Can my old Athlon 64 x2 6000+ handle a ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB GDDR5?

Sawlstone

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Hey, I have an old family PC that I am just rebuilding for fun and my garage PC. I am looking for a GPU I can put in it for the time being until. I'd like something low-mid range that I'll want to keep for a while.

I have that CPU
Asrock 960GC - GS FX Motherboard
Enermax 500W PSU
4GB DDR2
and I'm going to be installing Windows 8.1

Eventually I'll be upgrading the CPU to probably an FX 8350 when they get a bit cheaper with some DDR3 Ram.
 
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Zbrush and Blender if you are using textures at high res in the viewport, have complex shaded models in the viewport or are using a real-time rendering plugin etc will definitely load the GPU quite a bit. I've got a 680 that I can max out in some of the more complex 3dsmax scenes I use.
The 750ti will be severely bottlenecked by that CPU. I wouldn't go any higher than a 640/7730, but then again, if you are planning on upgrading the whole platform later on, it's up to you if you want to have a gpu that isn't a waste on that CPU or buy one to use with the new CPU down the road.
 

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Not severely bottlenecked, but certainly in many games where the CPU is important it will slow things down. Honestly I wouldn't buy anything less then GTX750Ti, GTX750, or even GTX650. These are the modern entry level gaming cards. GT640 and lower are more for content consumption then gaming.
 

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I was suspecting that. Does bottlenecking occur during application use such as in using Unity 3D, Zbrush and Blender? My gaming rig is a I5 4670K with a 760. Id like to remove some of my programs that use to another PC in my garage/studio.
 

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It occurs when the GPU is going too fast for the CPU to keep up at. Imagine someone shouting instructions at you at 1,000 words a minute, but you can only comprehend up to 500 words a minute.

This won't happen on your desktop or programs, only very GPU intensive programs such as games.

To detect it, look at your GPU usage when gaming. If it isn't close to maxing out (ie: stuck at 50%) then you have a bottleneck.

If you aren't using this PC for gaming, I suggest you use a cheaper GPU that will fit basic desktop needs for what it will be doing.
 
Zbrush and Blender if you are using textures at high res in the viewport, have complex shaded models in the viewport or are using a real-time rendering plugin etc will definitely load the GPU quite a bit. I've got a 680 that I can max out in some of the more complex 3dsmax scenes I use.
 
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