Core2 Quad Gaming Rig, GPU too Overkill?

troy1960 · Oct 16, 2016

I have my first gaming rig, not a good one but at least a quad core. It has a core 2 quad Q6700 and I want to upgrade the graphics to a Sapphire Nitro Radeon R7 360 2G D5. Is that possible or is the GPU too powerful for my CPU?
Currently, it handles games like RaceRoom Racing experience fine at 720p, medium settings. Specs down here:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 @ 2,66GHz
GPU: Asus GeForce 9600GT Silent 512MB
Mobo: Asus P5QL Pro
PSU: Spire ATX-600 600Watt
RAM:16GB, 4x Mushkin Silverline enhanced 4GB DDR2 800MHz
Primary HDD: 160GB Samsung HDD
Secondary HDD: Hitachi 2TB 7200RPM HDD

neblogai · Oct 16, 2016

Stronger GPU is never bad, and Radeon R7 360 is not too strong for 720p. Also, you might want to move your system to the larger disk- it will work faster this way.

troy1960 · Oct 17, 2016

but will my old CPU hold the Radeon back? Because i want to pull everything out of the R7 360, but i dont want to upgrade CPU's again.

neblogai · Oct 17, 2016

It will not hold your GPU back- you can always set game resolution and quality setting to load graphics card like this to the max, gaining better visual quality. However, even on low graphics settings, your maximum fps will be limited by CPU- so you will have to choose titles that run on older CPUs well.

troy1960 · Oct 25, 2016

so, if i understand correctly, if i'd get a dual GTX 1080 in SLI, but an old 2duo P8600, this means that i can run crisis at 8k, 30fps, but get 30fps even everything all lowest? (dont worry, my rig doesnt have a p8600)

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