Question on upgrade

[Superfly3176]

I'm just curious how CPU limited games are right now. My pc has 4gb of ram, an 8800gt and a q6600. I don't have the money to just build a new one and I figure for around 400 I can jump up to 8gb and a nvidia 570. Just wondering if my CPU is really going to hold me back or not?

 

[Forceman]

Is the Q6600 overclocked? The 8800GT is definitely the limfac in your current system - upgrading that, even with the Q6600, should give you a decent boost in games.

 

[MacLeod]

Yeah, you wont get the most performance possible out of a GTX570 with a stock Q6600 but youll still see a substantial frame rate increase. Itll hold you over til you are able to upgrade to a better proc. Youll still be able to max about anything at 1920x1080 and get playable frame rates.

 

[Dangman]

If the Q6600 is OC'd to around 3Ghz or so, that should minimize some of the effects of the CPU bottleneck. So to answer your question: yes your CPU will hold you back but overclocking it can help lessen the effects. But to get the full performance out of your GPU, definitely start looking at a new CPU + mobo + RAM upgrade as well.

 

[Superfly3176]

Yeah I don't play anything too serious just looking for games like Diablo 3 and maybe SW:ToR coming out to be smooth. Thanks. Yeah my monitor is 1920x1080 I think 22"