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[drnknmnky]

Hi guys.

First i wanted to buy a new system, but now im like fok it so my question is .. i want to replace my Sparkle GTS250 for a MSI Nvidia 660 TF..
the thing is, the MSI 660 TF is for a 3.0 PCI,E and my mobo got only 2.0 x16. so will it run good on my pc?

plus my system it self isnt the newest anymore..

my psu is a Be Quite 550Watts
my cpu is a Quadcore Q8200 2.33GHZ x 4
my rams is at 4 GIG ddr2 from OZC or smt
my HDD is 650 Sata2 or smt..

Wil this MSI N660 TF run fine on my computer?

[Shekster]

yap bro

[Shekster]

But just let you know one important thing, you'r CPU might limit you to get the full performance of that card.

Edited by Shekster, 15 March 2013 - 07:06 PM.

[drnknmnky]

why is that ?

[Doge]

cpu is too weak.

new games won't be running well.

[drnknmnky]

cpu is too weak.

new games won't be running well.

atm when i play latest games.. it runs well.. but it feels like the GPU is holding back .. what i mean is.. its abit weak.. with that card (n660) i think i can run it well.. but my prob is.. will it run on my mobo..??

[Jesa-]

PCI-E standard is designed backwards compatible so PCI-E 3 cards will work with PCI-E 2 slots. However, GTX 660 is a serious overkill vs your Q8200 unless you plan to overclock it beyond 3 GHz and even then, your CPU will be the bottleneck in most games.

Edited by Jesa-, 16 March 2013 - 06:33 AM.

[katana.]

2.0 vs 3.0 is couple fps in difference, so dont worry about that. And it will work so dont worry about that.

You will notice a big increase in performance no doubt, but if i had to guess (cause i cant find anything on google) i would say you will only be able to use around 70% of your cards potential because of the weaker cpu in comparison of your 660.
You could overclock your cpu but then you prob need to buy a better cpu cooler and its hard if you dont have any experience in that.
And you can damage your cpu etc, messy work that is ;

But it also depends on the game though, starcraft for example doesnt really care what graphic card u have after a certain point, its more a cpu based game
Just like demo in a way, after a point it doesnt matter anymore and it only relies on cpu power.

So your options are:

1 - You dont care about maxing your gpu power, buy it and still enjoy most games on high/ultra settings (you can always upgrade later)
2 - get a gpu that you can use on full power and will also cost you less (the logical choice)
3 - Buy a new set: motherboard cpu and ddr3 ram and a 660 but this will be like 500 euro if you want high end stuff!

Choice is up to you

2LDR

[drnknmnky]

PCI-E standard is designed backwards compatible so PCI-E 3 cards will work with PCI-E 2 slots. However, GTX 660 is a serious overkill vs your Q8200 unless you plan to overclock it beyond 3 GHz and even then, your CPU will be the bottleneck in most games.

oke good to know that.. but atm at farcry3 when i put evrything on ultra.. its not that laggy at all. but its also not that smooth..so if i get this new card.. will it be a bit more stable when i play it on ultra ?
and i know my cpu is a weak one.. i was thinkin of buying a new system.. but then i was like nah .. aint gonna spend that much so only a card would do fine.. and yea ill buy a new good cpu cooler also to put it on 3ghz .. hope that it will be a bit more stable.. i dont need like highest fps at bf3 farcry3.. all i want is that i can play it on ultra with a decent fps.. like minimum 30/40.. ( LOOKING FOR THE SMOOTHNES:P )

Edited by drnknmnky, 16 March 2013 - 10:40 AM.

[Jesa-]

oke good to know that.. but atm at farcry3 when i put evrything on ultra.. its not that laggy at all. but its also not that smooth..so if i get this new card.. will it be a bit more stable when i play it on ultra ?
and i know my cpu is a weak one.. i was thinkin of buying a new system.. but then i was like nah .. aint gonna spend that much so only a card would do fine.. and yea ill buy a new good cpu cooler also to put it on 3ghz .. hope that it will be a bit more stable.. i dont need like highest fps at bf3 farcry3.. all i want is that i can play it on ultra with a decent fps.. like minimum 30/40.. ( LOOKING FOR THE SMOOTHNES:P )

You'd probably get a nice boost in FC3 with GTX 660, because it's more a GPU dependent game. BF3 on the other hand seems to love both the GPU and the CPU power so lesser fps gains are to be expected there.

[drnknmnky]

well thanks all, i think i know enough .. im gonna buy the card ;d

and some months ago i tested bf3 wich runned well on this pc loel.. had no problems on playing it high settings.. so i think with the new card i can push a lil bit more