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    Cpu bottlenecking

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by garuzz, Feb 19, 2008.

  1. garuzz

    garuzz Newbie

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    I'm thinking of buying a Dell XPS 15,4", and I'm wondering if you think a 1,66 c2d will bottleneck an 8600m GT in games?
     
    garuzz, Feb 19, 2008
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    _radditz_ Fallen to the Sith...

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    Please search the forum for questions before posting. This has been answered here.
     
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  3. lozanogo

    lozanogo Notebook Deity

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    Modern RTS games (Supreme Commander, World in Conflict, etc.) and games where physics are too high will be CPU dependent, otherwise the GPU will be the bottleneck.
     
    lozanogo, Feb 19, 2008
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