Hello,
I am currently running a two year old rig with an Athlon II X4 635 and a Radeon HD 5830. I was considering upgrading one of the two parts, but I wasn't not sure if doing so would result in a bottleneck from the older component.
My questions are as follows:
1. If I were to upgrade my graphics card to a newer model (most likely in the $200-$300 range), would my framerate be held back by my older processor?
2. If I were to upgrade my CPU to a newer model ($100-$250, AM3+), should I expect any performance improvements?
Thanks, SWK
I am currently running a two year old rig with an Athlon II X4 635 and a Radeon HD 5830. I was considering upgrading one of the two parts, but I wasn't not sure if doing so would result in a bottleneck from the older component.
My questions are as follows:
1. If I were to upgrade my graphics card to a newer model (most likely in the $200-$300 range), would my framerate be held back by my older processor?
2. If I were to upgrade my CPU to a newer model ($100-$250, AM3+), should I expect any performance improvements?
Thanks, SWK