Will My CPU bottleneck a 6600GT AGP 8x

EvilCloudStrife · 03-11-05, 01:15 PM

okay, here is my system i am selling to a friend

1.6 P4 northwood.. Overclocks great!
2100 DDR mushkin memory 512MB
visiontek geforce2 MX400
Antec Case and 350W PSU
7.1 channel soundcard (soundblaster platinum?)
Norcent 16x DVD-Rom
13 gig IBM 2 mb cache 7200
80 gig IBM 2mb cache 7200
Floppy
Abit SR7-8x Motherboard
Stock Heatsink/fan

i am kinda doing the research for him.. i wanna know if i got a 6600GT if this setup would bottleneck the videocard and by how much exactly? i could overclock the ram/cpu.. keep that in mind... thanks for your input

EDIT: and yes, i am talking about the CPU.. Because i was thinking about dropping a 2.6-2.8 in there for like 100-160 more bucks.... but i dont know if that would make a difference... let me know for sure

consumer9000 · 03-11-05, 02:44 PM

A 6600GT would be a good match for that system, especially if that Northwood can hit 2.0ghz or better.

stang8118 · 03-11-05, 03:09 PM

Yeah running stock FSB it'll be a bottleneck, but get that puppy to 2ghz and you'll be good.

TR_B · 03-11-05, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by EvilCloudStr

EDIT: and yes, i am talking about the CPU.. Because i was thinking about dropping a 2.6-2.8 in there for like 100-160 more bucks.... but i dont know if that would make a difference... let me know for sure

I reckon a faster CPU will make a difference, some if not a lot.

I went from a GF2 GTS (250/400) to a 5900xt, and I noticed a lot of difference performance wise.
But the difference between my 5900xt running at stock (390/700) or 450/820 hardly made a difference in games / benchmarks which utilized the CPU beyond mere graphical calculations alone. (IOW only my 3dm2k3 score increased noticably).
That is with my CPU running at xp1900+ (fsb 143 ... I ought to update my sig), so how much would a P4 1.6 @ 2Ghz + 6600GT differ? A 6600Gt would compared to a 5900xt, but a lot with the difference between my and your CPU?

My opinion: if you got the money whack in a faster cpu and see if you can overclock it even further. But if your friend isn't really into gaming (or not the newest games) I wouldn't bother and leave it all like it is (6600GT but w/o new CPU).

EvilCloudStrife · 03-11-05, 07:48 PM

AHHH!! some friend... he backed out.. what a jerk..... i was selling this whole thing for 200 bucks.. i deal if ya ask me

EvilCloudStrife · 03-11-05, 07:48 PM

ohh, by the way, contiune the discussion incase he wants it again! heheh.. i might happen?

EvilCloudStrife · 03-14-05, 07:51 PM

bump?

PhaseZero · 03-15-05, 06:57 PM

ahh yes the 1.6a, old school beasts. Easily did 2.4 ghz

Captain Hilts · 03-16-05, 09:27 AM

I think it'll be a bottleneck. A P4 running at 2GHz would've been a bottleneck for a 9700 PRO so I think the same would apply for a 6600GT. Perhaps a regular 6600 or an X600 PRO would be a better match for that CPU (both of which would OC quite a bit), otherwise it would be a good idea to upgrade the CPU in order to match the 6600GT.

03-11-05, 01:15 PM	Thread Starter #1
EvilCloudStrife R. Kelly is my roll model Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mesa, Arizona	Will My CPU bottleneck a 6600GT AGP 8x okay, here is my system i am selling to a friend 1.6 P4 northwood.. Overclocks great! 2100 DDR mushkin memory 512MB visiontek geforce2 MX400 Antec Case and 350W PSU 7.1 channel soundcard (soundblaster platinum?) Norcent 16x DVD-Rom 13 gig IBM 2 mb cache 7200 80 gig IBM 2mb cache 7200 Floppy Abit SR7-8x Motherboard Stock Heatsink/fan i am kinda doing the research for him.. i wanna know if i got a 6600GT if this setup would bottleneck the videocard and by how much exactly? i could overclock the ram/cpu.. keep that in mind... thanks for your input EDIT: and yes, i am talking about the CPU.. Because i was thinking about dropping a 2.6-2.8 in there for like 100-160 more bucks.... but i dont know if that would make a difference... let me know for sure __________________ Name: Apocalypse Motherboard: DFI NF4 Ultra-D Bios 623-3 CPU: AMD 939 Opteron 148 CABYE 0536 & XP-120 W/ Sanyo Denki 120mm Fan - 11x264 - 2900Mhz - 1.52V - 25C Idle - 38C Load RAM: OCZ Gold Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) - UCCC - 1:1 - 264Mhz - 3-4-3-8 - 2.68V Videocard: Evga 7800GT 256-P2-N518 (500/1200) DVD: NEC 16XDVD+/-RW Hard Drives: (1)Western Digital 7200 250GB 16MB SATA2, (2)Western Digital 7200 250GB 16MB SATA2, Western Digital 7200 200GB 8MB IDE, (1) Westen Digital 7200 250GB 2MB IDE, (2) Western Digital 7200 250GB 2MB IDE, (3) Removable Western Digital 7200 250GB 2MB USB2 Enclosure PSU: OCZ 520W SLI Powerstream Chuck Norris owns the greatest Poker Face of all-time. It helped him win the 1983 World Series of Poker despite him holding just a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoloy card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game UNO Last edited by EvilCloudStr; 03-11-05 at 03:44 PM.
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03-11-05, 03:09 PM	#3
stang8118 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Philly, PA	Yeah running stock FSB it'll be a bottleneck, but get that puppy to 2ghz and you'll be good. __________________ Intel i3 - Asus P8Z77V-LK - Crucial 2x4gb Corsair 750w Modular - Antec 300 - ATI HD7850OC Retired 3dmark Captain Heatware 110-0-0
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03-11-05, 07:48 PM	Thread Starter #5
EvilCloudStrife R. Kelly is my roll model Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mesa, Arizona	AHHH!! some friend... he backed out.. what a jerk..... i was selling this whole thing for 200 bucks.. i deal if ya ask me __________________ Name: Apocalypse Motherboard: DFI NF4 Ultra-D Bios 623-3 CPU: AMD 939 Opteron 148 CABYE 0536 & XP-120 W/ Sanyo Denki 120mm Fan - 11x264 - 2900Mhz - 1.52V - 25C Idle - 38C Load RAM: OCZ Gold Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) - UCCC - 1:1 - 264Mhz - 3-4-3-8 - 2.68V Videocard: Evga 7800GT 256-P2-N518 (500/1200) DVD: NEC 16XDVD+/-RW Hard Drives: (1)Western Digital 7200 250GB 16MB SATA2, (2)Western Digital 7200 250GB 16MB SATA2, Western Digital 7200 200GB 8MB IDE, (1) Westen Digital 7200 250GB 2MB IDE, (2) Western Digital 7200 250GB 2MB IDE, (3) Removable Western Digital 7200 250GB 2MB USB2 Enclosure PSU: OCZ 520W SLI Powerstream Chuck Norris owns the greatest Poker Face of all-time. It helped him win the 1983 World Series of Poker despite him holding just a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoloy card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game UNO
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03-11-05, 07:48 PM	Thread Starter #6
EvilCloudStrife R. Kelly is my roll model Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mesa, Arizona	ohh, by the way, contiune the discussion incase he wants it again! heheh.. i might happen? __________________ Name: Apocalypse Motherboard: DFI NF4 Ultra-D Bios 623-3 CPU: AMD 939 Opteron 148 CABYE 0536 & XP-120 W/ Sanyo Denki 120mm Fan - 11x264 - 2900Mhz - 1.52V - 25C Idle - 38C Load RAM: OCZ Gold Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) - UCCC - 1:1 - 264Mhz - 3-4-3-8 - 2.68V Videocard: Evga 7800GT 256-P2-N518 (500/1200) DVD: NEC 16XDVD+/-RW Hard Drives: (1)Western Digital 7200 250GB 16MB SATA2, (2)Western Digital 7200 250GB 16MB SATA2, Western Digital 7200 200GB 8MB IDE, (1) Westen Digital 7200 250GB 2MB IDE, (2) Western Digital 7200 250GB 2MB IDE, (3) Removable Western Digital 7200 250GB 2MB USB2 Enclosure PSU: OCZ 520W SLI Powerstream Chuck Norris owns the greatest Poker Face of all-time. It helped him win the 1983 World Series of Poker despite him holding just a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoloy card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game UNO
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03-14-05, 07:51 PM	Thread Starter #7
EvilCloudStrife R. Kelly is my roll model Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mesa, Arizona	bump? __________________ Name: Apocalypse Motherboard: DFI NF4 Ultra-D Bios 623-3 CPU: AMD 939 Opteron 148 CABYE 0536 & XP-120 W/ Sanyo Denki 120mm Fan - 11x264 - 2900Mhz - 1.52V - 25C Idle - 38C Load RAM: OCZ Gold Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) - UCCC - 1:1 - 264Mhz - 3-4-3-8 - 2.68V Videocard: Evga 7800GT 256-P2-N518 (500/1200) DVD: NEC 16XDVD+/-RW Hard Drives: (1)Western Digital 7200 250GB 16MB SATA2, (2)Western Digital 7200 250GB 16MB SATA2, Western Digital 7200 200GB 8MB IDE, (1) Westen Digital 7200 250GB 2MB IDE, (2) Western Digital 7200 250GB 2MB IDE, (3) Removable Western Digital 7200 250GB 2MB USB2 Enclosure PSU: OCZ 520W SLI Powerstream Chuck Norris owns the greatest Poker Face of all-time. It helped him win the 1983 World Series of Poker despite him holding just a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoloy card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game UNO
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03-15-05, 06:57 PM	#8
PhaseZero Member Join Date: Aug 2003	ahh yes the 1.6a, old school beasts. Easily did 2.4 ghz __________________ Processor: Phenom II X4 B50 @ 3.6 Motherboard: ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO Memory: Gskill Ripjaws 2 x 2gb DDR3 1600 Hard Drive: Seagate 320gb 7200.10 Video Card: PNY 9600 GSO 768mb 96sp Power Supply: Rocketfish RF-700WPS2 Case: CM 690 II Cooling: Corsair H50 Heatware
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03-16-05, 09:27 AM	#9
Captain Hilts Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Toronto, ON	I think it'll be a bottleneck. A P4 running at 2GHz would've been a bottleneck for a 9700 PRO so I think the same would apply for a 6600GT. Perhaps a regular 6600 or an X600 PRO would be a better match for that CPU (both of which would OC quite a bit), otherwise it would be a good idea to upgrade the CPU in order to match the 6600GT. __________________ Box 1: Gigabyte 965P-S3, E4300 at 3GHz, Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, OCZ GameXtreme 600W, EVGA 8800GTS 640MB (635/1063 max), 2GB Corsair XMS2 5400, 500GB Western Digital SATA II, Logitech Z-5500 Box 2: Gigabyte P35-DS3L rev. 2.0, e2160 at 3GHz, Enermax 420W, PNY 9600GT, 2GB OCZ PC6400 320GB WD SATA
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