Will my Sempron 3500+ bottleneck with x1950pro?

[drew726]

I bought a new video card, so I want to put my existing 1950pro on my older 939 system with a Sempron 3500+. I was wondering if it'll bottleneck or should I find a cheap 3600 x2 on ebay, but I'm a little apprehensive about spending money on that computer.

 

[apoppin]

it will be a bottleneck ... BUT, what it the rest of the system like - including the current GPU - and would you consider a mild OC on your CPU?

finally, i think the question is, will there be a significant improvement over what is there now ... bottleneck or no bottleneck[
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Usually it will make a significant improvement in your ability to play with much higher details and more AA/AF ... and it will not be a severe bottleneck.

 

[Killrose]

OOPS, I have an AM2... was going to offer you my 3600+ X2 for$ but see you need 939 after I posted.

 

[drew726]

Originally posted by: apoppin
it will be a bottleneck ... BUT, what it the rest of the system like - including the current GPU - and would you consider a mild OC on your CPU?

finally, i think the question is, will there be a significant improvement over what is there now ... bottleneck or no bottleneck[
edit
Usually it will make a significant improvement in your ability to play with much higher details and more AA/AF ... and it will not be a severe bottleneck.

There isn't a video card on it at all, its using onboard video. It is basically just a computer I run ubuntu on and web browse on. It's using Corsair pc3200 value selects 1gb 512x2 and this Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/product/...x?Item=N82E16813186115.

I can probably OC it, it isn't using a stock heatsink.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: drew726

Originally posted by: apoppin
it will be a bottleneck ... BUT, what it the rest of the system like - including the current GPU - and would you consider a mild OC on your CPU?

finally, i think the question is, will there be a significant improvement over what is there now ... bottleneck or no bottleneck[
edit
Usually it will make a significant improvement in your ability to play with much higher details and more AA/AF ... and it will not be a severe bottleneck.

There isn't a video card on it at all, its using onboard video. It is basically just a computer I run ubuntu on and web browse on. It's using Corsair pc3200 value selects 1gb 512x2 and this Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/product/...x?Item=N82E16813186115.

I can probably OC it, it isn't using a stock heatsink.

then go for it - you won't even need to OC

the 1950p will just be overkill for your uses but why spend money on another video card when you already have one?

 

[drew726]

Actually my friend sold me a 7900gtx for 80 bucks he had laying around because his power supply couldn't handle it and I wanted to see if I can run CoD4 on that computer as well. I'm usually in another city during the weekdays. When I'm out of town, I use an p4 2.2ghz with a 7600gs. I'd thought if its fast enough, I'd bring the Sempron down there and use that instead.

 

[apoppin]

Give it a try ... it should still be a decent gaming rig with the 1950p - better then the 2.2 and the GS, for sure!
... but 2 GB of RAM would be really nice!