Hi guys,
My current spec is as follows:
Pentium D 820 (2.8GHz dual core)
3 Gb RAM
2x160Gb HDDs
7900GS 512MB
I've lately been looking for a new gfx card as i've just recently got a new 1920x1200 monitor. I have been told that purchasing a 8800GS 512MB would be a bit of a waste of money as my cpu would be the bottle neck, what in theory would be the fastest card i could by where both the cpu and the gfx are the bottle necks?
I haven't got the money to shell out on a new mobo, cpu, mem and gfx so please don't advise i scrap the lot.
Are there any scales on the web that match gfx cards to equivalent cpu. This sort of scale could show the cpu+gfx couple that would best match to prevent either from being a huge bottle neck, i.e. it's obvious that pairing a 8800ultra with a celeronD would be a waste of time(money).
Anyone got any ideas?
Cheers guys
P.s. To re-summerise what's the fastest card i could have without my cpu becoming a serious bottleneck?
My current spec is as follows:
Pentium D 820 (2.8GHz dual core)
3 Gb RAM
2x160Gb HDDs
7900GS 512MB
I've lately been looking for a new gfx card as i've just recently got a new 1920x1200 monitor. I have been told that purchasing a 8800GS 512MB would be a bit of a waste of money as my cpu would be the bottle neck, what in theory would be the fastest card i could by where both the cpu and the gfx are the bottle necks?
I haven't got the money to shell out on a new mobo, cpu, mem and gfx so please don't advise i scrap the lot.
Are there any scales on the web that match gfx cards to equivalent cpu. This sort of scale could show the cpu+gfx couple that would best match to prevent either from being a huge bottle neck, i.e. it's obvious that pairing a 8800ultra with a celeronD would be a waste of time(money).
Anyone got any ideas?
Cheers guys
P.s. To re-summerise what's the fastest card i could have without my cpu becoming a serious bottleneck?