Bottlenecking eh?

Zeroko

Take a lil look at my computer specs....am i getting a neck full of teh bottlez?

mitzi76 · 10-16-2009, 05:43 | posts: 4,178 | Location: UK | User is Offline

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Originally Posted by Zeroko

Take a lil look at my computer specs....am i getting a neck full of teh bottlez?

i'd say must be bottlenecking some. hard to tell how much really unless u post us some benchmark results. run the res evil 5 benchmark and compare it with other people who have 260's at a similar res.

if you are off by a good ten fps or so then yeah you can start looking at the cpu as a culprit.

wubbles · 10-16-2009, 05:45 | posts: 302 | Location: UK | User is Offline

It might be worth moving from your Pentium D.

Black_ice_Spain · **Memory**: 4gb Kingston 900 5-5-5-10

Check my specs, my GPU is performing as a 9600gt (4770 its 30-40% more powerfull)

considering my cpu same than yours (oks yours have 500mhz more, but X2 architecture is better than pentium D i think...),

If my statments are right, yes, you are bottlenecked.

ibitato · **Memory**: 4x2GB@1080 5.5.5.15 5:6

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Originally Posted by Zeroko

Take a lil look at my computer specs....am i getting a neck full of teh bottlez?

Get a new CPU.
the rest of the rig it's ok.

That Pentium D it's holding you down.

Get a cheap quad or a duo with lots of cache.

DSK · 10-16-2009, 06:38 | posts: 16,635 | Location: Scotland | User is Offline

YEzzz YOU GT DEM BOTTLECKZZZ

kastriot · 10-16-2009, 07:24 | posts: 244 | Location: Kosovo/Pristina | User is Offline

Yep you are bottlenecked it's not same like P4 D 3.0GHz and core 2 duo 3.0GHZ it's a BIG difference so take one cheap quad and overclock

vbetts · 10-16-2009, 07:36 | posts: 7,004 | Location: Toledo Ohio | User is Offline

Huge bottleneck, HUGE. You can get the new e6 series or e7 series to hold you over.

ricardonuno1980 · *Last edited by ricardonuno1980; 10-16-2009 at 07:51.*

you try 3dmark vantage (windows vista required!) without Bottleneck for GPU tests only but pXXXXX is not normal because "CPU tests" are culprit.

Taker254isback · 10-16-2009, 07:49 | posts: 142 | Location: NYC | User is Offline

you can get a e5xxx for cheap relly worth it

Elite Bushido™ · 10-16-2009, 10:38 | posts: 383 | Location: NY | User is Offline

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Originally Posted by mitzi76

i'd say must be bottlenecking some. hard to tell how much really unless u post us some benchmark results. run the res evil 5 benchmark and compare it with other people who have 260's at a similar res.

if you are off by a good ten fps or so then yeah you can start looking at the cpu as a culprit.

some? lol no, a lot more then that. the amd 4800+ x2 bottlenecks the 8800GTX so bad, the min frames in FEAR is 30..... i was getting that on my 6600GT >_>

mitzi76 · *Last edited by mitzi76; 10-16-2009 at 10:58.*

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Originally Posted by Elite Bushido™

some? lol no, a lot more then that. the amd 4800+ x2 bottlenecks the 8800GTX so bad, the min frames in FEAR is 30..... i was getting that on my 6600GT >_>

yeah i was being nice!

(i'll be more brutally honest next time). my point wasnt about the amount of the bottleneck but looking at other people perf with a 260 and comparing it. quite easy to download a few benchmarks and run some tests or dig up some 260 reviews hilbert did here @ guru.

Saad · 10-16-2009, 11:04 | posts: 16 | Location: karachi pakistan | User is Offline

major bottleneck...used to get 18fps with a pentium d @ 3.2ghz..with a c2d @ 2.93ghz(same graphics card same memory etc) i get 45fps...(crysis high detail 1440x900)..

DSK · 10-16-2009, 11:15 | posts: 16,635 | Location: Scotland | User is Offline

A 1.8Ghz Pentium Dualcore is faster than a 3ghz Pentium D

Zeroko · 10-16-2009, 15:11 | posts: 40 | Location: United Kingdom | User is Offline

Thanks for the reply's guys. I will be considering a new processor over the next 2 months, thanks for the suggestions on models. Maybe a some more ram as well ^^

Neo Cyrus · 10-16-2009, 23:22 | posts: 3,131 | Location: GTA, Canada | User is Offline

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Originally Posted by Zeroko

Thanks for the reply's guys. I will be considering a new processor over the next 2 months, thanks for the suggestions on models. Maybe a some more ram as well ^^

For just gaming even 4GB will still do. You're safe with 6GB for a while longer.

I'll just re-confirm what everyone else has told you, a 3GHz Netburst CPU would bottleneck a GTX260 to hell and back. An Asus P5N-D support all Core 2s but you may need a BIOS update. Update your BIOS, shove in a 45nm Core 2 Quad, overclock it as much as you possibly can and call it a day.

Burnt_Ram

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Originally Posted by Zeroko

Thanks for the reply's guys. I will be considering a new processor over the next 2 months, thanks for the suggestions on models. Maybe a some more ram as well ^^

i wouldnt worry about ram. just grab a cheap core 2 duo and you'll be amazed at the performance leap! i was

thecake90 · 10-19-2009, 07:00 | posts: 2,664 | Location: Earth | User is Offline

Let me put it this way, you're more bottlenecked than a 56k modem!

Aioras · 10-19-2009, 08:22 | posts: 241 | Location: Spain | User is Offline

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Originally Posted by kylzer

yezzz you gt dem bottleckzzz

xdddddddddddd, hey yo!

sykozis · 10-19-2009, 08:28 | posts: 3,627 | Location: USA | User is Offline

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Originally Posted by thecake90

Let me put it this way, you're more bottlenecked than a 56k modem!

Now that is a bit of an exaggeration....nothing is a bigger bottleneck than a 56K modem....

Halli · 10-19-2009, 13:00 | posts: 62 | Location: Tennessee | User is Offline

Unless your 56k only runs 28k like mine did 4 years back!!!

superweapons · 10-19-2009, 16:46 | posts: 288 | User is Offline

I'd recommend going quad, rather than dual core. Even games nowadays are becoming very quad-core friendly, and unless you want to get an entirely new system, a quad core is the way to go. Go for the Q8400, or if you have a bit more cash, the Q9550.