core2 duo 2.2 ghz+ amd hd5850 = bottle neck ?

Bananero

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i have an hd 5850 , but a dont have money to buy core i5 , can i use a c2duo 2.2 ghz dual core ?

i will play tomb raider rising.
 

Dark Falz

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Core 2 Duo is underpowered especially that one, which is not even clocked highly. I had one at 3.8 GHz and it was okay-ish in newer games, but most are designed for quad core these days. It will probably run but the framerate will probably be very slow.

I would also suspect it requires a minimum 8GB RAM, whereas Core 2 Duo era PCs usually only have 4.

Buy a second hand i5-2400 and board off eBay is my recommendation... should be under $100.