Do you think that a Phenom II X4 945 will bottleneck this card? Would a Athlon II X4 630? If so, what would be a good cpu to get?
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I really don't know... I mated mine to an AMD FX 8-core 3.0ghz cpu... with 32gig system RAM... don't worry about 'bottlenecks'... -=grin=-
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Both of those processors are on the lower end of performance when it comes to current cpu's. Where as the 560ti is pretty high on the performance list. What type of motherboard do you have? Is it an AM3 or AM3+? What kind of gaming do you want to accomplish? What resolution is your monitor, 1080p?
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I'm running the AMD x4 860K (no GPU cores - req's dedicated video card) with excellent results, so I really can't comment on your question.If you do use this CPU, I'd suggest using the Coolermaster TX3 90mm cooler as well.
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As others have said, that processor will run the with this card just fine, but it may be a bit of a bottle neck. The more important question is however, what motherboard do you have? Does it have the required PCI-Express 2.0 x16 expansion slot to accept this card?
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Intel Core 2 quad 2.66Ghz, or AMD Athlon II x4, 6GB RAM, Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 768MB, or AMD Radeon 5770 1024MB. You can get away with 4GB RAM though , with some minor performance issues.
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PCIe 2.0 implies you're still on an older generation of CPU... so I guess the 780 as I think while you might even be bottlenecking that, I'm sure you'd probably be bottlenecking the 7990. If you can reply with more details about your setup (including rez of monitor) and what you want from the card (gaming, design, etc.) that would definitely make it easier to answer though. It's possible the 7990 would be better for your needs, but not knowing what they are makes it tougher to advise.
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No your motherboard doesn't support the Athlon II 630 .. It does support much better CPU like these ASIN # B002TK3A56 , B002XNBQJQ , B002M7FMJS , B003IKDZEM , B0059E1BGY , B001R84CGW .. Search these ASIN and all are compatible with your motherboard and are much better CPU because they have the L3 Cache that the Athlon II don't .. Thank you for your question ..
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Hi John. This computer could be a decent gaming machine if you do the following. Add a 64 bit OS to it. Then add like 8GB of ram. Now your talking! However your card with an i5 or i7. Is insane dual core processors vs quad cores for gaming will produce a lot more frames per seconds. I hope that helped and sorry for the typos.
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Luis is right. Highly recommend this card, best bang for your buck. I use it with an fx 6300 nd can play bf4 on ultra at around 60 fps.
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Going with this CPU from the I5 would be a small downgrade. If your looking to upgrade onto AMD go with at least a FX 6300 or better If you have the socket to fit. The FX 6300 is a 6 core if you can afford the 8xxx series ( 8 core), that's even better. This is a great CPU but in all honestly it would be a slight downgrade from the i5 you have now.
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well that comes with an athlon ii so should be no problem with that cpu and its a good cpu as i had it and loved it
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The Phenom II 125 watt models will not work on your motherboard as ASUS has limited the BIOS on your version to this .. You have the same motherboard as a ASUS M4A78LT-M but the BIOS restricts the CPU to 95 watt versions .. I know the phenom II 945 X4 works and maybe Phenom II X6 1045T would work .. I would have to check further to know if the 6 cores would work ..
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It depends.. If you're running a custom liquid cooling loop, two CPUS, a couple hundred gigs of ram, and about 50 fans that second MIGHT put you over. If you're running any normal rig then you're fine. Though you may consider the new 290x at this point, just get a non-reference model with great cooling.
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If your motherboard can support the FX series CPUs then they might be worthlooking into. Myself I'm very happy with the Phenom II X4 965.This thing is more than fast enough for my needs even at thestock 3.4Ghz speed. I had it overclocked to 4.0Ghz for awhileand had no issues with overheating or stability running WINXP PRObut some games, GTA IV for example would cause BSODs so I justset it back to stock speed and it works great.
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I'm not familiar with either product, so I can't say. My computer with the AMD Phenom II sits next to one with an Intel Socket 1150 i3, and although the Intel is a more recent CPU, I think the AMD may be faster in use (although it could be 16G of ram vs. 8G).
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Hi John.This computer could be a decent gaming machine if you do the following. Add a 64 bit OS to it. Then add like 8GB of ram. Now your talking! However your card with an i5 or i7. Is insane dual core processors vs quad cores for gaming will produce a lot more frames per seconds. I hope that helped and sorry for the typos.
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It's hard to answer this without more detail on your setup (motherboard, memory, overclocking, etc), but my experience with this chip in a different build is that it's borderline - you may max out cores. If you're thinking about buying this chip now (that is - you *don't* already own it) I'd suggest getting the FX-8320 instead, which only costs a little more, runs cooler, and responds well to overclocking (I've been running both of these chips with Evo 212 coolers at 4.5GHz for several months 24/7 and the FX-6350 runs MUCH hotter).
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The 8350 is a solid processor, mine is running at 4.2 gig in an ASRock 960gm-gs3 motherboard (upgrading to a board with the 990 chipset would help you take full advantage of the processor's capabilities) and it runs even single-thread stuff that maxes the 0 core like flight sim x at 93 frames with fairly high graphics settings. If you want to build a system with plenty of overhead for a year or two down the road, and are dead-set on an AMD processor, you might look at the 9590 fx...I'm hearing good things. Cheers.