Hello,
This is my first post here. Im rebuilding my girlfriends Dell XPS 600, and wanted to know if the CPU will bottleneck the new graphics card I ordered.
Specs:
Intel Extreme Edition Dual Core Processor 840 3.20GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB cache
4GB DDR2-667MHz SDRAM
Dual 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX in SLi
NVIDIA nForce4 SLITM X16 MCP chipset
650w Extreme PSU
(Running Windows 7 premium 64-bit)
I ordered a GTX470 today and wanted to know if the old dual- core will bottleneck the 470 terribly? Ive heard that unless a game is really CPU hungry, a dual-core at 3ghz+ will be just fine. Any ideas? Thank You!
This is my first post here. Im rebuilding my girlfriends Dell XPS 600, and wanted to know if the CPU will bottleneck the new graphics card I ordered.
Specs:
Intel Extreme Edition Dual Core Processor 840 3.20GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB cache
4GB DDR2-667MHz SDRAM
Dual 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX in SLi
NVIDIA nForce4 SLITM X16 MCP chipset
650w Extreme PSU
(Running Windows 7 premium 64-bit)
I ordered a GTX470 today and wanted to know if the old dual- core will bottleneck the 470 terribly? Ive heard that unless a game is really CPU hungry, a dual-core at 3ghz+ will be just fine. Any ideas? Thank You!