Will "it" bottleneck !!

[sukesh1090]

@macho84,
i don't think e5800 will cause any bottleneck with 5770.the improvement in games after adding 2500k will be less with your current gfx card but you can expect significant improvement when you add more powerful card like 6850<<<...

 

[macho84]

Oh even CF wont improve some 20 percentage improvement.

 

[topgear]

I have the asus non-reference gtx560ti DCII top @900 mhz which almost kills 6950(i have done quite a search buband do not forget those shaky catalyst drivers) at same resolutions..the only thing in which 6950 scales in higher is resolution(30" above) because of its 2gb vram.This asus one has very good results and reviews and stays cool in indian temps which one should, i think must consider as a serious issue(my 8800gt stock fan died from overheating and i had to order a tt sorb fan right away from states coz rashi did not rma it)

My mobo is an asus g31 p5kpl lga 775 socket which i know is a grayed product as of now but soon i'm jumping onto an asus p8p67 pro and an intel core i5 2500k and yes, 'm gonna buy the aftermarket H100 liquid cooler too.

AMD drivers are now much more better and HD6950 consumes less power and there's some Oced and Dual Fan HD6950 1Gb as well

Coming to your post your current mobo is not enough to Oc the cpu so ypu can either try a little Oc or better wait for 2500k and I think it's better to opt for high end air cpu coolers like Nocua D14 than any liquid solution

Ok will HD5770 CF WILL MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE

e5800 is enough for single HD5770 but not for 2xHD5770 in CF - if you have CF in mind you better get a core i5 or Phenom II X4/X6 based rig

 

[Skud]

AMD drivers are now much more better and HD6950 consumes less power and there's some Oced and Dual Fan HD6950 1Gb as well

Even the older single fan Sapphire 6950 card OC to MSI TFIII levels (850/1300) without much change in the temps. And you can always ramp up the fan speed while gaming.