Will my computer bottleneck this card?

[ayman]

Hi,

I have a really old computer and I have kinda held myself back from upgrading. I really didnt want to buy a new video card unless i bought a whole new system. But I have decided to upgrade anyways.
My current computer specs are as follows:

(VPR Matrix - Prebuilt BestBuy Computer)
-Intel Pentium 4 Processor 2.0 Ghz (really old, doesn't have hyper threading)
-ASUS Mobo (Not sure of exact model, came with computer)
-512 MB DDR ram (crappy ram, came with computer)
-GeForce2 GTS 64 MB AGP (LOL)

I like to buy the best stuff, but ofcourse its not like i can buy a 6800 or a 7800 with such a crappy computer. I just wanted a good card that would give me some pretty good results and wouldn't be bottlenecked by my old computer. I have my mind set on a 6600 GT so far. Which can be seen here...
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=326006

Anyways, to get straight to the point. Will the 6600GT bottleneck my computer?

Any constructive and helpful responses are welcome.

Thanks.

 

[ddogg]

nope i think you should be fine...however a 9800pro would be the ideal choice for your PC. that card is also a bit overpriced, i suggest you search in the hot deals....you would be able to find 6600GTs for about $140.

 

[ayman]

yeah i know its a bit over priced, and i have seen 6600gt's for 140 bucks, its just that i like the BFG brand for my own personal reasons + i dont mind spending the extra couple bucks for them.

 

[kylebisme]

With your current setup a neither a 6600gt or a 9800pro won't get the same framerate in newer games they do on websites benching with fx55s and whatnot, but it would still give you quite a boost over your current card.

 

[ayman]

i wasn't planning on really playing any of the new games... hehe. but its mainly for counter-strike... a mod that runs on the old half-life engine.

 

[kylebisme]

I used to play a lot of CS on a 1900+ and a 9700pro at 1600x1200 with x2aa and x16 forced triliniar af with great framerate, so yeah a 6600gt is bound to give you all you could ever want in CS.