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Would my CPU be the bottleneck?
- Thread starter davedudes
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Associate
at 4ghz i doubt it would bottle neck a 5850
Caporegime
Not at that speed.
Not at 4 Gs no.
Being a dual core will likely be more problematic than the CPU itself.
"Problematic" not meaning too much. Most new games take some advantage, you might get different results to benchmarks, but you should be fine for the most part.
Being a dual core will likely be more problematic than the CPU itself.
"Problematic" not meaning too much. Most new games take some advantage, you might get different results to benchmarks, but you should be fine for the most part.
Caporegime
Wouldn't bother, save up for the next lot of cards to be released.
Associate
it would double the performance about 1.9 times better
but it is worth the wait for fermi and the 5830/5890 if the 4890 isnt troubling you
but it is worth the wait for fermi and the 5830/5890 if the 4890 isnt troubling you
Associate
One thing you might want to consider is the fact that Dx11 (the technology, not necessarily the games) supports multi-threaded rendering over individual cores,
If modern games are optimized to use 4 cores, upgrading to a quad might provide some benefits. The Dx11 techdemo allowed my framerate to jump from 60fps to about 90fps when multi-threaded rendering was enabled.
If modern games are optimized to use 4 cores, upgrading to a quad might provide some benefits. The Dx11 techdemo allowed my framerate to jump from 60fps to about 90fps when multi-threaded rendering was enabled.
If you're happy to wait a couple or even more months then fair enough, it'll make prices more competitive. If you want something now then buy a 5850. If cash is no problem then get a 5870.
I see no problems whatsoever regarding your cpu, regardless of what card you buy.
I see no problems whatsoever regarding your cpu, regardless of what card you buy.
Waiting is the best bet tbh, see what happens in the next few months.
Thanks for the advice.
Waiting is the best bet tbh, see what happens in the next few months.
Thanks for the advice.
Thats what im doing, but its so hard waiting
If i dont end up getting the Fermi, atleast the ATI price range will drop a bit
Brain fart...? That sounds painful.
Yes a 5870 would be a nice boost. But do you really need it? The 4890 should be doing just fine still.
Associate
well maybe not exactly but a 4890 performs similarly to a 5770 and 2 5770's in crossfire perform a little bit better that a 5850. its probabely less 1.9 but mine was a rough estimate.