Would Crossfire Help?

[Unheard]

Based on the system specs in my sig (assuming I upgraded the mobo to one that supports it), would adding another 6850 to the mix help me out or would I be bottle necked with something else in my system.

 

[Skurge]

What res?

I would think that dual core could bottleneck in some games. Have you tried unlocking it?

 

[Zargon]

your dual core is going to be the bottleneck on the major multithreaded titles before the 6950 is.

if you play BC2 and plan on playing BF3(for example), upgrading to a phenon x4 would be the first step

 

[Unheard]

What res?

I would think that dual core could bottleneck in some games. Have you tried unlocking it?

1920x1080. I have tried, it wont boot into Windows 7 x64.

your dual core is going to be the bottleneck on the major multithreaded titles before the 6950 is.

if you play BC2 and plan on playing BF3(for example), upgrading to a phenon x4 would be the first step

I have a 6850 not 6950. Don't know if that was a typo or if you based your conclusion on the wrong GPU.

 

[toyota]

no way would I crossfire 6850 on a dual core cpu. not only would it hold back that much graphics power in general in some games but the additional cpu overhead would limit performance even more. of course your res is important here to as already mentioned. and I have never heard of that psu and question whether it is a quality unit capable of handling the upgrade anyway.

EDIT: I see you posted your res now and I still say no to crossfire with your dual core cpu.

 

[Unheard]

no way would I crossfire 6850 on a dual core cpu. not only would it hold back that much graphics power in general in some games but the additional cpu overhead would limit performance even more. of course your res is important here to as already mentioned. and I have never heard of that psu and question whether it is a quality unit capable of handling the upgrade anyway.

EDIT: I see you posted your res now and I still say no to crossfire with your dual core cpu.

The PSU is one Microcenter is selling now. I measured the voltages and amperage using my multimeter and it is pretty close to what they advertise. Here are the factory specs:

+3.3V@20A; +5V@28A; +12@36A; -12V@0.6A; +5VSB@2A

With that said, from what you guys said, the mobo, and CPU will be my next upgrade. Then I will circle back to gfx upgrades. Thanks for the help!

 

[toyota]

that psu would be pushing it a bit for 6850 crossfire with your current system and really pushing it with an oced quad core.

 

[Zargon]

1920x1080. I have tried, it wont boot into Windows 7 x64.



I have a 6850 not 6950. Don't know if that was a typo or if you based your conclusion on the wrong GPU.

a bit of both

 

[Unheard]

that psu would be pushing it a bit for 6850 crossfire with your current system and really pushing it with an oced quad core.

For the most part I was just wondering. I'm pretty happy with the performance I get out of my setup as is.

 

[Arkadrel]

See if your phenom II x2 doesnt have any other cores you can unlock, if your motherboard support its.

I think another 6850 would def. help with performance, but at that point you probably would be a little limited by your cpu.