cpu bottleneck with a 7800gt ?

[Friendlypirate80]

im trying to look for a cpu that wont bottleneck a 7800 gt at stock can anyone recomend me any ? i do not want to overclock

 

[DaCoOlNeSs]

even an FX 57 will bottleneck it AFAIK.

 

[Friendlypirate80]

afiak whats that mean ?

i want to kinda get a x3800 and a 7800 gt ? but i read this article
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/athlon_64_geforce_7800_gtx_scaling/default.asp

and it said i should shoot for 2.2ghz ? i dont know what to believe ! lol

 

[DaCoOlNeSs]

AFAIK = as far as I know

 

[Friendlypirate80]

so which cpu bottlenecks the least then ? i cant decide :-( will a x3800 be good or maybe a 4000 +

 

[kubebot]

Well my golden rule of thumb as a gamer is never spend more money on a cpu then the gpu. And vice versa if your not a gamer. I recently bought a A643000+ Venice/Epox MB/Albatron 7800gt & using 1.5gigs of ram. I OC'd from 1.8 to 2.4 no problem, I do have to run a 5/6 memory divider but on a gaming rig it really makes no noticeable difference. If you dont want to OC I would recomend the A643500+ Venice. They run stock 2.2 and they only cost around $220 online + you can keep your memory at 1:1 ratio. The X23800+ dual core would be the better buy over the 4000+ IMO, games like F.E.A.R. and Call of Duty 2 are supposed to take advantage of dual core processors. Right this moment dual core isn't going to do anything for you as far as gaming is concerned, not to mention the X23800+ can be found online for about $25-$30 cheaper then the 4000+.