CPU/GPU Bottleneck?

[d3moliti0n]

Hi

Basically I'm going to be upgrading my GPU soon to a GTX 260 (216) and was wondering if it would be bottlenecked in any way by my CPU: Pentium Dual-Core E2180, 2GHz stock speed, I'm running it OC'd at 3GHz. Would the 260 run at it's full potential on my system?

Thanks for your help.

 

[efeat]

What games do you like to play? What resolution do you use? How aggressive are your in-game graphics settings?
Off the top of my head yeah, your CPU seems a little weak, but if you're going to play GPU heavy games with extremely high settings, I don't see much problem.

 

[d3moliti0n]

The resolution I use when gaming is 1680 x 1050, I generally like to run games at as high a graphical quality as possible, and there's no specific games I play to be honest, just anything modern on the PC, e.g. Crysis, CoD4, Far Cry 2, Empire: Total War etc.

 

[efeat]

Mmmm...you should be ok then, especially if you run AA/AF. You might lose a few frames due to your CPU in a couple titles, but it won't be anything drastic. Your gtx 260 will be working hard with the settings maxed.

I run sli 8800 GTs (performance similar to a 260) on a C2D @ 3.4 ghz on a 1600x1200 monitor. Your system sounds similar to mine and I haven't found a game that maxed my CPU. A few have come close (Mass Effect, Crysis) but nothing's passed 90% utilization of both cores so far.