Pc bottlenecking

[aaryaman]

I HAVE
WINDOWS 7 64 BIT
INTEL CORE 2 DUO I2 AT 2.93GHZ
4 GB DDR2 RAM
200W power supply

should i buy GTX 560 ti or just GTX 560

 

[evilsooty]

I think you will need a new PSU before considering an upgrade. I don't think 200W will be enough.

 

[pauls3743]

+1

You'll need at least a 450W supply to power that C2D with a GTX560, I would certainly be looking at 500W+.

 

[silverliquicity]

Get atleast a 400W PSU, and tbh a gtx 460 would suffice. unless running a GPU intensive application, you may have a bottle neck.

But its hard to tell without actually doing it.

 

[Guest]

what is this "INTEL CORE 2 DUO I2 AT 2.93GHZ " you speak of?

ah you mean a E7500.

i think that a 560 will be bottle necked by most anything below OC'd E8400 @3.4Ghz

 

[jessterman21]

What resolution are you playing games at, and what is your budget?

 

[chinoroy]

get a new PSU first then get the GTX 560. and don't worry about bottlenecking the card. it will only bottleneck it on some games. trust me, i've been there.

 

[aaryaman]

OK AFTER UPGRADING IT, SHOULD I BUY I7 2500 @ 3.30 GHZ SO AS TO PLAY GAMES LIKE BATTLEFIELD 3 AND ASSASSINS CREED BROTHERHOOD ON HD. ALSO, WILL IT STOP MY BOTTLENECKING

 

[aaryaman]

AND ALSO SHOULD I UPGRADE TO H60 WATER COOLING AS A SAFE MEASURE

 

[aaryaman]

Best answer selected by aaryaman.