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3/21/12 at 9:20pm

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I am not getting this card, WAY to expensive, just upgraded my system with sli 460, don't need upgrade, just curious is all.

Will a single 680 bottleneck AMD 965?

SLI 460s right now with CPU at 3.9 do bottleneck it a bit, and what is the lowest CPU you can get without any virtual bottleneck?

INB4: sandy/ivy bridge

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AMD Phenom II x4 965 3.7 ~ 1.376v	GIGABYTE 990fxa-UD3	Asus GTX 460 1GB 256-bit SLI	Msi GTX 460 1Gb 256-bit SLI
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Corsair Vengeance DDR3 (2x4gb) 1600mhz	Crucial M4 64gb win7	WD 1TB 7200	Hitach 300gb
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Noctua NH-D14	CM 120mm - CM 2x 200mm - CM 140mm	Windows 7 ultimate x64	23" Acer 1080p
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XFX PRO 750w XXX	CM HAF 912
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Intel 3770k	EVGA Z68 FTW	GTX 690	Mushkin Enhanced Redline 16GB (4 x 4GB)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Intel 520 180GB RAID 0	Intel 520 180GB RAID 0	Blu-ray read/write	XSPC Rasa 750
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RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 (2x4gb) 1600mhz	Crucial M4 64gb win7	WD 1TB 7200	Hitach 300gb
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Noctua NH-D14	CM 120mm - CM 2x 200mm - CM 140mm	Windows 7 ultimate x64	23" Acer 1080p
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XFX PRO 750w XXX	CM HAF 912
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Intel 3770k	EVGA Z68 FTW	GTX 690	Mushkin Enhanced Redline 16GB (4 x 4GB)
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Intel 520 180GB RAID 0	Intel 520 180GB RAID 0	Blu-ray read/write	XSPC Rasa 750
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3/21/12 at 9:23pm

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Bottleneck in what way,? I would think the CPU would bottleneck the GPU not the other way around...

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3/21/12 at 9:28pm

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I know for a fact that my CPU would bottleneck the GTX 680....

thank goodness for IVY

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Samsung 840 250GB	WD 1TB Black	Hyper 212+	Win 7 Ultimate 64bit
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Corsair F60 SSD + WD 500GB black	LG burner	Antech Kuhler 620 w/ NoiseBlocker fan	Win 7 Ult. 64bit
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3/21/12 at 9:29pm

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You would probably need to go intel 2500k/2600k. I have heard a single 7970 gets bottlenecked by a 1100t at 4.2ghz on bf3

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Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Silverstone tj08-e	corsair m60	Large generic mouse pad- black	Asus xonar DX sound card
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3/21/12 at 9:31pm

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Oh god I knew it, all these sandy bridge fanboys here.

Why is everybody so in love with that CPU?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
AMD Phenom II x4 965 3.7 ~ 1.376v	GIGABYTE 990fxa-UD3	Asus GTX 460 1GB 256-bit SLI	Msi GTX 460 1Gb 256-bit SLI
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 (2x4gb) 1600mhz	Crucial M4 64gb win7	WD 1TB 7200	Hitach 300gb
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Noctua NH-D14	CM 120mm - CM 2x 200mm - CM 140mm	Windows 7 ultimate x64	23" Acer 1080p
Power	Case
XFX PRO 750w XXX	CM HAF 912
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel 3770k	EVGA Z68 FTW	GTX 690	Mushkin Enhanced Redline 16GB (4 x 4GB)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Intel 520 180GB RAID 0	Intel 520 180GB RAID 0	Blu-ray read/write	XSPC Rasa 750
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 64-bit	CORSAIR Pro HX850	Corsair Obsidia 800D
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
AMD Phenom II x4 965 3.7 ~ 1.376v	GIGABYTE 990fxa-UD3	Asus GTX 460 1GB 256-bit SLI	Msi GTX 460 1Gb 256-bit SLI
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 (2x4gb) 1600mhz	Crucial M4 64gb win7	WD 1TB 7200	Hitach 300gb
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Noctua NH-D14	CM 120mm - CM 2x 200mm - CM 140mm	Windows 7 ultimate x64	23" Acer 1080p
Power	Case
XFX PRO 750w XXX	CM HAF 912
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel 3770k	EVGA Z68 FTW	GTX 690	Mushkin Enhanced Redline 16GB (4 x 4GB)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Intel 520 180GB RAID 0	Intel 520 180GB RAID 0	Blu-ray read/write	XSPC Rasa 750
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Windows 7 64-bit	CORSAIR Pro HX850	Corsair Obsidia 800D
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3/21/12 at 9:34pm

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Oh god I knew it, all these sandy bridge fanboys here.
Why is everybody so in love with that CPU?

Because its an incredible CPU.

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Crucial 128gb m4 & Samsung 840 256gb and 1TB WD...	Bluray 12x 3D	Corsair H70	Windows 7 64 bit
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3/21/12 at 9:35pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Aregvan

Oh god I knew it, all these sandy bridge fanboys here.
Why is everybody so in love with that CPU?

.... name something better ... (for gaming)

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2500k	Gigabyte Z68X-ED3H-B3	EVGA GTX 680	8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 HyperX Genesis
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256GB Samsung OEM SSD (SLOW POS)	64GB Samsung 830	64GB Crucial M4	Corsair H100
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Quote:

Originally Posted by Aregvan

Oh god I knew it, all these sandy bridge fanboys here.
Why is everybody so in love with that CPU?

Because its good? Does liking something that performs well make you a fanboy?

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Will a single 680 bottleneck AMD 965?

Nothing serious to worry about. Your cpu is slightly slower than a Phenom II X4 970.
Check out this cpu scaling review using the 7970 and you'll be surprise with the results...
Radeon HD 7970 CPU Scaling Performance Review
IMO, you still be okay with a single 680

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3/21/12 at 9:45pm

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Which is WHY i am considering going Sandy Bridge in the summer. Been wanting one so bad!

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