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    7850 vs 7950 (when paired with i7 950)

    Currently running an i7 950 at stock speeds (3.07Ghz) but I'm going to be trying to reach at least 4Ghz on an overclock if I can.

    Would a 7950 be bottlenecked by this CPU? I don't want to spend more for a card I won't get full performance from.

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    Re: 7850 vs 7950 (when paired with i7 950)

    Depends on the game and resolution.

    Some games are still theoretically bottlenecked by even the fastest CPU you can buy, so don't worry about it - the term is far more negative when in reality it shouldn't be considered so.

    An i7 950 is more than fast enough to enjoy every game out there at the moment, and a 7950 is faster in enough games with that CPU that it might be worth getting as well.

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    Re: 7850 vs 7950 (when paired with i7 950)

    Exactly there is no such as a perfect combination of CPU/GPU.

    One of the two is always going to be the bottleneck, 90% of the time this will be the graphics card even with quite an old CPU.

    In some cases it might even be the display that is the bottleneck.

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    Re: 7850 vs 7950 (when paired with i7 950)

    7950, unless you play just RTS/Football Manager the graphics card will be the limiting factor in most games.

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