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I want to know will my new Graphic Card Bottleneck my CPU! Please HELP!

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will it bottleneck my CPU ?

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June 10, 2014 8:34:10 PM

I have a Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz with a mother board gigabyte G31.
and a power supply of cooler master 500W and a lower end graphic card AMD 5450 HD 2GB DDR3.

i want to upgrade my GPU to AMD Radeon 7850 HD 2GB DDR5.
will it bottleneck my CPU as i mentioned above ?
and should i need to upgrade to run this GPU?
please help ASAP
Thank You!

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June 10, 2014 8:40:24 PM

Some, but overall your gaming experience will be much better than that of the HD 5450.

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June 10, 2014 8:49:52 PM

damric said:
Some, but overall your gaming experience will be much better than that of the HD 5450.



what part should i upgrade for full performance of HD 7850 and reduce bottleneck ?
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June 10, 2014 8:52:46 PM

jaisharma said:
damric said:
Some, but overall your gaming experience will be much better than that of the HD 5450.



what part should i upgrade for full performance of HD 7850 and reduce bottleneck ?


When you can afford it, upgrade your whole platform.

- CPU
- Motherboard
- RAM (must be compatible)
- PSU (yours is probably old)
- SSD
- Monitor
- Mouse and keyboard!

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June 10, 2014 8:55:52 PM

that profile picture.. I almost never took you seriously. Anyway what Damric said. He's got you covered
June 10, 2014 9:04:01 PM

damric said:
jaisharma said:
damric said:
Some, but overall your gaming experience will be much better than that of the HD 5450.



what part should i upgrade for full performance of HD 7850 and reduce bottleneck ?


When you can afford it, upgrade your whole platform.

- CPU
- Motherboard
- RAM (must be compatible)
- PSU (yours is probably old)
- SSD
- Monitor
- Mouse and keyboard!



ThankYou!
i also want to know if i upgrade my pc with cheap specs what possible rig. should i need for full performance of my hd 7850?
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June 10, 2014 9:13:52 PM

I was seriously budget constrained on this last build, so I got the most value parts I could and overclocked them to the heavens.
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