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    Would an Intel Core i7-870 bottleneck 2x Radeon HD7850s

    I entered a rough approximation of your specifications, an I7-870 at stock voltage, on PCI-e 2.0 x8/x8, with certain...ahem accommodations (SSD, rather than HDD, with a 15Mb/s internet connection), and the site thebottlenecker.com indicates the pairing of the I7-870 and crossfire HD 7850 should...
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    Can an I7-870 @4.1ghz bottleneck 2x GTX 980's in SLI?

    Hello everyone! I hate to ask a seemingly redundant question, but the TH forums always give the most definitive answers, so I figure a little clarification here will go the distance. Having said that, I'm attempting to hit 60hz@ 4k. Here's my setup: I7-870 OC@ 4.1GHZ on H20 Asus P7P55D-E Pro...
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    Help choosing mobo for 2x/3x GTX 980's with PCI-E SSD or M.2

    Hello everyone! I'm contemplating a massive upgrade to my system, but I need some pro-tier advice regarding available lanes per chipset and socket type. Ideally, I'd like to run at least 2 EVGA GTX 980's in SLI (potentially 3 in the future) along with a Samsung SM951 or SM950 Pro 512GB SSD. I'm...
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    Will an 17-870@4.1ghz Bottleneck 4k gaming on EVGA GTX 980FTW

    accidental double post. My apologies, mods. Edited and reposted as a reply.
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    Will an 17-870@4.1ghz Bottleneck 4k gaming on EVGA GTX 980FTW

    Hello everyone. I have a rather strange question. I'm contemplating either purchasing a 4k/60hz monitor, or a new CPU/Mobo combo. Here's my current setup: 17-870@4.1ghz (Corsair closed-loop liquid cooling) Samsung 850 Pro 512gb SSD EVGA GTX 980 FTW GPU Asus P7P55D-E Pro Mobo COrsair 850w PSU 4x...