Will this cpu bottleneck a Geforce 460gtx?

[Crafty]

I have purchased a Geforce 460gtx and wondered if this cpu is going to create a bottleneck. The cpu I have is an AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Proccessor 6400+ 3.21Ghz. Do you think that this cpu will bottleneck this card and if so what other cpu would you recommend? Thanks!!

[Azzaboi]

No, it won't. It should happily play the latest games with good performance.

If you do want less bottleneck, then you would have to upgrade to a new motherboard with tri-memory DDR3 and a i7 Core processor, it would be costly.

[Calum]

If you do want less bottleneck, then you would have to upgrade to a new motherboard with tri-memory DDR3 and a i7 Core processor, it would be costly.

That's just plain wrong.  Think about it.

As for whether the CPU will be a bottleneck, please see my reply in your other thread, Crafty.

[Azzaboi]

Thought about it... what's wrong?

Quad Core performance wouldn't improve unless the application or game is multi-core enabled. It's not worth the cost of upgrade, since 3.21Ghz Duo Core is already a good speed.

i7 Core started off as a quad core redesigned with two threads per core, with one main feature in mind reducing bottlenecks in the system processor to make it work faster by being smarter technology.

Tri-memory DDR3 slots on a motherboard (rather than the standard duo slots) work together in 3 ways rather than 2, also reducing bottlenecks because of this re-design. DDR3 is also faster than standard DDR2.

I'm not saying it's needed and you would also probably have to upgrade the motherboard to support it. Rather costly!

In the end I think the current processor is fine to use, you can still play the latest games at a high resolution.

[Crafty]

This motherboard is showing it's age so I have decided I might purchase this (link below.) Can you tell me if that looks a good deal or if I could do better for that price. It comes with 3 years warranty and should last me a good few years right? Will this also stop any worries I have about bottle necks? Thanks!!

http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=47401&category_id=491&manufacturer_id=0&tid=

[Azzaboi]

Bingo, that will take you from latest games and onwards... but your paying for it and installing it.

Your talking about Med/High > High/Very High,
Turning a nice gaming machine into a monster gaming machine!

You don't need it right away, but if your looking to play hardcore games at max resolution and for the years to come, that would be a good investment (might end up costing the same as getting a new machine though if you go too crazy). That would give your new graphic card some serious backup!

[BC_Programmer]

Thought about it... what's wrong?

<nonsense>

You know what a bottleneck is, right? you know, the neck of a bottle metaphorically manifesting itself in software/hardware, whereby one device is a "bottleneck" in the sense that it has lower performance then another? the CPU will not be always able to keep up with the GPU. the CPU is the bottleneck between them.

You contradict yourself. you say it won't bottleneck, and then say "if you want less bottleneck..." So which is it?

[Azzaboi]

Ok, let me correct what I meant back then...

No, it won't be an issue using the 3.21Ghz Duo Core with the Geforce 460gtx. Your'll have a bit of bottlenecking with performance, but it should happily play the latest games with good performance.

However, if you do want less bottleneck (your'll never remove a bottleneck completely as one component would alway run faster or slower than another) upgrading to a new motherboard with tri-memory DDR3 and a i7 Core processor would probably be the best way to do this, but it would be costly.

Yes, I think I know what bottleneck is.
I'm a hardcore gamer and live off tweaking gaming beasts for best performance.

[BC_Programmer]

Yes, I think I know what bottleneck is.

Your clarification proves otherwise.

I'm a hardcore gamer and live off tweaking gaming beasts for best performance.

Not credentials.

[Azzaboi]

Care to make a better suggestion?

[BC_Programmer]

Care to make a better suggestion?

They aren't asking for suggestions. they ask:

Will this cpu bottleneck a Geforce 460gtx?

And I already said:

the CPU will not be always able to keep up with the GPU. the CPU is the bottleneck between them.

Thus that was my answer to the OP.

[Azzaboi]

and if so what other cpu would you recommend

To me, sounds a lot like they are...

I suggested the best cpu processor currently available to avoid bottlenecking issues.
(but you also have the motherboard to deal with)

What's your problem? I agree it sounded a bit like I was contradicting myself due to the way it was typed the first sentences. If it's however is the wrong answer, let me know and post something better rather than b*!@#ing about a simply english grammer mistake. A yes/no answer is about as helpful as cheating at a multi-choice exam.

[patio]

And it's just as easy to casually recommend the fastest CPU out there to make yourself look like you know what you're talking about...

[Azzaboi]

Last time I checked there's a number of varies speeds for the i7 Core, I just said it's designed to reduce bottlenecking performance. Same deal with tri-memory... I also said upgrading to quad core wouldn't help much but that could of been a faster processor.

i7 Core started off as a quad core redesigned with two threads per core, with one main feature in mind reducing bottlenecks in the system processor to make it work faster by being smarter technology.

Tri-memory DDR3 slots on a motherboard (rather than the standard duo slots) work together in 3 ways rather than 2, also reducing bottlenecks because of this re-design. DDR3 is also faster than standard DDR2.

The post order picked a nice one and selected his own speed (super overclocked). Drools over 

I don't personally own one myself, check my system specs, I use Duo Core. However, I've done my research and one of my friend in the past buying a new computer that asked for and followed my advice now has a beast of a computer even I'm jealous of. I would do it myself if I had the cash!