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CPU bottlenecking my GPU??

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Hey guy's, quick questions i was wondering if my CPU might be bottlenecking my GPU or maybe the other way around??

AMD Athlon II X2 250 3.0 @ 3.5Ghz
Gainward GTS450 Golden Sample

Sorry if it's a dumb question but i am not the best with these kind of things :??:

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No. If you had a more powerfull gpu then your cpu will botleneck.

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