Hello, i'm new to the forum so if there is any post like this please forgive me. Now the question is will i have any problems if i put Radeon HD 5970 into my computer. Setup looks like this : - Mainboard ASUS P5Q Pro - CPU is Core2Quad Q6600 2.4ghz but its overclocked now @ 3.2 ghz (no heating or stability problems at all) - DDR 2 Corsair XMS 2 @ 800 mhz - HDD Seagate 500 GB 32MB c. (not important i guess) - Power supply is Corsair TX 650 W (it has a 6 and 8 pin connectors for gpu) - Gainward HD 4870 GS 1024 ram Now my question is will this graphic card work like it should work or will my cpu slow her down really dramatically? And is this power supply enough for that card ? Ill buy some big case with the graphic card so 30 cm lenght wont be a problem. Thanks ....... (sorry for my bad english)
Power supply might be a problem. You'd need a good 800w minimum imho. Especially if you plan on overclocking. I wouldn't go with anything less than 1000w
Ok now I checked for the PSU. Its all good some peaple have that card with exactly the same power supply. But i cant find an answer for that CPU question. Can this CPU be any good for that graphic card ? :3eyes: ... Or can someone tell me something else thats wrong with my configuration for that card to go in? Please help i need to buy this baby tomorow :bounce: Thanks
u'll be fine man, CPU bottlenecks are overrated, Q6600 is a capable quad and u'll enjoy it, I think it may be overkill tho, wat's ur resolution?
I think you would have a blast with it. go for it. you might want to OC a little more but who cares. at least you wont need a gpu for a while.
You should be fine with your current set up. I run my 5970 with a stock i7 @2.66 and notice very little difference in frame rates in games and benchmarks when I overclock it. You may run into a few problems with some games that don't like twin gpu graphics cards or are not optimzised properly and don't run as fast as you expect, other than that fantastic card.
Q6600 will clearly bottleneck the card, let's be serious. Compare a i5 750/i7 860/930 to a Q6600 with a 5850 let's say and you get the point...
I am sorry but that advice was stupid. You are wrong about overclocking the cpu and everyone here will tell you otherwise including me. His cpu will be a massive bottleneck, your cpu is a massive bottleneck with a 5970 unless you game with 2+ monitors with eyefinity at high high res. Please research better. Also when you force crossfire with ati tool, or with nvidia the control panel, there is no issues with sli or crossfire as they will work with all games with exception to maybe a few that dont render some units due to immature drivers.
^ I agree with him, bottleneck is overrated, it only comes into play with games that wil already be running well over 60 FPS, still, the card might be overkill
Thats BS 5970 will run just fine with his PSU! CPU will be just fine if you play at higher resolutions dont worry about it...
I'm not saying he should'nt overclock his cpu mate, he will need to overclock his cpu to push a 5970. I'm saying overclocking mine has little effect on the gpu benchmarks I've tryed such as Heaven and Aliens vs Predator. I would be quite surprised if a well overclocked quad created a significant bottleneck like your surgesting.......but I've been wrong before!
Not if he plans on OC'ing. CPU will be taking up close to 200w, GPU's taking up 300-400w. Doesn't leave you much head room for everything else. If he leave's everything stock, he'd be okay, but won't get anywhere near full benefit of his system. But hey, it's his equipment. Just trying to prevent the (hey my system shuts down for no reason) post.
Your right, it will be a bottleneck, done several test on this. Also well documented from other sources. 5970 doesn't wake up until you hit 3.33GHz, peaks at about 3.8GHz (modest 850/1200 OC on gpu's), minimal gains after that. After 3.8, heat generated wasn't worth the minimal gains. If I had a better CPU, I might leave it cranked higher. One should should see a minimum of 10fps improvement from stock settings.
Sorry for being a noob but i dont know what bottleneck means:uhoh: and my resolution would be 1920x1080
don't be stupid the 5970 uses less power than a 4870x2, look: http://hothardware.com/Articles/ATI-Radeon-HD-5970-DualGPU-Powerhouse/?page=11 http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1141/12/ http://www.anandtech.com/show/3836/msis-geforce-n470gtx-gtx-470-sli/6 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5970,2474-15.html ^the last even has an i7 @4GHz this is jus how much the CPU will stop ur GPU from performing to itz fullest
thanks for the explanation so you think my sistem wont handle it like he should if it was some really nice cpu and the rest or my sistem wont handle it good at all... i dont have money for upgrades atm only this graphic card i can get with big discount ;D
nah I think there will be some bottleneck but not enough to enough to make it a necessity to upgrade the CPU, read here http://www.overclock.net/ati/615858-will-5970-bottlenecked-q6600.html although u may want to consider just getting a 5870, I don't think u'll need a 5970 at 1920x1080
^ +1 I would personally do the following with that 600 bucks. get an amd 1055t - 200 american some gigabyte 890 something -135ish 4gb of ddr3 1600 - 100ish 2 500gb wd caviar black's and raid 0 all 3 hard drives -100ish and another 4870 or 4890 - 100ish You'd have a killer rig then with similar performance to a 5870 when overclocked and your entire experience will me leagues better. *edit* also i think our psu's have 2 8 pins but that doesnt matter cause it's one big rail so you can just use the molex to pci express power adapter with no hit =)
