at what CPU speed does a 4780 fail to get any faster?

[YeuEmMaiMai]

right now I am running a e6550 and I am upgrading to a E8500 and I would like to know at what clock speed with the 4870 be the bottleneck with a 1680*1050 resolution

edit: upgrade CPU because friend is taking old one for $50

 

[spaceman]

3.2 is the magic #

 

[w@termelon]

i would just bump the 8500 to 4ghz.

even if the videocard doesnt need it, its all about the e-peen and the 4ghz club!

 

[vanilla_guerilla]

that whole 4ghz thing has been done to death. get an e8600 e0 or e8500 e0 and go for 5ghz.