Will the Athlon II x4 635 @ 3.45ghz bottleneck hd7850

[BigFeet13]

Need some opinions. I'm thinking of upgrading to the hd7850 from the gtx460se. Using HWiNFO64, my cpu usage playing bf3 averages 83% while my gpu averages 63% (my frames are capped at 59 fps). On low/med settings I run an almost constant 59 fps. My question, do you think the cpu will bottleneck the hd7850? Thank you.

 

[popatim]

I would think you will be fine.

 

[BigFeet13]

I would think you will be fine.

Thanks. Probably buying it anyway. Hopefully I'll be building a new "budget" rig before next year, and the card will go with that.

 

[ohyouknow]

Resolution?

 

[BigFeet13]

Resolution?

1920x1080

 

[ohyouknow]

I had an athlon x4 645. Athlon won't bottleneck a 7970

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeon_hd_7970_cpu_scaling_performance_review,9.html

Once you get to 1920, GPU does majority of the work. Unless Skyrim is your sole game. Bottleneck is a term thrown around too much and gets blown out of proportion too often.

 

[BigFeet13]

I had an athlon x4 645. Athlon won't bottleneck a 7970

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeon_hd_7970_cpu_scaling_performance_review,9.html

Once you get to 1920, GPU does majority of the work. Unless Skyrim is your sole game. Bottleneck is a term thrown around too much and gets blown out of proportion too often.

I see some complain about it in the bf3 forums. Before capping my frames, my gpu was almost always pegged. I worried a little since all of a sudden it's running 60-65% most of the time. But I've read capping frames or running vsync can cause this. Thanks for the replies!!!