Best gpu that will not be bottlenecked by this system?

[Sasahara]

What PSU have you got, no point in recommending cards if you can't power them?

 

[booey1]

There is a thread on the Skyrim forums with the official specs and an unofficial guide to what you should expect from different cards. I am surprised how modest the requirements are but I suppose they are limited by consoles to some extent.

http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.ph...-my-pc-run-skyrim-thread-50-w-hardware-guide/

Wow, that's pretty low... it says I should be able to run it on my current x1950pro... hmm. The check I ran on systemrequirementslab told me graphics fail.

Thanks for that, it's super-useful.

 

[booey1]

Forget what I said about E7xxx...if you board would support it, it will be better to go with the Q6600 .

What PSU have you got, no point in recommending cards if you can't power them?

Board won't support the anything above a E7200.

PSU = Artic Power 500w

Hmm. Looking at that info about GPUs running skyrim I might well just see if it works on this old rig and update it later if it doesn't. Shame it's so hard to tell!

 

[Marine-RX179]

PSU = Artic Power 500w

I wouldn't use that PSU with a gaming graphic card, unless it bus-powered (such as the 6670) and doesn't not require additional PCI-E 6pin.

 

[El Jimben]

Absolutely no point 'upgrading' to a faster dual core CPU as it'd be a sideways move at best, your current one will do 3-3.2GHz without much fuss.

 

[Marine-RX179]

I think OP should just go for a 6670, as his PSU wouldn't be good enough for any card that require additional PCI-E 6pin power anyway.