Will newer graphics cards work well with an Asus P5E Deluxe?

[Kadence]

I have an older motherboard, the Asus P5E Deluxe, which is a DDR2-1066 board with a 1333 FSB. I want to get a newer graphics card - something like the HD 7870, or the GTX 760/670/680.

Will the specs of my motherboard hinder the performance of the newer graphics card? Or will they work to their full potential anyway. I'm not sure if I need a new motherboard or not.

 

[Zap]

It will work reasonably well. You will be a bit CPU limited depending on the game, but if you are overclocked, no reason why you shouldn't see a decent gaming performance boost with a GPU upgrade.

 

[Kadence]

Thanks So there would be no bottlenecking issue with my motherboard then?

I don't overclock - would my Q9650 without OCing be a bottleneck for the top graphics cards today?

Also I was planning on buying the Crucial M500 960GB SSD - would my motherboard have any issues with that? The Newegg specs say my mobo has 3Gb/s SATA ports, I couldn't find what the speed of the M500 was though. Would my mobo be able to utilize an SSD to its full speed?

 

[Zap]

Motherboard would not be the bottleneck. CPU can be a bottleneck depending on the games you play. Overclocking would help.

Your motherboard WILL bottleneck the SSD. The M500 is SATA 6Gb/s. You can use a PCIe adapter if your motherboard has PCIe x4 slots, but it will still be a slight bottleneck over a new motherboard with "native" SATA 6Gb/s ports.

If you have the $1000 for a new graphics card + 960GB SSD, just bite the bullet and upgrade your computer (motherboard, CPU, RAM). Besides a faster CPU and RAM, a new motherboard will have better onboard audio, native USB 3.0, native SATA 6Gb/s. It will also (stock versus stock) use less electricity and create less heat than your current setup. Also, you can "re-imagine" your system by changing form factors, or just keep using your current case.

Oh yeah, if your sig is current, you are still on Windows Vista. Vista does not support Trim, so SSD performance might degrade over time.

 

[Kadence]

Thanks for the advice Yes I was planning on updating to Windows 8.

 

[nenforcer]

Wait at least until the end of this month, when the Radeon HD 8000 series is announced. The cards should be available in early October, so you might get a better deal on a HD 7000 series or get the latest HD 8000 card. You will, like everyone is saying, be slightly CPU bottlenecked depending upon the game but your graphics card will be much improved.

 

[Deders]

I think you need certain security features in the bios that your motherboard won't have if you want to install windows 8.

 

[Kadence]

Wait at least until the end of this month, when the Radeon HD 8000 series is announced. The cards should be available in early October, so you might get a better deal on a HD 7000 series or get the latest HD 8000 card. You will, like everyone is saying, be slightly CPU bottlenecked depending upon the game but your graphics card will be much improved.

Is there any info on how much the 8000 series will cost? Because right now the 7950 is a great deal at $200, and I don't think even the release of the 8000 will drop the 7950's price much, if at all.

I think you need certain security features in the bios that your motherboard won't have if you want to install windows 8.

Interesting, thanks. Guess I'll be getting a new mobo then