q9650 + 2 gpu

[Pertairadom]

Hey guys, I want to ask you if this old cpu (Core2Quad q9650 3.0 ghz) can still handle 2 gpus. It will be overclocked soon (Definitely at 4.0 ghz and even more). Currently it's working with Sapphire radeon r9 290. I want to buy another gpu, and I'm afraid, that this old grandpa can't handle both graphic card at same time. What do you think? Is there chance to run it? Thanks for answers

[iRileyx]

Depends if the motherboard will support Crossfire, the CPU would be able to handle it but there could be a bottleneck in there.

[Simon771]

Huge bottleneck detected.

[8-Bit Ninja]

your probably getting a bottleneck with a single 290, so 2 of them is going to be bottleneck hell 

[smokefest]

9 minutes ago, Pertairadom said:

Hey guys, I want to ask you if this old cpu (Core2Quad q9650 3.0 ghz) can still handle 2 gpus. It will be overclocked soon (Definitely at 4.0 ghz and even more). Currently it's working with Sapphire radeon r9 290. I want to buy another gpu, and I'm afraid, that this old grandpa can't handle both graphic card at same time. What do you think? Is there chance to run it? Thanks for answers

The single 290 is surely bottlenecked by the CPU already. I wouldnt buy another one, big waste of $. buy a new CPU Board Ram instead

Having a qXXX run 2 cards is like :

Water skiing 5 people at the time with a 15 hp boat.

the boat will simply not have enough power loll

[smokefest]

23 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

Depends if the motherboard will support Crossfire, the CPU would be able to handle it but there could be a bottleneck in there.

How a qxxx can handle SLI 290 lolll a single one probably is already bottlenecked

[♠FlamieMeister♠]

Get an a10 7870k. cheap but nice. Or get an athlon x4 860k. Powerful chip

[iRileyx]

Just now, smokefest said:

How a qxxx can handle SLI 290 lolll a single one probably is already bottlenecked

True, it may make no difference and not handle it well, but it can handle it haha.

[Pertairadom]

It's mirracle but cpu can still hande gpu. It was little bottlenecked when cpu was running at factory frequency but after little oc (3.4 Ghz), everything runs smoother. I can say there is balance between gpu and cpu. I was checking it in MSI afterburner, while playing Witcher 3, gpu was loaded at 100% at ultra settings. I had also opened google chrome with 8 cards or what it is, antivirus, steam and seeding torrents maybe something else. And I don't have Tri-X version of gpu (just in case you thought that I have). I was comparing my fps with internet and I had same results. I mean fps in games. But I think that there can be problem with cpu hungry games like Cities Skylines. 

[DXMember]

I don't believe you'll be overclocking it to 4GHz

yes you can run it, but it's not optimal