GPU for q9450 @ 3.2GHz

[Schweetness101]

Hi everyone,

Here are my specs:

Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66 GHz
ATI Radeon HD 4870 Sapphire GPU
4 GB DDR2 800 MHz RAM
750W Corsair Power Supply
ASUS Rampage Formula E3559 MOBO
Windows Vista 64bit

I just Overclocked for the first time and now CPU-Z is showing the following

Core Speed 3.2 GHz
Multiplier x8 (6-8)
Bus Speed 400 MHz
Rated FSB 1600 MHz
Core Voltage 1.272V
DRAM Frequency 480 MHz
FSBRAM 5:6

I'm doing this overclocking now on this quite old computer because I am looking to play Rome 2 Total War in the near future and I will probably get a new GPU, so I want to bottleneck it as little as possible with my CPU. Any advice on what GPU would max performance before it reached a bottleneck or point of diminishing returns price-wise with this rig? I am thinking of spending in the $100-$250 range with the $209 gtx 660 looking like the likely contender. What do you think?



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[robert_johnson]

A GTX 760 ($249 USD) would be a good choice.

 

[Schweetness101]

I went ahead and got a HIS IceQ Turbo Radeon HD 7850 for $190, which is overclocked to be like the 7870, which should be fine.

 

[robert_johnson]

I went ahead and got a HIS IceQ Turbo Radeon HD 7850 for $190, which is overclocked to be like the 7870, which should be fine.

Good choice.