RAM Bottleneck?

[Rahamanpatrick]

Hi all, I've recently upgraded my system by unlocking my Phenom II x2 550 to four cores and getting a GTX 460 so I'm curious if my RAM is now a bottleneck.

It's PC2-4300 533 Mhz Kingston (ValueRAM?).

I'm well aware that it's crap, but it hasn't been a noticeable bottleneck with the x2 550 and a 9800 GTX+. I've yet to install the GTX 460 so I thought I'd determine in advance.

Thanks!

Specs:

Motherboard: ASUS M4A785-M
Processor: Phenom II x4 B50 3.1 GHz (Unlocked x2 550)
Graphics: EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked
RAM: 4 GB PC2-4300 DDR2 (533 MHz)
Hard Drive: 5400 RPM Samsung HM160HI

 

[Ubrales]

If it runs fine, leave it alone.

You are correct regarding bottlenecks. As components are upgraded, the bottleneck gets moved over to someplace else. Pretty much like improving stations on an product assembly line.