is my system bottlenecking?

[a.ralucutzu]

Hello and happy holidays!
i've recently bought an msi gtx 1050 (2gb gddr5 128 bit) and i tested out some games with it.
On CS:GO i get almost the same framerate on all graphical settings and i don't know why.
(Low graphics: 90-130 fps, High graphics: 80-110, 120 fps)
Thats seems to happen with other games too, for example League of legends,(140 fps on every graphical setting) Outlast (highest settings, 60 fps) etc.
My system :
Motherboard : ASRock G41M-S
Ram: Kingston 4gb ram ddr2 800mHz
PSU: 450w psu
GPU: MSI GTX 1050 LP 2GB GDDR5 128bit
CPU: Intel Core2Duo e8500, 3.16 GHz
OS: Windows 10(64 bit os)
Can i do something about this?

 

[ARICH5]

you can put 2 1080ti sli in that pc and still get the same fps. that pc is so poor with 4gb of ram and 2 cores that nothing would help except a new pc.

 

[Bob125484]

Your CPU is too weak...You can upgrade to qual core. Here is the link to all CPU that your mobo will support.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/G41M-S/#CPU

Here is a link to ebay that you can buy. You can risk $10 to get one of them to try.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?Socket%2520Type=LGA%2520775%252FSocket%2520T&_dcat=164&Processor%2520Type=Core%25202%2520Quad&LH_BIN=1&_sop=15&_nkw=CPU&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=1

 

[a.ralucutzu]

would it help if i would buy a new motherboard, 8gb ddr3 ram and a new cpu? something like a g4560 or an i3 7100

 

[Bob125484]

would it help if i would buy a new motherboard, 8gb ddr3 ram and a new cpu? something like a g4560 or an i3 7100

If you willing to pay for that, you should consider Ryzen. More bang for your bucks.

 

[photonboy]

Hi,
The term "bottleneck" is often misused in computers.

EVERY GAME IS DIFFERENT in how much CPU it uses relative to the Graphics Card. It even varies during the game. We can ESTIMATE what's a good pairing of CPU + GPU on average though.

(for example, don't use an FX-4300 CPU + GTX1080Ti though a handful of games would have minimal to no CPU bottleneck)


*As said though, your CPU is very weak. It's a 2-core CPU with roughly HALF the processing power of an FX-4300.

Main choices are:
1. Rebuild main PC (motherboard + CPU + DDR4 memory... )...expensive (budget?), or

2. buy a used CPU for that motherboard, AND add more system memory if possible (i.e. 2x4GB.. add another identical stick to populate both slots?)

CPU Support List: https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/G41M-S/index.asp#CPU

Look for Core2 Quad CPU's on EBay maybe (higher frequency better). You may find them for $10. I saw a Q9650 for $50.

 

[ARICH5]

or buy this
https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883284744CVF
and throw ina cheap gtx1050