What GFX card for old Core 2 Duo machine

[wagex]

agreed c2d isnt near as bad as ocnoob would like to portray it. is it great? nah, will it work? yeah.

 

[Theocnoob]

Obviously, if you read between the lines, you'd see that by retro I meant things within a few years of the CPU itself's release. So anything from pac man right up to about Battlefield Bad Company 2.

I would never pair a 580 with a C2D. I had my 580 paired with my 2600K and that was a decent combo. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say C2D is severely outdated.

Nehalem improved the performance per clock over Core 2 by what, 20-30%? Then second gen i7 improved it again by like 30%. Since then we've seen tiny increases, but that's a pretty big difference.

 

[funsoul]

Agreed...the next gen (and following) chips are a big improvement over c2d but for me, the 580 was a cheaper upgrade than a new cpu/mobo/ram combo, it made a big difference in my game experience and fps, and, was able to use the card when I eventually upgraded to a 2500k setup. Made sense for my situation.

Oh...also...I wouldn't necessarily be the one to shoehorn a 12-cylinder engine into an old VW bug but I would DEFINITELY want to take that thing for a serious test drive!

 

[EmbraceTheHate]

 

[wagex]

Obviously, if you read between the lines, you'd see that by retro I meant things within a few years of the CPU itself's release. So anything from pac man right up to about Battlefield Bad Company 2.

I would never pair a 580 with a C2D. I had my 580 paired with my 2600K and that was a decent combo. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say C2D is severely outdated.

Nehalem improved the performance per clock over Core 2 by what, 20-30%? Then second gen i7 improved it again by like 30%. Since then we've seen tiny increases, but that's a pretty big difference.

its out dated yes, does OP need to replace his whole system? no. do you even know what games he plays?
p.s. OP what games u playing? what kind of problems you having?

 

[Theocnoob]

How does posting a video showing that a ridiculous metaphor I brought up is physically possible relate to the reality of running C2D in 2015??
Cool video though.