Specs:
Case: NZXT ZERO
Psu: nzxt 800 watt
cpu: Q9300 3.3ghz
Gpu: Gtx 280 Oced
Mobo: Evga 780i sli
Ram: Kingston 4gigs DDR2 800Mhz
Asetek liquid cooling
HD: 2x500gb
western digital 7200rpm
Keyboard/Mouse:Razr arctosa/logitech lx8
OS: W7 64
Monitor: Acer P241w 24"
Numerous cooling fans haha
Hi all, had some questions regarding an upgrade to a gtx 480 while running a Q9300 at 3.3ghz.
First, i would like to know if I will have a cpu bottleneck even when oced to 3.3ghz?
I have researched and found that at stalk settings the Q9300 will bottleneck the 480 slightly.
But i would like some input as to what extent the bottleneck would do to performance, and if ocing it slighlty higher may help or just keep it at 3.3ghz and roll with it....
So any suggestion/opinions/recommendations are totally welcome and would be appreciated.. thanks
Case: NZXT ZERO
Psu: nzxt 800 watt
cpu: Q9300 3.3ghz
Gpu: Gtx 280 Oced
Mobo: Evga 780i sli
Ram: Kingston 4gigs DDR2 800Mhz
Asetek liquid cooling
HD: 2x500gb
western digital 7200rpm
Keyboard/Mouse:Razr arctosa/logitech lx8
OS: W7 64
Monitor: Acer P241w 24"
Numerous cooling fans haha
Hi all, had some questions regarding an upgrade to a gtx 480 while running a Q9300 at 3.3ghz.
First, i would like to know if I will have a cpu bottleneck even when oced to 3.3ghz?
I have researched and found that at stalk settings the Q9300 will bottleneck the 480 slightly.
But i would like some input as to what extent the bottleneck would do to performance, and if ocing it slighlty higher may help or just keep it at 3.3ghz and roll with it....
So any suggestion/opinions/recommendations are totally welcome and would be appreciated.. thanks