E2200 @ stock

[papermoon]

Would an E2200 @ stock bottleneck a 8800GT or a 9600GT?

@ 1440 x 900

 

[SuicideSilence]

It wouldnt "bottleneck" it, but that cpu isnt much of a gaming cpu, unless you OC.
You would have to be CRAZY to not OC that thing if your gaming. My E2180 is stock 2.0ghz, I have it OCed to 3.0 GHZ.
Is there a reason for you not OCing?

 

[papermoon]

fear of messing something up

 

[papermoon]

I was going to buy it and leave it at stock for a while then OC

 

[soloman02]

I overclocked my E2200 as soon as I had COD4 installed to test the cpu at stock settings. I then promptly overclocked until I found the most stable overclock. It was kind of stable at 3GHz, but it wasn't rock solid. I bumped it down to 2.9 and it has ran fine. I actually ran it at 3.2 at first and it didn't even post. After my DS3L failed to post after 2-3 times it reset to the default clock and I tried again.

 

[papermoon]

I had COD4 installed to test the cpu at stock settings

How did CoD4 run @ stock?

 

[Grimble Crumble]

I was wondering how an e2200 would fair at stock also. I have plans to buy a 9600gt, and normally run at 1440x900, and I may occasionally play Team Fortress 2 in 1080p. If I buy a new mobo (looking at a DS3L) I would overclock, but I'm not sure if I will get a good HSF soon. I currently have an 8600GT, so I was wondering how much of a performance increase I would get. I figure that a 3850 would be about the max in performance I could get at stock on my CPU, but they are generally the same price as the 9600GT I'm looking at, and I plan to overclock later anyway.