I'm patrolling the forums for a Q6600 because my aging E8400@ 4.3GHz is a major bottleneck for my 470.
I just ran the LP2 benchmark and only got 36.7 fps at 1080p, 4x MSAA, max everything else test B.
Others have gotten around 41.9 fps on the same 470 @ 800core.
I did some research before buying the 470, but the general consensus was that a fast dual core was good enough, but I guess that's dated info... so this is just a warning to those of you who are looking to pair a new GPU with an older dual core CPU.
It took quite a bit of time, but it seems quad cores are finally minimum requirements for games
PS: if anyone's selling a 775 quad, pm me lol
I just ran the LP2 benchmark and only got 36.7 fps at 1080p, 4x MSAA, max everything else test B.
Others have gotten around 41.9 fps on the same 470 @ 800core.
I did some research before buying the 470, but the general consensus was that a fast dual core was good enough, but I guess that's dated info... so this is just a warning to those of you who are looking to pair a new GPU with an older dual core CPU.
It took quite a bit of time, but it seems quad cores are finally minimum requirements for games
PS: if anyone's selling a 775 quad, pm me lol