Is a 3500+ a bottleneck for a 7900gs ?

[NettieZoom]

I was wondering if a 3500+ am2 single core @2.4ghz is a bottleneck for my 7900GS or if it can actually max it out ?
I currently get about 18.5k in 3dmark 03 with my current setup, i know i should be using a newer 3dmark but didnt want to do the way bigger download at the time lol.

Any thoughts ?? thanks

Nettie

 

[Jetster220]

Its probably close. My 3200+ OC'd to 2.15gz was bottlenecking my 7950GT on 3Dmark05. I upgraded to a 4000+, and my score went from low 9,000's to 10,272, so big improvement. Not sure how much more powerful the 7950GT is over the 7900GS though.

 

[Valk]

Your system is actully pretty well rounded. you can probably get more out of that 3500+ too with some work. If you can get it up to 2.6ish and overclock your GS, you have a winning combo =D

 

[NettieZoom]

Unfortunetly my M2N4-SLI MB will not go beyond 1.25 volts on the vcore GGGGGRRRRRRR other wise i would probably hit 2.8
At 2.4ghz the CPU temp doesnt go past 28C under 100% load.

Working on getting another MB/CPU sometime soon.

 

[NettieZoom]

Doh meant to add that the 7900GS is OC to 575 core and 1600 memory

 

[Valk]

I wouldnt worry. AM2 machines are pretty bandwith savey so your card should be plenty happy.
you might consider a motherboard upgrade though, to somthing with some more oc options. perhaps a lanparty nf570-sli =D

 

[NettieZoom]

I am going to give the M2N32-SLI Deluxe a try next, it has the nforce 5 chipset and supposedly does not suffer from the M2N4-SLI's shortcomings.