how much of a bottleneck is my cpu?

well, I bought a new vga some time ago, I upgraded from the 9500gt to the gts 250, but I have a horrible cpu: the e2200 dual core 2.2ghz with 1 mb cache

during the time hen I upgraded I was playing demigod, and I was getting 21 fps on the 9500gt and after I put the new vga I started getting 75 fps, but I still wanna know if its a bottleneck, because sometimes I get lag spikes during games ex: the first templar, mount and blade...

yeah it wont hang too much theoretically you can never eliminate bottleneck its jsut how noticeable it is.. i recommend either overclocking your cpu or upgrading it to a far more meatier cpu such as say a core 2 duo e8400 or getting a new mobo and cpu and going athalon II x3 rana/x4 regor

Using the Nvidia Control Panel, you can raise the number of frames rendered by the CPU, which can result at smoother gameplay at lower framerates. Changing that setting could help lessen any bottlenecks you might encounter, like during heavy melee with a lot of NPCs.

overclock the CPU to 3ghz and you wont bottleneck at all.

OC only boosts performance by about 5%. His CPU is a bottleneck and OC'ing doesn't do much. Get a better CPU if you can afford it.covertgamer78

[QUOTE="covertgamer78"]OC only boosts performance by about 5%. His CPU is a bottleneck and OC'ing doesn't do much. Get a better CPU if you can afford it.Canine_Knight

especially on THAT clarkdale.. if i recall correctly on the right board those could go just about forever

[QUOTE="covertgamer78"]OC only boosts performance by about 5%. His CPU is a bottleneck and OC'ing doesn't do much. Get a better CPU if you can afford it.Canine_Knight

[QUOTE="covertgamer78"]OC only boosts performance by about 5%. His CPU is a bottleneck and OC'ing doesn't do much. Get a better CPU if you can afford it.Canine_Knight

OC only boosts performance by about 5%. His CPU is a bottleneck and OC'ing doesn't do much. Get a better CPU if you can afford it.covertgamer78

[QUOTE="Canine_Knight"][QUOTE="covertgamer78"]OC only boosts performance by about 5%. His CPU is a bottleneck and OC'ing doesn't do much. Get a better CPU if you can afford it.swehunt

30% is a massive gain. It will make a world of difference in many games. A 2.2ghz Core 2 Duo is too slow for many newer games, while a 3ghz Core 2 Duo is plenty for most.

if ur afraid of OCing, why not just shop for a LGA775 replacement cpu? they are dirt cheap here in australia and could extend the useability of ur rig by at least another year (we still havea e6400 kicking around here doing occasional gaming with a 4850, running at 2.2ghz)

When I OC my 3.06GHz i7 950 to 3.8GHz, I see almost no difference. Games have a few more frames and thats it. A few as in two more FPS. That is where I base my statement from. When I OC my GPUs as far as I can before I see artifacts, you can add 2 more frames. That is why I leave all my components @ stock. Barely any performance gain and I really like my clocks downscaling when not in use to keep temps in check.covertgamer78

Your computer is far different from the TC's. There will be a time in the near future when a 3ghz i7 will see big performance gains in most apps when overclocked. As it is, a stock 3ghz i7 is overkill for almost anything. You are also running SLI GTX 470's, which is a very powerful GPU setup. I can certainly see how you wouldn't be getting big gains from OC'ing your rig.

cant oc it cause I got the intel g31 mobo and its bios is locked :cry:

[QUOTE="covertgamer78"]When I OC my 3.06GHz i7 950 to 3.8GHz, I see almost no difference. Games have a few more frames and thats it. A few as in two more FPS. That is where I base my statement from. When I OC my GPUs as far as I can before I see artifacts, you can add 2 more frames. That is why I leave all my components @ stock. Barely any performance gain and I really like my clocks downscaling when not in use to keep temps in check.hartsickdiscipl

Your computer is far different from the TC's. There will be a time in the near future when a 3ghz i7 will see big performance gains in most apps when overclocked. As it is, a stock 3ghz i7 is overkill for almost anything. You are also running SLI GTX 470's, which is a very powerful GPU setup. I can certainly see how you wouldn't be getting big gains from OC'ing your rig.

cant oc it cause I got the intel g31 mobo and its bios is locked :cry:

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