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6950 on wolfdale C2D

Comdrpopnfresh

Comdrpopnfresh

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is the EAH6950/2DI2S/2GD5 going to make my system cpu limited, if running a dual core E8400 @ 3300mhz? I'm currently using a eah48701gb-dk, and the heat is too much- I have tweaked bios to lock in better clocks and performance states- but it is like a gas guzzler
 
yes an E8400 will hold a 6950 back. by how much will depend on the individual game, settings and res being used. a 6850 is 100 bucks cheaper and probably much more appropriate for your system. and hopefully you have 4gb of system ram too.
 
toyota said:
yes an E8400 will hold a 6950 back. by how much will depend on the individual game, settings and res being used. a 6850 is 100 bucks cheaper and probably much more appropriate for your system. and hopefully you have 4gb of system ram too.
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^this
 
Agree with above, the 6950 is one of AMD's top high performance cards and depending on the case, runs warm itself.
What case do you have , model of 4870 that your having heat problems ?
But anyways, you can get a bump in performance as mentioned with the 6850. Its AMD's 2nd or 3rd generation 40nm part (if you include 4770) and runs fairly cool.
 
Currently, I am running a E7200 @ 3.8 and I am bottlenecked with a single 6870. So I know you probably will be too. And the GPU is stock.
 
Comdrpopnfresh said:
is the EAH6950/2DI2S/2GD5 going to make my system cpu limited, if running a dual core E8400 @ 3300mhz? I'm currently using a eah48701gb-dk, and the heat is too much- I have tweaked bios to lock in better clocks and performance states- but it is like a gas guzzler
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Only with quad core optimized games and if your resolution is below 1900x1080 with some games.

I suggest a 6870 card for under 200$.
 
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happy medium said:
Only with quad core optimized games and if your resolution is below 1900x1080 with some games.

I suggest a 6870 card for under 200$.
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it doesnt necessarily have to be a quad optimized game. the i5/i7 cpus have much better ipc which can help a lot in some games.
 
1680x1050 widescreen resolution. 8gb of 1000mhz ddr2. I can oc the cpu to 3.8ghz, no problem. Thinking about building an am3 system withing the year, unlocking a dually for a quad- this gpu would be coming along.

how far along has the d&d transcoding in the 6900's? I have an extensive emdia library I'd like to xcode
 
i have everything in an antec 300, with 3 additional 120mm fans installed above stock. I downvolted the bios settings of the 4870 to reduce power consumption. It just happened to drop temps by nearly 5-10 degrees
 
Comdrpopnfresh said:
1680x1050 widescreen resolution. 8gb of 1000mhz ddr2. I can oc the cpu to 3.8ghz, no problem. Thinking about building an am3 system withing the year, unlocking a dually for a quad- this gpu would be coming along.

how far along has the d&d transcoding in the 6900's? I have an extensive emdia library I'd like to xcode
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3.8? Yes, in that case go ahead and grab it.:thumbsup:
 
what exactly does this 'voltage tweak' mean? I'm hoping for an asus card that'll finally show up on speedfan, and also let the core/volts be changed with apps
 
Comdrpopnfresh said:
1680x1050 widescreen resolution. 8gb of 1000mhz ddr2. I can oc the cpu to 3.8ghz, no problem. Thinking about building an am3 system withing the year, unlocking a dually for a quad- this gpu would be coming along.

how far along has the d&d transcoding in the 6900's? I have an extensive emdia library I'd like to xcode
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just get a 6850 for that res. you dont sound like you have any serious concrete plans to get a new cpu anytime soon. by the time you get a new cpu, we will have completely different gpus and pricing. not to mention going AM3 with a Phenom 2 later this year would be silly at that point as you will already be starting off well behind the curve.
 
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