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    AMD 64 3400+ bottleneck?

    Hi,

    I'm just about to upgrade my graphics card from a 6600GT to a X1950 Pro but am abit concerned that my AMD 64 3400 + would bottleneck it. I'm basically looking to play games at 1280 x 1024 and it's really only Total War 2 that's making me want to upgrade.

    Any thoughts?
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    I'm not sure if you'll be bottle necking the card, but you'll definitely see and improvement.

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    cheers,

    I'm just wondering cos if it's gonna bottleneck it, would I be best to just go for a x1650 pro or even x1600 pro.

    I'm really just looking to tie myself over until a big upgrade in the summer (DX10 card, new processort etc)
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    overclock the 3400, easy enough
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    Quote Originally Posted by Clunk View Post
    overclock the 3400, easy enough
    Exactly.

    That's what I did with my 3000+ and it made a huge difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by revol68 View Post
    Hi,

    I'm just about to upgrade my graphics card from a 6600GT to a X1950 Pro but am abit concerned that my AMD 64 3400 + would bottleneck it. I'm basically looking to play games at 1280 x 1024 and it's really only Total War 2 that's making me want to upgrade.

    Any thoughts?
    Don't think it will bottleneck.

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    shoudnt be a bottleneck.. 2.4Ghz is more than sufficient tbh..
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