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clozak · Feb 23, 2008, 08:50 PM

Ok, I finally purchased a FX-60 (dual core) and a 3850 AGP. I know I have written off ATI, but with both of these and a MSI motherboard at under $500, how could I go wrong? Plus I just doubled my FPS in Crysis at 1280 x1024 with textures and shaders at "very high" installing the 3850. (See TweakGuides on how to do this on XP).

Here's my question:

AM3 score with FX-60 and x1950 Pro AGP =
11200 CPU
14200 GRX

AM3 score with FX-60 and 3850 AGP =
11300 CPU
17000 GRX

I have also purchased a 939 socket board with PCIe. Am I waiting in vain for the true next generation flag ship PCIe Video card, because the FX-60 will become a bottleneck? I plan I playing games like FarCry2 at least at 1280x1024.

Thanks in advance

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Feb 23, 2008, 08:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
clozak DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 33	CPU Bottleneck question Ok, I finally purchased a FX-60 (dual core) and a 3850 AGP. I know I have written off ATI, but with both of these and a MSI motherboard at under $500, how could I go wrong? Plus I just doubled my FPS in Crysis at 1280 x1024 with textures and shaders at "very high" installing the 3850. (See TweakGuides on how to do this on XP). Here's my question: AM3 score with FX-60 and x1950 Pro AGP = 11200 CPU 14200 GRX AM3 score with FX-60 and 3850 AGP = 11300 CPU 17000 GRX I have also purchased a 939 socket board with PCIe. Am I waiting in vain for the true next generation flag ship PCIe Video card, because the FX-60 will become a bottleneck? I plan I playing games like FarCry2 at least at 1280x1024. Thanks in advance ...