• Spot my bottleneck... and terminate it. Approx. 620 usd/450 eur/3500NOK
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Since i've got tired of the suspicion of a bottleneck in my computer, i have finally decided to do something about it. My main games at the moment is bf3 and starcraft 2. However, i have no other option than to play on mostly low on bf3 and medium on sc2 because of the low fps i'm getting (which i find weird. On reviews/benchmarks would work excellent on high) [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/848/sandnigger.jpg/][IMG]http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/1870/sandnigger.jpg[/IMG][/URL] If you're observant, you will notice that my motherboard is AM2, and the CPU is AM2+. I think that these two are the reason for my bottleneck. If that would be true, what would you recommend me to purchase? Preferably inside the budget mentioned in the title. Maybe relevant information: [url]http://3dmark.com/3dm11/2154602[/url] Thanks in advance.
Turn BF3 down to much lower settings. Did your FPS increase? If it didn't, it's probably your CPU limiting. Anyhow, I'm pretty certain that your GTX 460 is the limiting factor in BF3, as it's a very intense game graphics-wise.
The FPS is decreasing as the settings get higher. However, i can play with textures on ultra without any FPS-drop (AA does however take its toll, so i have that disabled)
There isn't a bottleneck really, just your GTX 460 finding it hard to keep up with BF3, also Sc2 is stupidly CPU dependant but a new card will help that also. If I were you I'd just get a new card (560 Ti'ish) and call it a day, or get another GTX 460 which will be better bang for your buck, you may need a new powersupply if you go that route but I have no idea what you currently have, and the motherboard only supports x8/x8 without 2.0, not sure if that would bottleneck a 460 though.
So it isn't necessary to upgrade the CPU/Motherboard? I got the illusion that the am2 socket on an AM2+ CPU makes something weird, but that could just be me.. :p If you are correct, i'll buy another 460 (got a 750w-ish PSU, would handle it well). Maybe i need a bigger tower too at the same time. Performance-wise, would two 460's be better than one 560?
The socket on your motherboard is AM2+, the CPU is AM3, AM2+ supports AM2 and AM3 processors (hence the +) and as long as the BIOS is up to date it'll work just fine with no bottleneck, and since the motherboard is a few years old you're fine. Two 1gb 460's are about the same, if not a bit faster than a 570 which is good, I just don't know if your x8 (non-2.0) PCI-E lanes will bottleneck them. And what power supply is it?
I'm afraid that is a bit wrong. The CPU is AM2+, and the motherboard is AM2. The bios is up to date, so the cpu is identified and everythings works though. It's a Chieftec 750w. Not sure of anything more specific except the fact it was SLI-compatible (i've only used two PCI-E-cables out of four. It will work if needed)
The motherboard does fully support AM2+ though, so it's essentially am AM2+ motherboard.
Indeed it does. This setup have been operational for a year, so it should work :p But slowly switching question: What are the "critiques" for a SLI-setup to work? Only the model, or 100% identical? For example, could i buy a "GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX 460 OC 1GB" over my old GPU "ASUS 1024MB GeForce GTX 460"? Thinking of this one, as i don't find the card in other norwegian shops: [url]http://www.dustinhome.no/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-460-oc-1gb-pci-e-dvi-hdmi/product/5010463994[/url]
X8/X8 PCI-E 1.0 won't bottleneck a pair of GTX 460s, but I would recommend a new PSU. I'm not even sure whether your PSU has got 4 PCI-E power connectors. Anyway, just get the cheapest GTX 460 1GB version, but make sure it isn't an "SE", or more fittingly called, "Slow Edition".
[url]http://www.itbankeurope.com/BPS-750C_/[/url] The PSU is more than sufficient for my needs. Both in terms of watts and PCI-E power connectors. The only GTX 460 available in my country is in the link over this post, which will work. None of those is "SE" Either. A new GPU is is then, thanks for the help!
Yeah, just checked out a review on it, it seems to be totally okay. I don't know much about chieftech's quality, but it seems to be okay. Does your motherboard actually support SLI?
It works like a charm. So far atleast. With your respect, it's called M2N-SLI for a reason (referring to the picture in OP)
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;33180809]Yeah, just checked out a review on it, it seems to be totally okay. I don't know much about chieftech's quality, but it seems to be okay. Does your motherboard actually support SLI?[/QUOTE] chieftec is crap
Chieftec are crap but that power supply will do fine, they're only GTX 460's.
I got it on a guarantee-case. My other PSU got a problem with the switch after the fuse went. Sent it in, and we got a PSU worth three times more than my previous one. I won't complain :v But one more 460 is on it's way!
[QUOTE=reapaninja;33184901]chieftec is crap[/QUOTE] Was my hunch, but I didn't see anything about it on the review, and the efficiency and so forth was fine.
Of course i didn't find the box with the SLI-bridge, so i need to order a new one. Yay
[QUOTE=GozMit;33258502]Of course i didn't find the box with the SLI-bridge, so i need to order a new one. Yay[/QUOTE] Yah I'm not a fan of SLI bridges shipping with the motherboard either unlike AMD cards where the crossfire bridge comes with the card. I guess it's to guarantee it fits perfectly with the width between PCI-E slots but I can never keep track of them.
It's pretty ironic actually, because we NEVER throw away boxes like these. I guess i used the box when i helped my cousin with his computer, and the box disappeared there. It isn't a big deal actually, since it costs like 8 USD in my country. It just annoys me because i planned to have it ready for a LAN i just had. I literally searched through the whole house at no results.
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