An 8800GTX question.

[Jakut]

Will these be enough to get the (almost) most of this video card ??

Intel Core2 E6600 2,4GHz s775
DDR2 2x1GB XMS2-6400 Corsair


P.S. no lame " You need a mobo, psu... LOL" jokes.

Oh and if u have any recommendation then do tell

 

[Smith]

If you play at the right settings, you can get the most out of any graphics card .

 

[Jakut]

I need info, not motivation

 

[Smith]

Well to give info I need info. What resolution would you be intending to play at? The 8800GTX can, literally, play any game at 1600 x 1200 with pretty decent antialiasing and anisotropic filtering, and many at 1900 x 1200 with similar settings, all at very decent frames per second. At those resolutions, for the majority of the time, your CPU will not be a bottleneck, as a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo is nothing to sneeze at.

 

[Jakut]

1280 x 768 On probably max or almost max settings.

 

[Smith]

Then to answer your question: yes, your CPU will be the bottlenecking factor of your average frame rate. That's not necessarily bad, though, as it's not going to be a low average by any means, and you can keep upping your extra image enhancements as high as you'd like (AA, AF, et al).

In fact, unless you're planning on getting a better monitor soon, I'd just go with a GTS. It'll handle 1280 x 768 better than perfect.

 

[Jakut]

Well i am planning on getting a new monitor

Was planning on getting another 8800GTX in the future for sli, but meh, then i would need even more ram and probably a Core 2 Extreme. So in the end.... meh it's too pricey -.-


Any more comments and suggestions? (from other users)

 

[Devion]

CPU is only a bottleneck if your video settings are low/average as Zorg said.

If you just gonna play games at 1280x1024 get a 8800GTS. If your planning to play at higher resolution with your new monitor get the 8800GTX.

But if your are not interested in quality and just pure speed(Like you would still play Counterstrike 1.6 @ 800x600) get the 8800GTS, because you wont notice the difference, because at these settings the CPU will become a bottleneck.

 

[|Overlord|]

What Devion and Zorg have said pretty much sums up my thoughts. I have just sent of the legal documents along with a copy of my birth certificate in order to obtain my inheritance money, so depending how long I wait for the money I will go right ahead and get 8800GTX SLI or R600 crossfire rig (depending when the money comes through).

Regardless of bottlenecks, you shouldn't really see any major hick ups performance wise. It's just when you're pushing higher settings that performance matters, and even then a 8800GTX is a powerful card to begin with. If you don't plan on playing everything with overly high settings (resolution, highest aa/af extra at higher resolutions depending on what screen you get, you probably are more suited to getting a 8800GTS).

 

[Pemalite]

Inheritance? How much?
You know you love me!
(I'm waiting for my granny to kark it... I'll be rich! mwahaha!)
And I second the GTS.
Or you could buy the 8800GTX, In fact buy 3 of them! I'll have one, And you can have SLI!
How lames that... Been on these forums for 3+ years and haven't even made 100 posts. -.-
(Been around allot longer, just read the forums, never, Posted).
I'm going to con my Parents in buying me an 8800GT for Christmas,
And the benchmarks have shown, that it isn't a slouch.