CPU performance ?

[raza]

Is the e8400 i have to run my systems components still powerful enough for gaming Operating system64-bit Microsoft Windows Vista (6.0.6002) (64-bit)
Mainboard : Asus P5E3 Deluxe Chipset :Intel X38
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo Processor E8400 Support :Socket 775 LGA Cache L2 :61442 Gigabyte Powercooler. OCZ 700 W , PCI X TV Card PCI SoundCard.
Processor clock3147 MHz
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
Hard Disk :Western Digital WD5001AALS-00L3B2 ATA Device (500GB)
Memory4096 MB
3DMark Score20166.09 3DMarks with lots of talk about new processors do i have a bottleneck around the cpu i must admit i get lag on the most intensive game levels and i have 8 gig of Corsair Vengence 1866 stashed away but any upgrade would be for the GPU benefits a budget of £100 mobo and say £130 cpu (retail) hahahah but not a Bulldozer right geeze omg .

 

[raza]

lag might be internet connection?

normally if i want to check if my cpu is stressed out

i play the game in window mode and look at the cpu meter.
same with ram usage

my core2duo running at stock 2.6ghz was max 100% when i was playing starcraft
so i bumped it to 3.5ghz and it was running about 90%

so monitor your cpu usage and you'll get a rough idea if it is bottlenecking.

 

[raza]

ok sound advice thanks the stepping on my e8400 dosent overclock at all well but yes.

 

[raza]

do you mean no AMD cpu is worth a quote?

 

[raza]

I used to love my Core 2 Duo E7200, would run any benchmarks @ 4.2 GHz. Still no match for a 2500K even @ stock.