD Phenom 9500, 4GB ram ddr2 dual channel and 9800gtx+, and i am planning to buy a ati 5870, the question is if my processor will bottleneck even if i turn off the TLB fix, or should i buy a new CPU first and then a new GPU?

 

[Raidur]

Mobo?

 

[Morales2142PL]

GA-MA74GM-S2H

 

[Morales2142PL]

bump

 

[simon12]

I think if you upgrade the CPU then you should get a new motherboard and DDR3 RAM as well. Your current CPU will bottleneck a 5870 but I would still get a new GPU 1st and maybe upgrade everything else later.

 

[Morales2142PL]

alright thanks for help

 

[iam2thecrowe]

I think if you upgrade the CPU then you should get a new motherboard and DDR3 RAM as well. Your current CPU will bottleneck a 5870 but I would still get a new GPU 1st and maybe upgrade everything else later.

I disagree with that, his current gpu is bottlenecked by his cpu already. You can slot any amd quad core in that motherboard, a phenom x4 965 would be the best option, then upgrade the gpu.

 

[simon12]

I disagree with that, his current gpu is bottlenecked by his cpu already. You can slot any amd quad core in that motherboard, a phenom x4 965 would be the best option, then upgrade the gpu.

Apologies you are correct I didn't look at the supported CPUs properly (I didn't scroll down to AM3). So yes I agree get the best value Phenom x4 you can them get the GPU. Also why the 5870 is there a deal on it somewhere?

 

[Morales2142PL]

well i am planning on getting the amd phenom II x4 955 or 965, would you recommend a cheaper card but close to 5870 wchich can run games at 1440x900 and high settings with aa on?

 

[simon12]

how much have you seen the 5870 for and what country are you in?

 

[Morales2142PL]

from poland but im in ireland and the ati 5870 has different prices in different shops, ive seen one for 239 euro, but i looked at ati 5850 and i think it will be good

 

[simon12]

On Dabs.ie you can get a 6950 1Gb for 197.99 http://www.dabs.ie/products/xfx-ati-radeon-6950-hd-800mhz-1gb-pci-e-hdmi-7BFJ.html or 251.87 for a 2Gb one http://www.dabs.ie/products/sapphire-technology-ati-radeon-6950-hd-800mhz-2gb-pci-express-hdmi--includes-dirt3--7K58.html both are better than the 5870 see http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/294?vs=331&i=187.188.190.191.192.193.194.195.196.197.199.200.201.202.203.204.205.206.207.208.209.210.211.212.213.214.215.216.217.218.219.220.221.222.228.229.230.231.232.233.234.235.238 AMD cards below this price (6850 & 6870) look much worse value when compared to UK prices.

 

[Morales2142PL]

ill look into it thanks