I remember reading a post about some guy who wanted to upgrade his video card to a 6800 ultra or 7800GTX. He was only using a celeron processor and got a reply of not to bother because the the CPU wouldn't be able to handle everything those cards could do. This got me thinking about how much a CPU effects the performance of a card. Also what CPU's go best with what cards as far as being able to take advantage of them fully etc.
My old comp just fried so i have a new one on the way. The processor is a Athlon 64 3000+ (939). I am guessing that it could handle a 7800 np and take advantage of what that card has to offer but i could be wrong. With the way cards are moving lately they are pumping them out bigger and better at an incredible rate.
So i guess my question is what CPU would be the minimum of handling such a card and what are the benifits on game performance when looked at a video card and cpu? People always upgrade vid cards over years but the CPU normally gets left behind. Is there a point when you can't upgrade your vid card till you get a higher CPU? Have there ever been any tests on such things lately? Thx.
My old comp just fried so i have a new one on the way. The processor is a Athlon 64 3000+ (939). I am guessing that it could handle a 7800 np and take advantage of what that card has to offer but i could be wrong. With the way cards are moving lately they are pumping them out bigger and better at an incredible rate.
So i guess my question is what CPU would be the minimum of handling such a card and what are the benifits on game performance when looked at a video card and cpu? People always upgrade vid cards over years but the CPU normally gets left behind. Is there a point when you can't upgrade your vid card till you get a higher CPU? Have there ever been any tests on such things lately? Thx.
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