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Will this CPU bottleneck my video card?!

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Hey i recently just ordered a dual core gaming rig off newegg which should be arriving by friday. i was told that my cpu would bottleneck either of my gpu's is this true?!

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Intel E8600 OC'd to 3.8ghz 1600fsb Stock voltages
gigabyte p45 ud3l
corsair hx650
ocz reaper ddr2 2x2gib 5-5-5-18
500gib hdd 7200rpm

I was thinkin of throwing in a Radeon 5770 or even a GTX 470, Please let me know what you guys think. Thanks!!

ps - i heard on a forum somewhere that dual cores are actually better for gaming? not sure if this is true but i know i seen it out there.
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Most games still don't fully use more then 2 cores, the quads in the same price range generally run slower clock speeds so a higher clock dual would run better.
The HD 5770 ($160) and a GTX470 ($325) are not in the same ballpark performance wise to compare them, the 5770 will not be an issue, the 470 should not be either.
Cool thanks! yea i wasnt comparing the 2 gpus ...their just 2 gpu's i got laying around so i was just wondering if it couldnt handle both of them which you answered =] Thanks!
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