Will my Pc Bottleneck?

[Rockyragz]

The Config is:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1.8Ghz processor
2 GB DDR Ram
ATI Radeon HD 4350 1GB DDR2 Graphic Card

My Rig wont play latest games. i am thinking of purchasing a graphic card 9800GT for playing games like Crysis 2, GTA4 etc. Will the Processor Bottleneck the performance. Would I Be able to play games smoothly?
I Cant Change my processor due to some reasons
Helpp Guyzzz

 

[ajai5777]

Noo..
Dont do that your proccy cant play those mentioned games and other new games..
GTA 4 in a 1.8Ghz proccy jeez..

 

[saswat23]

Post your full config with ur budget for GPU..

 

[The Sorcerer]

Not worth it. When you upgrade GPU the next thing that arrive is about the power supply. You're much better off saving more money and buying a new setup.

 

[topgear]

@ OP - post a cpu-z screenshot of your cpu and what's your mobo ( manufacturer and model no. ) ??

if you have a good mobo you might be able to OC the cpu with a decent cooler.

 

[masterkd]

^still, does it worth? aftermarket cooler and 9800gt with athlon 3000+? IMO, better total overhaul!!

 

[skeletor]

Not worth at all. Pretty sure of the fact that you are also running your machine on an average PSU.

Athlon 64 3000+ will be a bottleneck for the games you mentioned, definitely. Better get a new config.

GTA 4 in a 1.8Ghz proccy jeez..

well, that thing is still faster than a Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz.

 

[topgear]

but here's what Op has said on first post :

I Cant Change my processor due to some reasons

So I just suggested what he can do best with his current cpu - moreover if he gets a cooler like Hyper 212+ he can be able to use with his next rig for sure as this supports a wide variety of cpus

 

[ajai5777]

well, that thing is still faster than a Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz.

Really? I dont know much about the older AMD processors.
How can be a 1.8Ghz proccy faster than a 3ghz proccy? Is it a dual core ?

 

[skeletor]

Really? I dont know much about the older AMD processors.
How can be a 1.8Ghz proccy faster than a 3ghz proccy?

Pentiums were this bad compared to Athlons. Similar to the way how a 3.1 Ghz Sandy Bridge Core-i5 is faster than a higher clocked Phenom II. Architecture.

Is it a dual core ?

Single core.

but here's what Op has said on first post :

So I just suggested what he can do best with his current cpu - moreover if he gets a cooler like Hyper 212+ he can be able to use with his next rig for sure as this supports a wide variety of cpus

Still not worth at all. He needs a new system if he really wants to play games.

 

[topgear]

yep, OCing that single core cpu won't give OP much performance gain for the new games of these days.

@ OP - try get a new mobo+cpu+ram combo and if you are getting that card as a gift ( and you have a decent PSU ) to run that card then try playing crysis 2 and GTA4 with it on your aged rig and see what happens !