E8400 Bottleneck a Higher End Card?

[LurkingWeasel]

Howdy!

I've got the upgrade bug once again, but rather than build an entirely new system, I was hoping I could just go with a new GPU (maybe a 670 or 7950). Anyway, would my E8400 @ 3.6GHz be a huge bottleneck with 1080p gaming, bearing in mind I have a 3D monitor? Or would I indeed be better off starting a new build from scratch?

Thanks for any advice/feedback!

 

[Menty]

I think you would be better off upgrading your platform.
300 quid will get you a decent cpu, motherboard and ram.

Don't do what I did and flog a dead horse, I changed from E8400 to Q9550 even though the i5/i7 were out (I wasted money imo).

 

[mickyflinn]

List your system spec

 

[jaybee]

There are loads of similar threads around currently discussing bottlenecks. THIS ONE specifically discusses an e8400.

Otherwise:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18412532&highlight=bottleneck

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18413590&highlight=bottleneck

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18415651&highlight=bottleneck

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18429156&highlight=bottleneck

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18427458&highlight=bottleneck

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18434942&highlight=bottleneck

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18435266&highlight=bottleneck

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18436036&highlight=bottleneck

 

[LurkingWeasel]

I think you would be better off upgrading your platform.
300 quid will get you a decent cpu, motherboard and ram.

Don't do what I did and flog a dead horse, I changed from E8400 to Q9550 even though the i5/i7 were out (I wasted money imo).

Thanks, guess I'm just looking to be miserly!!

List your system spec

Thanks for the reply. Spec is;

E8400 @ 3.6GHz
Asus P5K Pro
Sapphire HD4870
Corsair HX620
WD 640AAKS Hard Drive
Samsung S23A700D monitor (1920 x 1080 @ 120Hz).

There are loads of similar threads around currently discussing bottlenecks. THIS ONE specifically discusses an e8400.

Otherwise:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18412532&highlight=bottleneck

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18413590&highlight=bottleneck

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18415651&highlight=bottleneck

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18429156&highlight=bottleneck

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18427458&highlight=bottleneck

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18434942&highlight=bottleneck

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18435266&highlight=bottleneck

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18436036&highlight=bottleneck

Thanks. Most helpful!

 

[Gregster]

Long story short, yes it will bottleneck in some games but generally you will see a massive improvement over a 560ti or 5XXXX style older GPU.

 

[MissChief]

When I went from E8400 stock 3.0GHz with 8800GT to GTX460 I got a decent FPS increase. However when I went to i5 2500k initially not overclocked I got a big boost too.

 

[tommybhoy]

Cheap 7850, oc the nuts off it, put the money saved towards new I5 rig.