I have an old CPU (Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200) and even an older GPU (ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series, i know, like, OLD) and I've wanted to get myself a new GPU (HD 7950). But I've heard that CPUs can bottleneck GPUs. I want you guys to tell me; will my CPU bottleneck?
Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 bottlenecking AMD Radeon HD 7950?
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Okay so I've opened up my PC and the motherboard says IPIBL-LB (i guessed that's the name). I've noticed that the GPU slot is PCI-E 1.0. Will the PCIE version bottleneck my new GPU alot or will it be okay? Also thanks for the pricelist 
Found out that out of the three CPUs, you'll only be able to install the Q6600, it's score is about 3000 on cpubenchmark.com (showed some other CPUs scores in other post)
mmmmmm... I think it should be backwards compatible, though you'll loose some performance because the PCI-E will become a bottleneck for a 7950. I would still recommend a R9 270, it's cheap and well performing, though it's not as fast as the 7950, it's going to get the job done, and probably don't bottleneck or not as much.
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It will defently bottleneck, I'm using cpubenchmark.com here, and i would recommend your cpu to atleast have a score of 3500 maybe only 3000 depends very much on which titles you play.
And here's your CPU's score:
Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200: 1195
A low budget gaming cpu, the Athlon X4 760K: 4576
um.... yeah... sorry but you'll need a CPU upgrade to play newer titles. :/
You might be able to upgrade the CPU without having to replace the motherboard, though it depends on which motherboard you have. You might be able to put a Intel Core 2 Quad Qxxxx in your system, and most of those should still be holding up for gaming (they have scores from 2800 to 4200).
No matter what i would defently upgrade the CPU first, which will also make general computer usage much more fluid, then the GPU. Currently you won't be able to squeeze that many extra fps out with that CPU installed.
And another thing is that you'll probably need a PSU upgrade too for a HD7950, but if you just want to skip directly to only upgrading the GPU, then something like the GT750 or R7 260 would probably be the max GPU power i would pair this CPU with, you might be able to play some very CPU lightweight games at medium or higher.
And here's your CPU's score:
Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200: 1195
A low budget gaming cpu, the Athlon X4 760K: 4576
um.... yeah... sorry but you'll need a CPU upgrade to play newer titles. :/
You might be able to upgrade the CPU without having to replace the motherboard, though it depends on which motherboard you have. You might be able to put a Intel Core 2 Quad Qxxxx in your system, and most of those should still be holding up for gaming (they have scores from 2800 to 4200).
No matter what i would defently upgrade the CPU first, which will also make general computer usage much more fluid, then the GPU. Currently you won't be able to squeeze that many extra fps out with that CPU installed.
And another thing is that you'll probably need a PSU upgrade too for a HD7950, but if you just want to skip directly to only upgrading the GPU, then something like the GT750 or R7 260 would probably be the max GPU power i would pair this CPU with, you might be able to play some very CPU lightweight games at medium or higher.
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Here's a pricelist for avaible Core 2 Quad's:
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/cpu/#m=21&s=15&sort=a8
Q6600, Q9300 and Q9400 should be the best at the price in this list, which CPUs you can use will depend on your motherboard, please check and post the name of the motherboard, then i will be able to make a recommendation.
One of my friends had a Core 2 Quad in his main pc, it could still keep up in games.
The CPU will cost you more than the faster AMD Athlon X4 760K, but you won't have to buy a new mobo (atleast $50) and new ram (~$36 for 4GB). And you won't have to reactivate windows (windows triggers a reactivation when you replace alot of components).
You'll have to spend way more to get a completely new setup.
Where i would max pair your current CPU with a GTX750, the core 2 quad should be good for something a little faster.
I would probably recommend putting in a R9 270, it will get the job done at High/1080p in many titles, and it will be a more balanced setup with the Core 2 Quad. The 7950 still seems a little bit over the top, even with the upgraded CPU.
BTW the HD7950, have also been rebranded as the R9 280.
Okay so I've opened up my PC and the motherboard says IPIBL-LB (i guessed that's the name). I've noticed that the GPU slot is PCI-E 1.0. Will the PCIE version bottleneck my new GPU alot or will it be okay? Also thanks for the pricelist
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Bega1111 :
Okay so I've opened up my PC and the motherboard says IPIBL-LB (i guessed that's the name). I've noticed that the GPU slot is PCI-E 1.0. Will the PCIE version bottleneck my new GPU alot or will it be okay? Also thanks for the pricelist
Found out that out of the three CPUs, you'll only be able to install the Q6600, it's score is about 3000 on cpubenchmark.com (showed some other CPUs scores in other post)
mmmmmm... I think it should be backwards compatible, though you'll loose some performance because the PCI-E will become a bottleneck for a 7950. I would still recommend a R9 270, it's cheap and well performing, though it's not as fast as the 7950, it's going to get the job done, and probably don't bottleneck or not as much.
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