I'm looking for a graphics card that is compatible with my CPU and won't bottleneck.

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Ibrahim Zaidan

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My computer is quite bad to be honest, and I was looking for a graphics card that was somewhat decent.

Currently I have a GT 630 overclocked to 900 mhz clock core and 890 memory speed which in total adds up to about 1800 mhz. However, I'm still unable to play nicer games, for instance, Far Cry 3 and Skyrim and Mortal Kombat 9 Komplete Edition.

Most importantly CS:GO.

I asked people at Yahoo.com but they're just retarded and recommended immensely strong GPU'S when my CPU bottlenecked a GTX 650.

I'm seriously looking for something no matter the price, but please give me something detailed and give me an answer without "Your PC's shit get a new one" (Because I would've got one if I could so it's just a stupid answer)

My PC Specs : E5500 2.8 ghz Locked
GT 630 2GB DDR3 900 core 890 memory
DDR3 Ram 4GB
Windows 7
500 PSU (Forgot the name but it is not stock and is used for gaming)

Sorry for being rude, I'm just tired of bad answers, so I came to the pros :D
Thanks for taking the time to read this :)
 
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Well technically bottlenecking means you're getting the highest performance possible.
Its only bad to bottleneck if you're bottlenecking by ALOT.
(celeron D with a Titan is obviously a major bottleneck, so the Titan is a waste)

If you are thinking of upgrading your PC sometime into the future, I'd suggest a GTX 760, plays almost anything at max at 1080p resolution. Only $300.
If you are going to stick to this horrible PC, then I suppose a GTX 750Ti, only a $150.
If you seriously just want the minimal bottlenecking possible without paying alot then the GT 730 is fine at 50-80 dollars.
 
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CPU bottle necking is not necessarily always a bad thing to be feared. It doesn't always affect every game. There is nothing wrong with having a card that is a bit over powered for your CPU. Some games that are graphically demanding and light on CPU usage will benefit from a faster card in spite of a weak CPU. Even the 2.8GHz E5500 should be OK with the GTX 650. Have you checked CPU usage against GPU usage with the GTX 650?
 
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Ibrahim Zaidan

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No sorry I haven't checked it, but the Radeon HD 7770 that I was stupid enough to buy after bottlenecked so much, Cpu was 100% and gpu was 30%, was embarrasing.
@ Jay, I was thinking GT 730 and radeon hd 6670 as it's cheaper and better, I wonder what you think
 
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A GPU that bottlenecks your CPU is stll better then a GPU that does not.

With that said, instead of spending the money on a margial upgrade to your GPU, you shoud be saving up the money to do a full upgrade. A E5500 pentium on a socket 775 is really getting dated and trying to upgrade GPU is quite the band-aid fix. It is just pointless to sink money into that system for a 10% gain.
 
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Thank you very much, for once someone has replied without crying about buying a new PC

btw my front bus something is 800mhz so many cpus on my socket suck so there's not problem, but thank you very much :)
 
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At that resolution, simply moving up to even a slightly faster card will be a big improvement. The G 640/R7-250 will be all that the CPU can keep up with in CPU intensive games... and most multiplayer games. If your gaming problems are multiplayer gaming, it's because the CPU can't keep up with the number of players on a busy 64 player server.

 
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