Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 and EVGA 750 ti.

[kekarot]

Motherboard - D945GCNL

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E4500

 

I have an open PCIe 2.0 x16 slot.

 

I am thinking of buying a 750 ti from EVGA.

 

Will the CPU be a bottleneck?

 

Monitor resolution is 1366x768.

 

Please advise.

[FireFox]

Possibly though I haven't got a clue mate, that is a pretty old system. What PSU do you have, not because the GTX 750 Ti needs a lot of power (because it doesn't) but because I'm guessing it is a piece of shit pre-built PC with a no-name generic system death machine powering it.

[DarkBlade2117]

Yes. My A6-3650 bottlenecks my 750Ti

You COULD go,on eBay and find a Core 2 quad for a decent price which will possibly eliminate the bottleneck.

[flibberdipper]

Yes. Yes. A million fucking times yes.

[DarkBlade2117]

Possibly though I haven't got a clue mate, that is a pretty old system. What PSU do you have, not because the GTX 750 Ti needs a lot of power (because it doesn't) but because I'm guessing it is a piece of shit pre-built PC with a no-name generic system death machine powering it.

The stock HP psu handles my system under full,load . Also if it is a dell, some use Delta PSUs.

[NNSS]

because your monitor resolution is low, the computer won't stuggle as much with graphical operations I guess... but will such an old setup be able to handle such a (relatively) new gpu?

[kekarot]

Yes. My A6-3650 bottlenecks my 750Ti

Ok. Thank you.

[DarkBlade2117]

because your monitor resolution is low, the computer won't stuggle as much with graphical operations I guess... but will such an old setup be able to handle such a (relatively) new gpu?

The lower the resolution, the more dependant a CPU becomes. Like ar 2160p ( 4k ) and FX8 is less likely to bottleneck a GTX 980Ti since the GPU will hit 100% before the CPU

[DarkBlade2117]

Ok. Thank you.

I edited my post, but I said since you are on LGA 775 ( socket ) you could,try and find a Core 2 Quad or Core 2 Extreme on eBay for a nice price.

[FireFox]

The stock HP psu handles my system under full,load . Also if it is a dell, some use Delta PSUs.

 

I would still look at replacing it mate, you can get a 550w XFX unit which Seasonic build for very little and we all know Seasonic build the best PSU's

[DarkBlade2117]

I would still look at replacing it mate, you can get a 550w XFX unit which Seasonic build for very little and we all know Seasonic build the best PSU's

Would not say "best" but they are up there with SuperFlower, Delta, and enhance. Also it has been there for nearly 3 months now, pretty sure it is fine. I will replace it whenever I my i7-4790k and new Motherboars. ( For my Birthday, in about a month and a half I will have a new Silent Base 800 and EVGA GS 850w but the HP stock case pretty much allows for no PSU upgrades.

[kekarot]

Possibly though I haven't got a clue mate, that is a pretty old system. What PSU do you have, not because the GTX 750 Ti needs a lot of power (because it doesn't) but because I'm guessing it is a piece of shit pre-built PC with a no-name generic system death machine powering it.

Thanks for the reply.

 

Unfortunately I have a pretty cheap PSU. I thought of upgrading the PSU as well if the CPU would be ok with the 750 ti. But people here have pretty much made it clear that the CPU would be a bottleneck. So I guess I have to think of upgrading the entire system. I can't afford to do it in the near future though.

[DarkBlade2117]

Thanks for the reply.

 

Unfortunately I have a pretty cheap PSU. I thought of upgrading the PSU as well if the CPU would be ok with the 750 ti. But people here have pretty much made it clear that the CPU would be a bottleneck. So I guess I have to think of upgrading the entire system. I can't afford to do it in the near future though.

Well not your "entire" system. What wattage is the current PSU? Does it have any brand on it? A model number perhaps?

[kekarot]

@DarkBlade2117

The PSU is 450w.

 

I am afraid to name the manufacture of the PSU because I don't know how people here would react to it.

 

Believe me, it is a very very low level one.

 

My computer is managing on this PSU as all the PCI e slots are empty and I have a 160 GB mechanical hard drive. That's all.

 

As for your suggestion about the Core 2 Quad or Core 2 Extreme, I may get rid of the old motherboard and get a relatively new micro atx motherboard, CPU and PSU that will go along with a 750 ti.