light gaming rig

[skitz9417]

im wondering im building a light gaming rig i have an old amd althon 64 x2 4800+ which i dont if i want to use it i will be using a 1600x900 montior

and i will need a new motherboard and i will need a new gpu so what wouldnt bottleneck in games like minecraft

[TechFan@ic]

im wondering im building a light gaming rig i have an old amd althon 64 x2 4800+ which i dont if i want to use it i will be using a 1600x900 montior

and i will need a new motherboard and i will need a new gpu so what wouldnt bottleneck in games like minecraft

I'd just get an HD 7730 for 80 bucks & throw it in there.

[skitz9417]

I'd just get an HD 7730 for 80 bucks & throw it in there.

ok is that the only card that woldnt bottleneck the cpu

[TechFan@ic]

ok is that the only card that woldnt bottleneck the cpu

I can't tell for sure, but that's the lowest I'd pay for a graphics card, any lower than that and you're practically getting no performance for your money.

[skitz9417]

thats notebook gpu i wanted a graphics card hahahahhahaha and would a gtx 550ti bottlenck it

[Quaker]

You've got a strange idea of "bottlenecking". The CPU or GPU bottleneck the "system", not each other. That is to say that, if the performance of the system, or the particular software, is limited by the performance of the CPU, then the CPU is said to be the bottleneck. Similarly for the GPU.

 

In your case, the old Athlon 64 will be your main limiting factor in games. Basically, you'll reach a point where you can't get better fps no matter how good the video card is. But the GPU won't be bottlenecking the CPU - the software will. So, any bottleneck won't be caused by say, a GTX-550, but the 550 would allow the game to run as fast as the CPU can handle. There would be no point in reducing the GPU power so that the GPU causes the bottleneck. Get the best GPU you can or want to afford, and carry it over to a new rig when you upgrade the CPU.

[skitz9417]

well i may stick with a hd 6670

[skitz9417]

You've got a strange idea of "bottlenecking". The CPU or GPU bottleneck the "system", not each other. That is to say that, if the performance of the system, or the particular software, is limited by the performance of the CPU, then the CPU is said to be the bottleneck. Similarly for the GPU.

 

In your case, the old Athlon 64 will be your main limiting factor in games. Basically, you'll reach a point where you can't get better fps no matter how good the video card is. But the GPU won't be bottlenecking the CPU - the software will. So, any bottleneck won't be caused by say, a GTX-550, but the 550 would allow the game to run as fast as the CPU can handle. There would be no point in reducing the GPU power so that the GPU causes the bottleneck. Get the best GPU you can or want to afford, and carry it over to a new rig when you upgrade the CPU.

thanks now i understand a bottleneck ok im going for a hd 6670 becasue im only using it has as second pc for a friend who can play minecraft when he comes over

[skitz9417]

and so is the hd 6670 best for a 4800+ cpu