Will My CPU Bottleneck a Crossfire Setup?

Hi

If I was to buy a second 6970, would my Q6600 @ 3.6ghz bottleneck the cards?

Thanks.

Short Answer: Yes.

Long Answer: Most of the time, depending on game and resolution.

Hi

If I was to buy a second 6970, would my Q6600 @ 3.6ghz bottleneck the cards?

Thanks.

PcGamingRig

If you play at your max resolution, I don't think so...

Edit : Oh, I think I mixed 2 processes... kentsfeild and yorkfeild.

Yeah I think your processor will be a bottleneck for Crossfire... sorry about that.

ok cheers, i'll go for it. :)

i think the question should not be about bottle-necking but rather about if you will really benefit at your resolution. are you planning to get a bigger monitor soon? i wouldn't bother if i were you and would in general always prefer a better single card over adding another.

I think you should be OK.

It will a bit in most games, but you should still see a jump in performance.

However heavy CPU games won't change a huge amount.

Most likely.