Q9550 Bottleneck?

[Snubber]

A very similar question to the Q6600 below...apologies...but will a Q9550 at 3.4GHz bottleneck a GTX580.

Looking to maximise quality/performance of BF3, ARMA2 and Skyrim but have a limited budget of £300 (plus proceeds from selling 5850 giving a combined total of £400).

For this amount I can bag myself a GTX580....but wondering whether the Q9550 would hold it back?

Might the Q9550 be better matched with a GTX570?

My current setup does not suport Crossfire/SLi. Game at 1920x1200.

Want to buy in the next couple of weeks, not interested in waiting until 7*** series.

Cheers,

 

[littlepuppy]

I would say no, but push your q9550 at least another 400 mhz on

 

[LtMatt]

but will a Q9550 at 3.4GHz bottleneck a GTX580.
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I had a Q9550 @3.63ghz and i saw a huge increase in fps and game responsivness when i got an i5 2500k. As for your question, maybe a little.

 

[Snubber]

I've just done a quick 2nd hand price check on the bay and reckon that I could get £275for my existing CPU/mobo/memory/GPU set up (this is after bay and paypal fees). Suprised how much Q9550's are going for!

Add this to my £300 budget and I have £575 to play with, therefore:

i5-2500k £170
P67 mobo £90
8Gb DDR3 £40
CPU cooler £25

Leaves £250 for a GPU...have seen GTX570's on a competitors site for this price!

Think I've just convinced myself...!

 

[Hixxy0]

I know it's a lower cpu, but i had a q6600 @3.4ghz. I've got a gtx 580 and there was a big bottleneck. I've now got a I7 2600k and at stock speed it destroys my old quad, nevermind when i overclock it to 4.5ghz. The difference is massive.