that card is like the GTX 570 , which is fine on most dual-tri cores at 3ghz. thats an almost 4ghz 6 core processor, that can handle a 690 easily. That card is not great, you don't need a stellar i7 processor to run it. If you are running in SLI, amd might not have what you want,and Intel will give u the performance you need. I honestly recommend upgrading to a 670, the price/performance is INSANELY good, instead of the usual 10-15% increase for each generation, you get a 35% bump from the 570