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What happens when your CPU is the bottleneck.

xGaffner

xGaffner

xGaffner

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As title says really. Finally ready to buy a 5870 but have a few concerns. My CPU is a X2 550 overclocked to 3.8Ghz (can't unlock it wth this motherboard), but i'm still worried about it being a huge bottleneck. I take it all that will happen is my FPS will be capped right? I don't mind if my FPS is capped as long as its capped at a playable framerate. (Anything over 40-45 is good enough for me) Any insight into this?

Thanks ;)
 
You sure mate? I think i remember reading that the 5870 even bottlenecks an i7 sometimes. If you are right then that makes me feel a lot better lol.
 
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