Bottleneck?

[Kungfuhero]

I have been reading through these forums and realized that the new Saphire X1950 Pro 256 mb PCIE card i just ordered may not be fully untilzed on my system. Here are my current specs:

AMD 64 3500+
2 GB Patriot Extreme Performance PC3200
EPOX NP9A Ultra Mobo Nforce4 chipset

I had an X800XL that just died, so I ordered the X1950 pro, will I need to upgrade my CPU to really get the most value out of this new card?

Thanks

 

[Jakalwarrior]

People pass this junk around all day long and make people think they needs new cpus. Yes to get the highest possible benchmarks yes you would. For playing at a gaming resolution with eyecandy on... no. Not until there is a game that your chip isn't fast enough to play at playable frame rates.

 

[Kungfuhero]

You know what that is just what I thought. I can still game like crazy and have loads of eye popping fun. When prices on the AMD X2's begin to drop I will get me a new Crossfire mobo, and AMD X2 and another x1950 Pro and go crossfire.

Yipee.

LOL if I only had a Visa card.

 

[legcramp]

overclock... you will get about 2.6ghz out of that 3500+ if you really think it might hold you back..... but really.... getting a new videocard will you let increase settings and eyecandy yet maintaining the same or higher fps.

 

[AdamNesvick]

I would get an X2 now, as 939's aren't gonna drop

its not so much the benefit of gaming with it, I love the fact that I have never gotten near 100% utilization with my X2 even when doing 5 things at once

 

[killster1]

well x2 isnt going to help his gaming any might make it worse.. i would get a opteron165 if anything but shit keep the 3500+

looks like on a old game like doom3 it will only give you a few fps more.. so what monitor you have and what res you going to play at! lower res = cpu power high res = gfx card power

 

[Cyrilix]

People pass this junk around all day long and make people think they needs new cpus. Yes to get the highest possible benchmarks yes you would. For playing at a gaming resolution with eyecandy on... no. Not until there is a game that your chip isn't fast enough to play at playable frame rates.

QFT. Bottlenecking is a concept a lot of people just don't understand. To get the MOST out of anything, you would need a supercomputer, literally speaking, but if you just want to remove a bottleneck, there are easy ways to do so like turning up the eye candy.

 

[Kungfuhero]

well x2 isnt going to help his gaming any might make it worse.. i would get a opteron165 if anything but shit keep the 3500+

looks like on a old game like doom3 it will only give you a few fps more.. so what monitor you have and what res you going to play at! lower res = cpu power high res = gfx card power

How will the Opteron165 improve performance?

Why would the X2 slow it down?

Also I am considering a AMD 64 4000+ which are $100 now. This is a short term solution.

Furhtermore X2 prices will drop, they all drop all the time! I bought my 3500+ in August of 2005 for $175 at the egg and now they go for $89. Droping all the time.