Hi all, thanks for reading this!
Currently, I have
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (Single Core)
ABIT KN8 SLI Motherboard (PCI Express 1.0 x16)
2GB RAM
BFG 8800 GTS 640MB
600W PSU (can't remember brand but it wasn't a cheap one)
I get around 20 Mhash/s right now which is not power efficient, but since my computer is on all the time anyways it doesn't matter.
I am thinking about sticking a AMD 5830 or 5850 in this machine.
My question is whether the CPU or PCI express bandwidth will be bottlenecks for this system.
My second question is whether to get the 5830 for $110 on newegg or 5850 is $150 on Amazon. Both are at stock clock speeds.
The charts tell me that the 5830 will get me 210Mhash/s and the 5850 will get me 260Mhash/s at stock clock speeds. Which card is more overclockable?
I appreciate the help. Thanks!