Intel dual core e2200 with palit gts 450 sonic

[dollxheroine]

hi im new here. dont know if im posting at the right thread.
anyways im planning on getting myself a palit gts 450 1gb sonic.
but my system is kinda old

intel e2200 2.20Ghz
2gb ddr2-667
asus p5sd2-vm
cougar 550w
win7 OS
and i play games at 1440x900 reso.

i was wondering, will my cpu bottleneck the gts 450?
and i just found out that my motherboard has no overclocking options.
ive been searching for a software that can overclock the cpu but what i have
read is that its not advisable. and this motherboard doesnt support ddr2-800 :/

does it greatly affect the performance of the gts 450? or not that much?

 

[sportsfanboy]

A mild overclock to around 2.6-2.8 will really help you out in gaming if your willing and able.

You might benefit from another 2gb of ram if you can find it cheap enough.

 

[dollxheroine]

i did want to overclock. but the problem is asus p5sd2-vm bios is locked
will readyboost help in gaming? ..

i play a lot of games, and i mean A LOT
thats why i sold my 9800gt green coz im not satisfied with the performance.

anyways im thinking ill be getting a new motherboard sometime nextyr..
if id use my 3 yr old e2200 would it be too risky to overclock with the new board?

 

[sportsfanboy]

Your right,didn't realize that board doesn't allow overclocking.

No overclocking is pretty safe when done correctly. I don't recommend spending money for an older chip, unless you can find a really good deal on a decent board. If you can pick one up for around 30-40 shipped or maybe at Microcenter, You can always sell your current board in favor of the one that overclocks. That would be a pretty cheap solution to your problem.

 

[dollxheroine]

One more thing, if u were getting a new board,
why would u still wanna keep that CPU ?

ill be getting a new board but it will take months of saving.
then getting a new cpu will add more months of saving :lol:

guess ill just have to endure the decrease of performance
until i can upgrade.

@sportsfanboy

ill think about it. its a good idea.

anyways thanks for the replies guys.

im just sad that my gts 450 wont be in its full potential
by the time ill be using it
but im hoping it wont cost a lot of decrease in FPS.

 

[sportsfanboy]

I wouldn't worry about it, your gaming should be fine. You can always try a program like setfsb. Most Intel chips can overclock around 10 to 15 percent without a voltage bump. So if you keep it to 10 percent or less, you have a decent chance of getting 2.4 to 2.6ghz stable.

 

[dollxheroine]

i was hoping for dx11 games since gts 450 supports dx11.
ill just figure out the proper combinations for the graphic settings
that would lessen the burden of losing fps

@sportsfanboy

wow thats good news! ill search for that software.. hope i do can overclock!

 

[dollxheroine]

about the SetFSB .. im getting PLL byte error.
i guess this doesnt support my motherboard

@greghome

thanks for the links. they were quite usefull.

cant wait to purchase the videocard
and ill just see where the card takes me :lol: