Suitable New GPU for Old CPU

[piinatsu]

I have an old Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93Ghz and I'm planning to buy a Sapphire R7 260x as part of my new build. I can't buy them all at once so I'll get them one at a time.

I'll be using it for gaming in medium to high (not ultimate) setting in 1080p or less.

My question is, can I pair those two? Will the CPU bottleneck the GPU?

 

Thanks.

[Kobrastachka]

that is a good build, i would try for a 8 core cpu if you can. but that GPU will be totally fine,

[Sharif]

270x can be gotten for pretty cheap by the way 

[Tedster]

I think that the CPU will bottleneck the GPU if you get more than a...650Ti?

[Fate]

270x can be gotten for pretty cheap by the way 

Why would he/she get a 270x when it won't give him/her any more performance than a 260x?

OP get a 260x/750ti, which will still bottleneck, and try to get something like an i3 in the future which will give you a lot more performance.

[Tenge500]

I have an old Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93Ghz and I'm planning to buy a Sapphire R7 260x as part of my new build. I can't buy them all at once so I'll get them one at a time.

I'll be using it for gaming in medium to high (not ultimate) setting in 1080p or less.

My question is, can I pair those two? Will the CPU bottleneck the GPU?

 

Thanks.

 

 

Hello, I'm using a core 2 duo too (with an out-dated mobo and ram). You should get the following:

CX430 PSU 

Asus GTX 750TI OC 2GB

[Sharif]

Why would he/she get a 270x when it won't give him/her any more performance than a 260x?

OP get a 260x/750ti, which will still bottleneck, and try to get something like an i3 in the future which will give you a lot more performance.

When he/she does upgrade,he/she will be glad they gotten a 270x  

(Referring to CPU) 

[Fate]

When he/she does upgrade,he/she will be glad they gotten a 270x  

(Referring to CPU) 

You could take that extra $50+ and bam you already have a new motherboard, now all you need is a CPU. 

But... it's likely that they won't upgrade anytime soon so that extra $50+ they spent on a graphics card will be a complete waste up until they upgrade. 

[Sharif]

You could take that extra $50+ and bam you already have a new motherboard, now all you need is a CPU. 

But... it's likely that they won't upgrade anytime soon so that extra $50+ they spent on a graphics card will be a complete waste up until they upgrade. 

I guess that probably will be true 

[piinatsu]

Why would he/she get a 270x when it won't give him/her any more performance than a 260x?

OP get a 260x/750ti, which will still bottleneck, and try to get something like an i3 in the future which will give you a lot more performance.

My bad here. I posted my planned new build with a FX-6300 in it earlier and and asked that will my old CPU go along with the new GPU, not new CPU + new GPU. Then, I edited and removed the build part to avoid future misunderstanding. I think sharif misinterpreted my question and so recommended me the 270x. It's not his fault, it's mine because I didn't make myself clear enough.

[IMPERIUS]

What is your total budget for upgrades? Im guessing youre going with an i3, i5 or fx 6300. If yes, then try to get the 750ti at least and the r9 280 at best for the i3, for the i5 and fx you can go up to the best cards. But for the time you will stilk use the old cpu, yes it will bottleneck the gpu but what do you expect.

[i_build_nanosuits]

I have an old Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93Ghz and I'm planning to buy a Sapphire R7 260x as part of my new build. I can't buy them all at once so I'll get them one at a time.

I'll be using it for gaming in medium to high (not ultimate) setting in 1080p or less.

My question is, can I pair those two? Will the CPU bottleneck the GPU?

 

Thanks.

in some games your CPU will most likely be your main limiting factor but it's still worth getting a gpu like that IMHO you'll have a much better gaming experience still and these cards are pretty cheap so yes go for it!