460GTX Being Bottlenecked

[icanhascpu2]

I wasn't sure to post this in CPU or GPU, so I choose here because you guys are cooler. 😉

I have an AMD mobo that can handle AM3. Right now its got a Athlon II x2 240 OC@3.5. Its bottlnecking the GPU pretty bad. I was wondering what the cheapest CPU upgrade I could make so the CPU inst the bottleneck my GPU anymore.

Thanks

 

[chimaxi83]

What are you playing that is being bottlenecked? You can probably throw a 965 BE in there, and clock it to 4 GHz.

 

[FalseChristian]

When I upgraded from a Core2Duo at 3.0GHz (couldn't overclock it) to an i5 2500K at 4.5GHz my 2 GTX 460 1GBs doubled in performance! It means I can keep my GPUs for another 2 years!

 

[karder]

I had issues with i& 980x and Radeon HD6990. Overclocked CPU and my FPS increased by 20-30%. And 980x is supposed to be a darn good CPU!

So my suggestion would be to get a fairly decent CPU, so you won't have to upgrade it again, when you decide to upgrade GPU in the near (or far) future.

 

[Arkaign]

I just picked up a Phenom II X6 1045T at Micro Center for $89.99 for a spare system, they also had a Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition for the same price. Either would be a truly staggering upgrade from the Athlon II dual core there (no L3 cache, only two cores).

Imho a Ph II quad or hex in the mid 3ghz range is a perfect match to a 460.

 

[daveybrat]

Here's the perfect cpu even if you don't have a microcenter near you:

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727

$20 off w/ promo code EMCNANF33, ends 9/10

So for $89 w/free shipping you can upgrade that dual-core to a decent Quad-core 3.4GHz. Should definitely help your framerates.

I also have a Phenom II at 3.4GHz and a GTX 460 and everything i play runs fine.

 

[icanhascpu2]

What are you playing that is being bottlenecked? You can probably throw a 965 BE in there, and clock it to 4 GHz.

Game is GuildWars2. Most of the world plays ok 40-60fps, but when a dynamic event happends and 10-40 people gather to kill something my fps drops to 7.

Here's the perfect cpu even if you don't have a microcenter near you:

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727

$20 off w/ promo code EMCNANF33, ends 9/10

So for $89 w/free shipping you can upgrade that dual-core to a decent Quad-core 3.4GHz. Should definitely help your framerates.

I also have a Phenom II at 3.4GHz and a GTX 460 and everything i play runs fine.

I just picked up a Phenom II X6 1045T at Micro Center for $89.99 for a spare system, they also had a Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition for the same price. Either would be a truly staggering upgrade from the Athlon II dual core there (no L3 cache, only two cores).

Imho a Ph II quad or hex in the mid 3ghz range is a perfect match to a 460.

Thank you very much!

 

[jacktesterson]

What is your motherboard model?

That 1045T is tempting. I had one at one point that would O/C to 4.0GHz! Thread is buried here. On a mATx board.

If you can O/C that 1045T even to 3.4 GHz, I'd definitly go that route of the 965 BE. Although I suppose you can O/C that 965 to probably 3.8 on average too. Still, 6 Cores is tempting with how games are now being developed.

 

[icanhascpu2]

This is my mobo http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3096#sp

 

[jacktesterson]

hmmm. With the 965 and 1045T, frequency speed matters the most.

Safer bet on getting to 4.0 GHz range is on the 965 BE, but remember tons of 1055T's hit 4.0GHz and the 1045T is only 100 MHz slower at stock.

Personally, I'd go 1045T.

 

[icanhascpu2]

The mobo can handle the 6 core. Not sure if the PSU is going to like it though. Its been bitchy unless I under-clock my GPU. GPU is still only peaking at 70% and normally at around 60% anyway.

Im broke right now anyway, but I got something to save for now at least thanks dudes.