Will my cpu bottle neck my graphics card?

[Guest]

Hey guys
im planning on buying a radeon hd 4850 if not then im going for a 9800gt
will my cpu bottle my gpu
my system specs are

Pentium 4 ht 3 ghz
intel 915gav chipset
2gb ddr dual channel ocz ram
320gb sata maxtor hdd
350 watts antec psu
19" samsung monitor

i will be upgrading my cpu and motherboard in april or later

will my motherboard supprot core 2 duo?because it has an lga775 socket

 

[hallowed_dragon]

Hey guys
im planning on buying a radeon hd 4850 if not then im going for a 9800gt
will my cpu bottle my gpu
my system specs are

Pentium 4 ht 3 ghz
intel 915gav chipset
2gb ddr dual channel ocz ram
320gb sata maxtor hdd
350 watts antec psu
19" samsung monitor

i will be upgrading my cpu and motherboard in april or later

will my motherboard supprot core 2 duo?because it has an lga775 socket

Yes, your CPU will bottleneck both cards. But if you will get a new CPU and motherboard in April then get the 4850. The problem I am seeing is the PSU. Although it is of a good brand I don't think it will handle the 4850 which consumes a lot of power. If you could upgrade the PSU to a good 450W one then you will be all set for the new GPU and future upgrades.

 

[CooLWoLF]

I don't know much about Intel setups, but what I can tell you is that your power supply WILL NOT allow you to run a 4850 or a 9800gt.

 

[Guest]

Yes, your CPU will bottleneck both cards. But if you will get a new CPU and motherboard in April then get the 4850. The problem I am seeing is the PSU. Although it is of a good brand I don't think it will handle the 4850 which consumes a lot of power. If you could upgrade the PSU to a good 450W one then you will be all set for the new GPU and future upgrades.

thanks for the advice.could you just tell me one more thing will my board support a core 2 duo ,it has an lga775 socket

 

[Guest]

Best answer selected by clayton_cjm.

 

[hallowed_dragon]

thanks for the advice.could you just tell me one more thing will my board support a core 2 duo ,it has an lga775 socket

I can't find a specific list of supported processors for your motherboard, but seeing how old the chipset is I suggest you to not take any chances and upgrade both the CPU and the motherboard at the same time.