Hey there everyone,
my current rig is as follows:
Q9550 @ 4.0 GHZ
2 Sapphire 4890 Toxic Editions (overclocked to Atomic speeds)
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P motherboard
4x2 gig sticks of RAM
My question is a simple one - is my Q9550 bottlenecking the 2 4890's (which are running at 8x PCI-e 2.0 speeds)? Would it be worthwhile to upgrade to Core i7?
My primary use for this computer is gaming - I spend about 70% of it's use gaming. However, I also do a lot of video editing and photoshop work for my job on it. I have some cash to spend and I was thinking of buying an X48 motherboard and a larger monitor (with a 1080P or higher resolution), but I'm curious if the Q9550 is bottlenecking my system (at stock clocks or overclocked to 4.0 ghz).
Thanks!
my current rig is as follows:
Q9550 @ 4.0 GHZ
2 Sapphire 4890 Toxic Editions (overclocked to Atomic speeds)
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P motherboard
4x2 gig sticks of RAM
My question is a simple one - is my Q9550 bottlenecking the 2 4890's (which are running at 8x PCI-e 2.0 speeds)? Would it be worthwhile to upgrade to Core i7?
My primary use for this computer is gaming - I spend about 70% of it's use gaming. However, I also do a lot of video editing and photoshop work for my job on it. I have some cash to spend and I was thinking of buying an X48 motherboard and a larger monitor (with a 1080P or higher resolution), but I'm curious if the Q9550 is bottlenecking my system (at stock clocks or overclocked to 4.0 ghz).
Thanks!