What CPU would you pair with Fermi?

to avoid bottlenecking, what would be the minimum in CPU you would need?

i know we don't know much, just want estimations.

E8400/Q6600

to avoid bottlenecking, what would be the minimum in CPU you would need?

i know we don't know much, just want estimations.

djmillard2

think my cpu would handle it, might even get one of the mid-high nvidia dx11 cards, and sli it later, dont know we will see when price performance ratios present themselves.

but back to my cpu phenom II 940 am2+ 3.2ghz .

E8400/Q6600

Amith12

Maybe if the Q6600 was at 3ghz or higher. Those CPUs are not comparable.. in most games the E8400 beats a Q6600 down because of clock speed. My guess for avoiding a significant bottleneck would be a Core 2 duo OR quad above 3ghz, a Phenom II of the same clock speed, or any i5/i7 or better should be enough to unleash Fermi from what what we know of it. The only games in which a dual-core would be the bottleneck versus an equally clocked or lower-clocked quad-core of the same family would be in games that take advantage of 3+ cores (meaning relatively few).

I will be using my Q6600 @ 3.2GHz when I get Fermi/GF100 hopefully should be good enough loved this CPU.Timbury

I will be using my Q6600 @ 3.2GHz when I get Fermi/GF100 hopefully should be good enough loved this CPU.Timbury

ill be using a phenom II 940 quad at 3.21 ghz as well my friend, i think our cpus are more than enough for fermi, even fermi in sli.

[QUOTE="Timbury"]I will be using my Q6600 @ 3.2GHz when I get Fermi/GF100 hopefully should be good enough loved this CPU.Daytona_178