What CPU would bottleneck an Nvidia GT 430?

[Ags1]

I know, I know, a GT 430 is normally the bottleneck not the CPU.

But my CPU is a 1.8MHz Pentium E2160.

Would that bottleneck the GT 430 at 720p in a game like WoW on Medium?

 

[ihog]

I came in here thinking, "Oh, obviously, nothing will bottleneck a wimpy card like that," but I do think it will be the limiting factor.

 

[sbudbud]

I came in here thinking, "Oh, obviously, nothing will bottleneck a wimpy card like that," but I do think it will be the limiting factor.

I did the same thing too, I was prepared for sarcastic replies but it looks as though I stand corrected.

 

[logainofhades]

WoW is more CPU dependant than GPU, while that is a weak GPU, you need to overclock or upgrade that cpu if possible.

 

[vrgadin]

lol guilty of reading the title and thinking "whaaaa"? i thought i had a malnourished child with flies on his eyes of a proc atm with a core 2 duo 2.4......but sir you take the cake.

 

[Ags1]

Thanks for all the replies.

Haha, you think my GT430 is wimpy? My other graphics card is Radeon 3450M... now THAT is wimpy!

I have noticed when playing Lord of the Rings Online that when I get into a town it doesn't matter how low I set the graphics, I still get FPS of less than 25 max. So I guess that must be CPU getting overloaded.

I have high hopes of picking up an obsolete Core 2 Quad for nothing from my work. I'll stick a Radeon 7750 in it... It'll be a beast

 

[logainofhades]

Thanks for all the replies.

Haha, you think my GT430 is wimpy? My other graphics card is Radeon 3450M... now THAT is wimpy!

I have noticed when playing Lord of the Rings Online that when I get into a town it doesn't matter how low I set the graphics, I still get FPS of less than 25 max. So I guess that must be CPU getting overloaded.

I have high hopes of picking up an obsolete Core 2 Quad for nothing from my work. I'll stick a Radeon 7750 in it... It'll be a beast

That would be a pretty decent little low budget setup, actually. Core 2 quads still hold their own well in many games. Only the newest titles really stress them.

 

[Ags1]

Apparently the E2160 was hot overclocker in its day, going up to 3MHz... but I don't have the motherboard for it.

 

[cmi86]

a 300 mhz celery will bottleneck a 430 lol