GTX570 on Q9650?

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I play on a 1680x1050 monitor with a Q9650 running at 3.7GHz have 4 gig of ram and am currently using a GTX275.
Ive just started playing BF2BC a lot and am finding it running ok all high (but with no AA and shadow on medium). and I am dipping int the low 40s/ high 30s which for me is not the best. So im looking to get me a nice new card, and the 570 looks like a likely candidate, so will my aging C2Q be man enough for the task? Ive read that BF2BC likes to have Fermi Cards running on i5/i7 and that older C2Q's just aint going to have the muscle to do the card and game justice, so I need to have some real world feedback, anyone got any experience?
 
You should be fine with a single 570 in majority of games. Generally SLI is where i7 shine w/ ipc and memory bandwith / latency.
 
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Probably overkill for that resolution. You could get away with a 6870, or 560 and save 100 bucks. If you can find a 6950 for the price of the 560, that's another option.
 
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There is a factory overclocked Gigabyte gtx560 at a 900 core at newegg for 249$. Tha should be a 75% increase in fps for you.
 
I'd say more like 65%, but still, an appreciable upgrade. People forget how powerful the GTX275 was, a noticeable step above the GTX280.
 
570... probably overkill,while a 6850 would more spot on for 16x10 gaming.Are there plans for higher resolutions?
 
At your rez I benched 31% faster for BFBC2 with my 570 over my old 460 1GB. Actual SP playthrough Cold War level w/ FRAPS timedemo. All settings on and maxed except vsync off and 16XQ CSAA. That's an average framerate of 61 fps, increased from 46. Minimum framerate went from 38 to 47. Far from overkill when you can hit the 60fps sweet spot at ~max settings.
 
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