ATI Radeon 5850 Crossfiring?

[Fatback]

Don't you mean GPU then.

No I mean CPU, the limited performance of the GPU will reduce the performance of you're CPU.

Definition

A bottleneck is one process in a chain of processes, such that its limited capacity reduces the capacity of the whole chain. The component is sometimes called a bottleneck point. The term is metaphorically derived from the bottleneck of a bottle, where the flow speed of the liquid is limited by its neck.

 

[Theblackoutow]

Ehh, still better than the single core Dell?

 

[Fatback]

Ehh, still better than the single core Dell?

lol yea way better, the only time you will notice a bottle neck is when playing games. Just browsing you wont notice a different in performance at all.

 

[Theblackoutow]

I won't game on it during the period I won't have the card. Is their any retail stores I could pick a 5970 up and pay for it? My grandparents won't let me use a credit card for that stuff.

 

[Fatback]

I won't game on it during the period I won't have the card. Is their any retail stores I could pick a 5970 up and pay for it? My grandparents won't let me use a credit card for that stuff.

Frys is the only retail store I can think of that has the 5970. See if you have one around you anywhere I don't know if they sale it in stores though.

 

[Theblackoutow]

Pick-up is not available in my area

 

[Theblackoutow]

Any other stores that would sell a 5970?

 

[Fatback]

Any other stores that would sell a 5970?

Microcenter maybe but I don't think they sell them at all. Other then that I'm clueless. Maybe a local computer shop could order it for you.

 

[Theblackoutow]

Microcenter doesn't

 

[Fatback]

Microcenter doesn't

I didn't think they would.

 

[Theblackoutow]

This sucks.

 

[Gabe63]

I won't game on it during the period I won't have the card. Is their any retail stores I could pick a 5970 up and pay for it? My grandparents won't let me use a credit card for that stuff.

I dont know where you are located but Central Computer in Sunnyvale had one Saphire 5970 left yesterday, they had two before I came in Actually one was at Sunnyvale the one I bought was in San Jose. Their online inventory showed no stock but when I called they had them in their system.