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Is my processor bottle necking my video card?

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Graphics card Master

With your CPU at stock, yes there will be a nice fat bottleneck at that resolution. You have 2 choices, either crank up that CPU to at least 3.4Ghz+ or upgrade your screen to at least a 1680x 1050 or greater. At low resolutions the CPU becomes the bottleneck, at high resolutions the GPU becomes the bottleneck.
Graphics card Master

I have to agree. And making the point of contention worse, Bad Company 2 is a fairly CPU intensive game. It relies on the CPU to perform all of it's physics related tasks.

Since my socket is AM2+ it also supports AM3 processors, so to fix the bottlenecking what processor would you recommend? Do i have to get any new cooling fans or liquid cooling for a new faster processor and also, is 650 watts enough? Im not really sure if the power calculators on other sites are reliable. As long as the cpu is not extensive as a 6x core in terms of money and speed.

What processor would be good depends on your budget, since most newer processors won't bottleneck that 5770.

If your budget is tight, try the Athlon II x3 435
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

If you have more cash, bump up to an x4 635
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

If your budget allows, a Phenom II x4 would be the next step up.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
(or add $15 for the black edition)

As for cooling, as long as you are not overclocking, the stock fans that come with any new processors are perfectly fine.

Also 650 watts should be plenty as long as it is a halfway decent brand of psu.

Sure but i may be over worried about over heating. Thats how I think my old video card stopped working from a blown capacitor possibly from heat. Since then my systems been cooler than before with the new 5770.
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