Will my cpu bottleneck a gtx 660

[TheSpasticGremlin]

Hi my system is:

Intel quad q9300 lga775 socket

6gb ddr2 ram

Windows 7 64..

I want to buy a gtx 660 OC but will my cpu bottleneck? I can OC my cpu

 

[Dylzan]

That CPU and DDR2 will bottleneck it.

 

[Roxas_Boy]

Yes even with an overclock you will still notice a bottleneck in some games

 

[Gutawer]

Yes, it will bottleneck. LGA775 is quite old now, so depending on what you use your pc for, if you are getting a GTX 660 it might be a better idea to build a new system. If you are using your PC for gaming, minimum I would recommend is a socket 1155 Intel Core i5 processor, and 4gb of ddr3 memory.

 

[TheSpasticGremlin]

Ok, umm I don't have the money for a new system right now. But will I be able to play like skyrim on medium to high? Please don't say upgrade cause I'm only 14 and not that rich

 

[TheSpasticGremlin]

And yes I use for gaming. I can play rust with shit fps and low graphics so maybe with gtx it will be better?

 

[Dylzan]

You'll see a definite FPS drop in open areas and with lots of people around but should be OK for enclosed spaces. I'd get a cheaper GPU like a 7770 and then save for a new motherboard and either an i3, i5 or an FX 6300.