i know my cpu is the bottleneck but what cpu should i upgrade to to prevent that

[slightlyhuman]

I just bought all the parts for the above rig. I know before even putting it together the cpu is going to bottle neck the vide card. I have a Chaintech NF2 mATX mobo with a gig of 3200 corsair, 6800NU leadtek, and 2200+. Without having to replace the mobo with a newer one, can I upgrade to a cpu that will work with that mobo and won't bottle neck the entire system?

I was thinking a 2500+ or better then overclocking it.

thoughts?

 

[sangyup81]

Why don't you overclock your 2200+?

 

[slightlyhuman]

Originally posted by: sangyup81
Why don't you overclock your 2200+?

even if i hit 2ghz with it, wouldn't it still bottleneck me pretty bad?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Just wait until you can afford an A64 and new motherboard. Why bother getting another socket A?

 

[EXman]

Originally posted by: DP

Originally posted by: sangyup81
Why don't you overclock your 2200+?

even if i hit 2ghz with it, wouldn't it still bottleneck me pretty bad?

No not that bad I had my 2100+ get 2.25 ghz ran really well I never should have sold it! sell it and get a 754 mobo refurbished for $40

 

[boborich]

Originally posted by: EXman

Originally posted by: DP

Originally posted by: sangyup81
Why don't you overclock your 2200+?

even if i hit 2ghz with it, wouldn't it still bottleneck me pretty bad?

No not that bad I had my 2100+ get 2.25 ghz ran really well I never should have sold it! sell it and get a 754 mobo refurbished for $40

Yeah, my sempton 2200+ (OCed to 2GHz) works fine to me. 512M + 9800XT
Don't want to upgrade now, hehe.

 

[slightlyhuman]

Originally posted by: boborich

Originally posted by: EXman

Originally posted by: DP

Originally posted by: sangyup81
Why don't you overclock your 2200+?

even if i hit 2ghz with it, wouldn't it still bottleneck me pretty bad?

No not that bad I had my 2100+ get 2.25 ghz ran really well I never should have sold it! sell it and get a 754 mobo refurbished for $40

Yeah, my sempton 2200+ (OCed to 2GHz) works fine to me. 512M + 9800XT
Don't want to upgrade now, hehe.

same here, i'm waiting on quake 4. this 9500 pro, gig of 2100 and 1800+ i'm on now runs hl2 at medium settings, 1024 res with 2xaf,2xaa

when i get that 6800 and 2200+ it should run it like butter, well at least good enough to wait on another upgrade

 

[andy nowotny]

2200+ and 6800u? are you crazy? at least you need a 90nm A64 3000+

 

[bob4432]

what about one of the xp-m and o/c it?

 

[fuzzynavel]

Originally posted by: andy nowotny
2200+ and 6800u? are you crazy? at least you need a 90nm A64 3000+

Just curious....Why do you specify 90nm A64?? there are other flavours of A64 out there...only thing 90nm is better for is possibly OC'ing

Also the 6800-Non-U will run fine...just not full speed......It kind of makes sense to buy a card that is faster than the system.....one less part to upgrade when he gets round to it!