Uprading to 7950

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im gonna upgrade from a 6850 to 7950

only concern i have is the 7950 will bottleneck with my cpu core i5 750

i have turbo on so it runs about 3ghz-3.1ghz max

got 8gig ddr3 ram and my motherboard is a p55-ud3

here is link to my MB http://www.gigabyte.com/products/p [...] ?pid=3164#

not shure what rev i have

thx

Reply to methix0r

Overclock your cpu and all will be fine.
Some guides how to overclock your cpu. http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/c [...] e-i5-750/1
http://www.legionhardware.com/arti [...] ide,1.html

Message edited by sosofm on 02-22-2012 at 06:34:01 PM

Reply to sosofm

cant overclock sorry not a option my cpu cooler is not good enough

Reply to methix0r

need to no if it will bottleneck with it as is OC is not a option

Reply to methix0r

I don't think your cpu will bottleneck 7950.

Reply to sosofm

well i guess i could go to a 6950 or 6970 but i dont no if its worth going to either of them form a 6870 guess i could get a 7770 but i like the 7950

my mistake btw i have a 6870 atm not a 6850

Reply to methix0r

do you really need to upgrade, 6870 is a nice card and is only about 13% slower than 6950.

no, your cpu will not bottleneck single hd 7950, have you seen the recent sub 200$ gaming cpu's review, the i3 2100 doesn't even bottleneck the 7970 and your cpu is much faster than that.

i would say, just do not go for it, wait a bit, let the drivers stabilize and newer Kepler comes and prices too stabilize. atm, they are real overpriced

Reply to manu 11

your cpu is good but while you are at it get a custom cpu cooler and overclock

Reply to 016ive

why not buy a $30 cooler and OC? Either way the 7950 will be fine.

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Reply to esrever

@ methixOr: What's your monitor resolution? It's unlikely you'll see much improvement over a HD 6870 if you're playing at 1280x1024. Also, what games are you playing? If you're a big fan of RTS games then it's very unlikely a faster graphics card will be a very cost effective upgrade.
I doubt you'll get any 'bottleneck' issues the i5750 is a pretty quick CPU and you can always crank up the eye candy to slow down the 7950.
BTW aftermarket coolers are cool! I suggest you look into the subject, even a cheap Hyper 212 Plus, like mine can easily cope with an i5 750 at 3.4 GHz without drama.