CPU/Mobo CPU Bottleneck ?

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saayan

Disciple
hi...i wanted to upgrade my pc..i was going for the pII x2 550be and radeon 4670...im buying the gpu now but because of my budget problem im hesitant to buy a new cpu right now:(
my current cpu is athlon x2 4800+ brisbane 2.51 g stock...i have a crappy board which doesnt let me overclock whatsoever.
i game occasionally..but my current gpu 9500gt(2 weeks):mad: is so poor that i just want to get rid of it as quickly as i can.i have a 6yrs old syncmaster lcd 1024*768 max..even at that res the gfx card stumbles..even in fifa 09.
i had a 3850.. i played crysis warhead and gta4..
so guys will my cpu be a problem while gaming (1024*768 max)??will it bottleneck 4670??should i wait a few months till the pII x4 prices drop (im an amd fanboi ;))??plzz help...thanks...
 
4670 will be enough for your current setup and will not get bottle-necked. But a phenom II X2 550 is actually a X4if you buy a 0922 batch. :) Thus you get a Phenom II X4 at only 5k+.
 
thanks again sabby :)...i went to chandni as u told me nd found the 550 be @ 5.1 k lowest...prices varied frm 5.1k to 5.4k
nd the 4670 @4.5-4.8k
790 gxb 4.2k
but to spend ~15k at this moment of time is a little difficult as my dad will not give me any :p coz ive already bought the 9500gt 2 weeks ago.
i am relieved to hear that the 4670 will not be bottlenecked..coz this is the best gfx card i found which doesnt require an additional power supply.
 
hmm...i thought about that too..its a great gpu but i have a frontech 500 watt...then i will have to buy another psu for the card...at this moment in kol 4770=4670+3k & may be psu :(
i have the crossfire situation in mind..only when ill buy a new monitor..ive
read somewhere 4670x2>4850..that would be awesome..
 
hello Mate,

I suggest you plan your upgrade keeping future in mind b'cos currently with the kind of moniter you have (1024*768 a very basic resolution ) a 4670 with your is fine or infact excellent ! but iam pretty sure with LCD's becoming so cheap you will be consider upgrading to the same soon,

Thus when you upgrade to an LCD moniter which now a day's have a high resultions your GPU will be more of a bottle neck the your CPU. so is suggest you to Stick to your current CPU and upgarde the motherboard and go for a 4770 GPU, which shall ensure you do not have to upgrade your current PSU and you can upgrade your cpu when have the budget.

Bye.
 
saayan said:
i have the crossfire situation in mind..only when ill buy a new monitor..ive

read somewhere 4670x2>4850..that would be awesome..
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Well I won't claim to be a gamer, but I have read a number of times that experts recommending a single GPU solution over a 2 GPU SLI or CF system. And I believe 2 GPUs Power requirements+costs will be higher than a single GPU and that will mean a very bad value for money.
 
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