CPU bottleneck?

[dietwawa]

Hey so I got a new EVGA Nvidia Gforce gtx 660 graphics card and when I go to play battlefield 3 my fps is 20-30 (Would like it to be much higher)

(Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/L7eQd.jpg )

My graphics card isn't very hot and the fan speed is at 32% (Not under much stress?)
But my CPU (AMD Athlon x3 440 3.00Ghz) is at almost 100% usage.
So my question to you is, If I were to upgrade to a new CPU would it allow my graphics card to reach higher fps and allow it to run better?



computer specs:
Motherboard: ASUS M3A78-EM
Processor: Athlon x3 440 3.00Ghz
Graphics card: EVGA Nvidia gforce gtx 660
RAM: 5 Gigs ddr2
Monitor: 1400x900

Thank you


Edit:
Another thing I found peculiar is that when I run battlefield 3 on ultra is has almost an identical FPS as when I run it on medium-low graphics settings

 

[rolli59]

Yes you have proofed that you have CPU bottleneck, especially with the detail level. Grab a Phenom II 965BE while you can http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

 

[dietwawa]

Best answer selected by dietwawa.

 

[dietwawa]

Yes you have proofed that you have CPU bottleneck, especially with the detail level. Grab a Phenom II 965BE while you can http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

Thank you so much 😉
It really helped me out.