- Nov 30, 2010
- 186
- 0
- 18,690
As most of us are disappointed in the new BD benchmarks, people like me who had started purchasing parts over a month ago are the most disappointed. This thread is for people who actually know about upgrades, and not trolls, or fanboys.
I'm currently operating on a AM2+, 940x4 (3.5ghz oc'd), 8gb (4x2) ddr2 940mhz. My mobo is Gigabyte with 2x8 PCI Express slots when 2 gpus are occupied. Here's the problem, I recently upgraded to a 6870 x2, then I have GTX 460 (physx) in the second slot (used mod hacks), so I know that I have a serious bottleneck with my gpu since the 6870 x2 is in a x8 slot. A dual card in an x8 slot is taboo, I know.
Over a month ago I purchased an Asus Sabretooth AM3+ mobo that has 2x16 slots, that way when BD came out, I could slide it in. This would fix my gpu bottleneck problem, however, given the unfavourable BD benchmarks, I'm stuck wondering if I should sell this on ebay or go ahead and and finish the upgrade to a BD? I would still need to purchase the cpu and ram to finish. I know there would be an big advantage in switching to a fast ddr3 ram as well. Some of you really do know what you are talking about, and I could use your advice.
I do the occasional photo shop, etc, but mostly gaming. Givin the situation, would I see a substantial increase at least gaming wise if I continue the upgrade; 20%, 30%? I know there are no gaming benchmarks out there for comparison, but I'm wondering what kind of increase in performance I would see if I went the AM3+ way.
Oh, and the gpu I upgraded from is a GTX 295, which believe it or not, actually outperforms the 6870 x2. Maybe it's just the x8 slot it's occupying.
Thanx ahead of time.
I'm currently operating on a AM2+, 940x4 (3.5ghz oc'd), 8gb (4x2) ddr2 940mhz. My mobo is Gigabyte with 2x8 PCI Express slots when 2 gpus are occupied. Here's the problem, I recently upgraded to a 6870 x2, then I have GTX 460 (physx) in the second slot (used mod hacks), so I know that I have a serious bottleneck with my gpu since the 6870 x2 is in a x8 slot. A dual card in an x8 slot is taboo, I know.
Over a month ago I purchased an Asus Sabretooth AM3+ mobo that has 2x16 slots, that way when BD came out, I could slide it in. This would fix my gpu bottleneck problem, however, given the unfavourable BD benchmarks, I'm stuck wondering if I should sell this on ebay or go ahead and and finish the upgrade to a BD? I would still need to purchase the cpu and ram to finish. I know there would be an big advantage in switching to a fast ddr3 ram as well. Some of you really do know what you are talking about, and I could use your advice.
I do the occasional photo shop, etc, but mostly gaming. Givin the situation, would I see a substantial increase at least gaming wise if I continue the upgrade; 20%, 30%? I know there are no gaming benchmarks out there for comparison, but I'm wondering what kind of increase in performance I would see if I went the AM3+ way.
Oh, and the gpu I upgraded from is a GTX 295, which believe it or not, actually outperforms the 6870 x2. Maybe it's just the x8 slot it's occupying.
Thanx ahead of time.
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram