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New Build, Possible CPU Bottleneck?

Glorge

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Processor Intel Core 2 Duo 3.16 Ghz
Motherboard MB EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 775 790I Ultra SLI
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Memory 4GB Patriot DDR3 2000Mhz
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I just built a new PC. The specs are in my Info. Could my CPU possibly be a bottleneck? I plan on overclocking it to about 4Ghz. I play my games using just one monitor for now as my other one I need to grab from a friend. I usually play at 1680x1050 res. Was my choice in processor poor? Eventually I am sure I will upgrade to a quad core when they drop more in price.
 
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no, its a good processor considering that games want megaherz not cores. so when u put it at 4 ghz, it would be perfect.

EDIT: welcome to tpu
 

Glorge

New Member
Joined
Apr 1, 2009
Messages
3 (0.00/day)
Location
Santa Barbara
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo 3.16 Ghz
Motherboard MB EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 775 790I Ultra SLI
Cooling ZALMAN|CNPS9500 AT RTL
Memory 4GB Patriot DDR3 2000Mhz
Video Card(s) XFX Nvidia GTX285 1GB
Storage 64GB SSD, 1 TB 7200RPM Western Digital
Display(s) 2 X 22" LCDS
Audio Device(s) On Board
Power Supply 900W
Software Vista 32 Bit
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