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Will a GTX 460 be bottlenecked by a Core2 E8400?

Yes, take a look at this thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2292179

I upgraded my old e8400 system from an 8800gt to a GTX460. Performance certainly improved, by about 50% in fact. But the 460 is theoretically 100% faster, so you're losing a lot of performance. Do you already have the card or are you buying it used? I guess if you pick it up cheap enough, it's still not a bad decision, but if buying new, you'd be much better off with something like a 7750, or better yet a used 5770, unless you got in on the above-mentioned deal.
 
Just got an email where newegg has A refurbished model EVGA 460 for only $69 with coupon code. Thought about grabbing it to either have a back up, or to try hybird physx with an amd card. Wasn't sure, but thought that was a good deal for 460
 
Skooter said:
I'm currently running a Core2 E8400 @ 3.0ghz. Will the GTX 460 be bottlenecked by this cpu?

Thanks!
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What res are you running?

I'm sure there will be certain situations where you run into bottlenecks.

Some games it will be fine others not so much. GTA 4 comes to mind
 
Ok Leyawin, what is the SE model mean? sorry Havent' been up on Nvida products in a few years and could yous some education 🙂
 
Thanks for the replies. My buddy lent me the card when he upgraded his rig -- just wondering how much good it would do me, as I'm debating upgrading now or waiting a few months for the new intel CPU's to launch
 
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