Is my CPU bottlenecking my GPU? (phenom x6 1045t @4.0ghz and HD 7950)

[PLAY_1337]

Hi, 

 

I was wondering if it is worth upgrading my CPU for better gaming performance. Any suggestions regarding how much should I be spending and what kind of performance increase could I expect?

 

From what I've read I'm assuming I'll probably have to upgrade my cpu and mobo. My budget is currently around $400, but I could go higher if it's really worth the performance increase. 

 

Thanks.  :)

 

[ShadyHost]

I wouldn't say so. The 8320/8350 are both half decent and since AMD single threaded performance hasn't  gone anywhere in the past few years I would say that it would be all the same. 

 

If your motherboard supports the new AM3+ chips I would get one of those to be sure. 

Check to see if any of your cores are pinned at anywhere near 100%

 

+1 for Halo 3 fan!

[iSuzak]

It should be alright on games that aren't too much Cpu heavy

[KneesWeak]

maybe if u managed to get it to something like 4.4 since u have an h60, you'd be set but as of now I cant see any situations that it would, make sure to turn up the details because I bet you'd get around the same fps on low settings 800x600 than on 1080p high  

[PLAY_1337]

I wouldn't say so. The 8320/8350 are both half decent and since AMD single threaded performance hasn't  gone anywhere in the past few years I would say that it would be all the same. 

 

If your motherboard supports the new AM3+ chips I would get one of those to be sure. 

Check to see if any of your cores are pinned at anywhere near 100%

 

+1 for Halo 3 fan!

 

I was pretty surprised by how far the 1045t could be overclocked. I recently upgrade my gpu from a gtx 280 and haven't done much research yet on what has been released and updated over the pasted two years. thanks again for the info!

[I'm Batman]

overclock a bit more and it should be fine in most of the senerios

[brownninja97]

You will notice it alot in games like skyrim. My fx 8320 is at the RMA stage right now but it has a very noticeable increase of performance compared to the i3 which im using at the moment. We are talking 40% increase. Anyways get ready for the next gen of games which will use 8 cores as the next gen consoles have 8 cores meaning all will be used benefiting us pc men a lot with 8 core cpus. yay

[Equlix]

I just upgraded from a 1075t@4.1 to a 4770k @stock and the difference is night and day. I have a 560ti @975-2200 before it was @ 1000-2200 full volts and arma2 and 3 are smoother on the same card @ a lower clock I see about a 10% performance increase in most games. Bioshock infinite, tomb raider and natural selection. From my experience I would say upgrade but I also edit videos and stuff so 10-15%  may not be worth it for you to do a complete platform change just to play games. the 4670k will probably be right about the same increase since most games don't use threads. I was going to get this combo until I lost my fucking mind and over spent on my upgrade. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1385940

[I'm Batman]

I just upgraded from a 1075t@4.1 to a 4770k @stock and the difference is night and day. I have a 560ti @975-2200 before it was @ 1000-2200 full volts and arma2 and 3 are smoother on the same card @ a lower clock I see about a 10% performance increase in most games. Bioshock infinite, tomb raider and natural selection. From my experience I would say upgrade but I also edit videos and stuff so 10-15%  may not be worth it for you to do a complete platform change just to play games. the 4670k will probably be right about the same increase since most games don't use threads. I was going to get this combo until I lost my fucking mind and over spent on my upgrade. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1385940

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[Opsilon]

1. is your CPU running 100% in games non stop

2. if not you are not bottlenecked too much

3. if yes you are bottlenecked quite a bit

 

before upgrading and you have the answer yes to questions 1 and 2, try using the windows timer resolution application ( download the free version it works for windows 7, been using it for 5 months or so )

http://www.lucashale.com/timer-resolution/

this speeds up your OS when tasking cores essentially

 

If you have the answer yes to questions 1 and 3, i think it's time to upgrade...

[Equlix]

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