Athlon X4 640 and HD 7870 2GB

[Alexzvs15]

Will Athlon x4 640 Stock be an bottleneck for MSI Radeon HD7870 2GB OC ?

 

[esrever]

depends on the game.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

The CPU should not be a bottleneck for the card. It's not the best gaming CPU mostly due to the low clockspeed but that's a different issue than bottlenecking. If you can overclock that would help.

 

[Alexzvs15]

The CPU should not be a bottleneck for the card. It's not the best gaming CPU mostly due to the low clockspeed but that's a different issue than bottlenecking. If you can overclock that would help.

Oh ok thanks for help

 

[Alexzvs15]

depends on the game.

BF3, Skyrim,Crysis,GTA 4 ?

 

[esrever]

BF3, Skyrim,Crysis,GTA 4 ?

nope, a little, nope, nope

 

[Alexzvs15]

nope, a little, nope, nope

How much FPS drop ill get in skyrim with this CPU if i will play at 1920x1080 res all maxed out

 

[djangoringo]

Well it wont be good for a 7870, it will limit the card, in my opinion the 7850 2GB will be a more ballanced choice for that cpu.

 

[Alexzvs15]

Well it wont be good for a 7870, it will limit the card, in my opinion the 7850 2GB will be a more ballanced choice for that cpu.

Yeah i already planned to buy Msi hd 7850 2 gb OC but now i saw that 7870 costs just 20 $ more and its performs better in newest games

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Skyrim, BF3 multiplayer and GTA IV all need a fast CPU. As I said overclocking will help.

The 7870 is a better choice for $20 more.

 

[technoholic]

That CPU has no L3 and is slow compared even to today's low end CPUs. Now, 7870 is a GTX660ti level card, for your info both these cards are slightly faster than a GTX580. I think the CPU will create tangible bottlenecks in most of the recent game titles

 

[Alexzvs15]

That CPU has no L3 and is slow compared even to today's low end CPUs. Now, 7870 is a GTX660ti level card, for your info both these cards are slightly faster than a GTX580. I think the CPU will create tangible bottlenecks in most of the recent game titles

Hmm well in that case ill try to get new CPU, i found 2 Phenom Cpu's but i cant choose wich one should i take- AMD Phenom II X6 1045T @ 2.7 Ghz OR AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE @ 3,4 Ghz . Wich one should i take ? Wich will perform better ?

 

[technoholic]

Hmm well in that case ill try to get new CPU, i found 2 Phenom Cpu's but i cant choose wich one should i take- AMD Phenom II X6 1045T @ 2.7 Ghz OR AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE @ 3,4 Ghz . Wich one should i take ? Wich will perform better ?

965 BE is a more practical and cheaper choice which is relatively better for gaming only and easier to overclock. X6 is a 6 core CPU which may be faster than 965 BE in some situations like heavily multi-threaded apps, media transcoding etc though you need to make a research and see what is better for your needs. Only you can decide what is right for you

 

[d1versify]

hey guys i just found out about this "Bottleneck" thing.... it means that you dont get the performance you should from your GPU ? if you have a bad CPU? something like that? dont judge me plz im noob :/
Because i have this gigabyte 7870 2gb OC with an AMD fX 6300.... can someone tell me plz?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

hey guys i just found out about this "Bottleneck" thing.... it means that you dont get the performance you should from your GPU ? if you have a bad CPU? something like that? dont judge me plz im noob :/
Because i have this gigabyte 7870 2gb OC with an AMD fX 6300.... can someone tell me plz?

You should start your own thread but the answer is no, no bottlenecks there.

 

[d1versify]

You should start your own thread but the answer is no, no bottlenecks there.

sorry :/