Most GPU for E4500

[jimbonewbie]

Have an older 775 system with an E4500. What's the most GPU this CPU can handle? Sorry if this seems out dated.

 

[ulillillia]

For gaming, the CPU doesn't matter, as long as it can keep up. The GPU is the most important. What PSU do you have and do you intend on overclocking? Do you prefer Nvidia or AMD GPUs? Also, what's your budget?

 

[amuffin]

For gaming, the CPU doesn't matter, as long as it can keep up. The GPU is the most important. What PSU do you have and do you intend on overclocking? Do you prefer Nvidia or AMD GPUs? Also, what's your budget?

E4500 aren't the best gaming chips, also there will be a substantial bottleneck. GPU at this moment isn't the most important, the cpu is.

 

[das_stig]

ATI 54xx or 55xx series with the best overclock the chip will do.

 

[jimbonewbie]

I have an antec Neo430 HE for a power supply, Q45 chipset, prefer nvidia. Thinking of buying a PS3. Just wondering what would give me the best bang for the buck? Do realize a higher end GPU might need a better PSU.

 

[amuffin]

I have an antec Neo430 HE for a power supply, Q45 chipset, prefer nvidia. Thinking of buying a PS3. Just wondering what would give me the best bang for the buck? Do realize a higher end GPU might need a better PSU.

You need a better cpu first.

 

[jimbonewbie]

Yes I know the cpu isnt great, but my point of this question is whats the most gpu my cpu can handle period. Just wanted to know if its worth while spending the bucks on a console.

 

[ehanger]

8800GT

 

[amuffin]

Yes I know the cpu isnt great, but my point of this question is whats the most gpu my cpu can handle period. Just wanted to know if its worth while spending the bucks on a console.

The problem is if you buy a console you are going to have to spend 60 bucks for the games But can you overclock your e4500?

 

[87ninefiveone]

LGA 775 has tons of options, that socket was used for everything from later model Pentium 4's up through some of the fairly recent Core 2 Quad's. You'll have to do some research to determine what your board will take, and it may need a BIOS update too, but if possible I would look for an E8500 or E8600 for a dual core solution, and maybe a Q9500, Q8500, or a Q6600 for a quad core. You can find them relatively cheap used and new on ebay, amazon, etc...

 

[jimbonewbie]

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