Post your bottleneck builds here

[harrynowl]

harryknowitall-AMD FX / FM2 CPU with anything better than R9 270X or GTX760.

I seem to be doing good.

Down to name calling are we? Classy.

 

You seem to be doing good? That's reassuring compared to the plethora of information out there demonstrating the FX bottlenecking GPUs.

 

And I'll ignore the 2nd part of your post because it means nothing to me so I'll assume you're talking to someone else and forgot to tag/quote them.

[A bottleneck of Coke]

Holy shit 100 replies thanks so best looking mb, gpu and case?

[harrynowl]

Holy shit 100 replies thanks so best looking mb, gpu and case?

Not in this thread. That'd be off topic. 

 

We've also had the post the best looking <hardware> about 500 times so please don't repost your thread on that again.

[zappian]

Down to name calling are we? Classy.

 

You seem to be doing good? That's reassuring compared to the plethora of information out there demonstrating the FX bottlenecking GPUs.

 

And I'll ignore the 2nd part of your post because it means nothing to me so I'll assume you're talking to someone else and forgot to tag/quote them.

 

He literally mentioned the only scenario where FX cpus manage to win sometimes.

 

Battlefield 4.

[harrynowl]

He literally mentioned the only scenario where FX cpus manage to win sometimes.

 

Battlefield 4.

I'm not totally surprised, perhaps he should look at some minimum FPS diagrams.

[zappian]

I'm not totally surprised, perhaps he should look at some minimum FPS diagrams.

 

Yup , i dont enjoy when people say .

 

"It works fine on BF4 its super good for gaming"

 

Someone that doesn't know better might read that and go buy a FX cpu for gaming.

 

And that's a bad deal in 2015 for anyone.

 

I know a lot of people IRL that have regretted buying the FX 6300 and the 8320.

[Dabombinable]

Currently in pieces since the motherboard fried, but it was:
CPU: Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 4.2GHz 1.28V

Cooler: the original Deepcool Winner S915
RAM: 1GB-7GB (depending on what I was doing and which OC kit was in use-667MHz to 1066MHz)
Motherboard: ASUS P5K VM, USB 2.0, SATA 2 3Gbps, PCIe v1.1
HDD (in order of priority): Corsair LS Force 60GB SSD, Western Digital Blue 1TB HDD, Toshiba 100GB 4200RPM SATA 1 1.5Gbps 2.5" HDD, Toshiba 320GB 5400RPM SATA 2 3Gbps 2.5" HDD
Graphics card: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970
 

 

Yup , i dont enjoy when people say .

 

"It works fine on BF4 its super good for gaming"

 

Someone that doesn't know better might read that and go buy a FX cpu for gaming.

 

And that's a bad deal in 2015 for anyone.

 

I know a lot of people IRL that have regretted buying the FX 6300 and the 8320.

With both at stock, an FX 6300 is slightly faster than a QX 9775 (Xeon X5450), however as they get overclocked the higher IPC of the Extreme comes into effect and it pulls ahead of the FX 6300. Of course the FX 6300 is a bad deal considering it gets beaten by far older CPUs.

[zappian]

Currently in pieces since the motherboard fried, but it was:

CPU: Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 4.2GHz 1.28V

Cooler: the original Deepcool Winner S915

RAM: 1GB-7GB (depending on what I was doing and which OC kit was in use-667MHz to 1066MHz)

Motherboard: ASUS P5K VM, USB 2.0, SATA 2 3Gbps, PCIe v1.1

HDD (in order of priority): Corsair LS Force 60GB SSD, Western Digital Blue 1TB HDD, Toshiba 100GB 4200RPM SATA 1 1.5Gbps 2.5" HDD, Toshiba 320GB 5400RPM SATA 2 3Gbps 2.5" HDD

Graphics card: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970

 

Dual core and 970?

 

[Dabombinable]

Dual core and 970?

 

It managed by some miracle to get higher minimum FPS in Crysis 3 than a Pentium G3528, so it was all good. (The stuttering though, man that was a pain in the ass to play around).

[zappian]

It managed by some miracle to get higher minimum FPS in Crysis 3 than a Pentium G3528, so it was all good. (The stuttering though, man that was a pain in the ass to play around).

 

You need to test a 970 with a sempron.

For science.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103888

[harrynowl]

With both at stock, an FX 6300 is slightly faster than a QX 9775 (Xeon X5450), however as they get overclocked the higher IPC of the Extreme comes into effect and it pulls ahead of the FX 6300. Of course the FX 6300 is a bad deal considering it gets beaten by far older CPUs.

The X5450 is closer to a Q9650, as it has the 3GHz clock and the 1333MHz FSB of the Q9650 instead of the QX9775's 1600.

 

Although I would consider the FX6300 launch price was $132 and the Q9650 was $340, and the 9775 was typically found in pairs for the Skulltrail platform and would have set you back thousands.

[harrynowl]

You need to test a 970 with a sempron.

For science.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103888

I've tested some games with a 145 and a 7950, it kind of ran basic stuff. It got much better when unlocked to a dual core but still didn't light a candle to a quad.

[Dabombinable]

The X5450 is closer to a Q9650, as it has the 3GHz clock and the 1333MHz FSB of the Q9650 instead of the QX9775's 1600.

 

Although I would consider the FX6300 launch price was $132 and the Q9650 was $340, and the 9775 was typically found in pairs for the Skulltrail platform and would have set you back thousands.

I did a direct comparison of specs, everything but the FSB was identical between them (same temperature limits, near identical TDP).

You need to test a 970 with a sempron.

For science.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103888

Would a Pentium 4 630 with HT disabled do?

[harrynowl]

I did a direct comparison of specs, everything but the FSB was identical between them (same temperature limits, near identical TDP).

Would a Pentium 4 630 with HT disabled do?

Well the multiplier is different, at 1600mhz FSB a 5450 would be 3.6GHz.

 

But all Yorkfield-12M and Harpertown-12M CPUs are the same thing anyway

[Dabombinable]

Well the multiplier is different, at 1600mhz FSB a 5450 would be 3.6GHz.

 

But all Yorkfield-12M and Harpertown-12M CPUs are the same thing anyway

Just higher binned if I remember correctly, a business wouldn't pay $1000+ for a CPU that wouldn't last long in constant use.

[harrynowl]

Just higher binned if I remember correctly, a business wouldn't pay $1000+ for a CPU that wouldn't last long in constant use.

Well Xeons are the highest bin as they're validated to operate at man load 24/7 in sub-optimal conditions (e.g. very hot).

 

Extremes are the ones that show good voltage characteristics, and then the rest are basically whatever clocks well.

[zappian]

Well Xeons are the highest bin as they're validated to operate at man load 24/7 in sub-optimal conditions (e.g. very hot).

 

Extremes are the ones that show good voltage characteristics, and then the rest are basically whatever clocks well.

 

Unlocked xeon E3 pliz intel.

[harrynowl]

Unlocked xeon E3 pliz intel.

I don't think Xeons have ever been unlocked.

[zappian]

I don't think Xeons have ever been unlocked.

 

I know , but it would be sweet.

[D3MON]

I didn't understand a word of that post to be honest.

I didn't understand a word of that post to be honest.

[zappian]

I didn't understand a word of that post to be honest.

 

I see.

[XiaoPineApple]

is running 5960x with gt620 is a bottleneck?
i mean gt620 is utilize 100%               
 

[harrynowl]

is running 5960x with gt620 is a bottleneck?

i mean gt620 is utilize 100%               

 

Well you're bottlenecking your CPUs potential is the point

[zappian]

Well you're bottlenecking your CPUs potential is the point

 

I hope that pc isnt for gaming

[harrynowl]

I hope that pc isnt for gaming

It may make sense for a CPU bound workstation (like a render app that can't use opencl/cuda) and then having a 620 for multiple displays.