E6600 limiting GTX260 oc?

[ejm13]

Greetings

I just purchased a BFG 260 Maxcore video card and am wondering if there is a bottleneck with the E6600 dual core processor that I am running.

I boosted the FSB up to 1333 to day to raise from 2.4ghz to 3.

Any opinions or advice appreciated.

Rgds
ejm

 

[customisbetter]

3 Ghz should be fine. Anything below that is a pretty big bottleneck.

I remember when i went from 2 hz to 2.6 with my 8800 Gs, my frame rate nearly doubled.

I think 3 - 3.4 ghz should be fine for that card though. Especially if your rexolution is above 1680 x 1050.

 

[mamw93]

The GTX260 is pretty good to begin with so overclock the shaders and memory but no the core. Also be sure your cooling is adequate.

 

[ejm13]

Thanks for the replies. At this point, I don't plan to oc the 260 as it may void warranty or step up policy with BFG which I am considering taking advantage of.

Regards
EJM

 

[mamw93]

Shouldn't be any bottlenecking going on. Just overclock the FSB and you'll have great performance.

 

[shadowthor]

3 Ghz and above will remove the cpu bottleneck, I would test for stability although the E6600 should reach 3 ghz without a voltage increase.

 

[werxen]

what the hell is happening to toms? bad advice. bad advice bad advice!!!!!

overclocking your CPU will always give you gains. EVERY game i play regardless of 3.1 to 4.5 i always see gains with my 4850.