Upgrade CPU or GPU?

magicoi · 24 Jun 2009 at 11:28

I use my PC for mainly gaming and ARMA 2 doresnt look or run nice enough for me with current specs. I've been toying with the upgrade idea for a while and prices for GPU's are very attractive now, as for CPU's....i think it would be a bottleneck but im not savvy enough to know for sure! HELP""

CPU: E4500 @ 2.91Ghz
8800GTX - stock clocks
Asus P5K Lifestyle mobo
4Gig PC8500 RAM
XP

The 4890's look good as do the 260's but i just dont know if its a wast without doing the CPU first.

Suggestions please

Alex74 · 24 Jun 2009 at 11:32

I've always found you can always squeeze out a few more fps with a better gfx card

havent had any experience running arma 2 myself though

reflux · 24 Jun 2009 at 11:34

What resolution are you playing at?

magicoi · 24 Jun 2009 at 13:04

currently 1440*900 but a 24" will follow shortly so i need something with some omph!

simbady · 24 Jun 2009 at 13:06

i have a 4870 and i cant run ArmA2 on high with about 25 fps (not overclocked) the very is very gpu intensive infact i just bought a new cooler becuase my GPU was getting to 90C whilst playing. But the game will also use all 4 cores of a quad core cpu.

magicoi · 24 Jun 2009 at 17:13

right, the deal of the week it is then, that ought to see me through:
Asus GeForce GTX 260 TOP

Followed in due course by a new CPU and monitor!