apoppin
Lifer
in most cases yes but if your cpu is at stock 2.4 then it will severally limit any gpu upgrade you make.
Not in most games and certainly NOT with any GTX 460. i am almost finished testing right now with GTX 480 using Phenom 955 II X4 at 2.6 GHz, 3.2 GHz and at 3.8 GHz and in SO many games there is little to no performance difference (even at the bottom end) - and we are talking a CPU range of 1,200Mhz (from 2.6 to 3.8 GHz) - as long as you are playing at 1080 resolution or higher and you max out the GPU.
Next testing is Phenom II X2 550 at the same 2.6, 3.2 and 3.8 Ghz. Then a repeat using HD 5870 and HD 5870 CrossFire. Of course, everything is getting compared to Core i7 at 2.6, 3.2 and 3.8 GHz - just like before when i used HD 4870-X3 TriFire .. very little has changed since last year.
Also, in most games, C2D or Phenom II is fine with GTX 480; you do not need Core-iAnything
Your conclusions about his C2D at 2.4 GHz and GTX 460 are not supported by anything factual.
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BtW, this is NOT a "review" You need to realize that this is NVIDIA's *leaked* internal testing from their "Reviewer's Guide to GTX 460" .. or at the least, Gigabyte's, which is usually based on nV testing - i.e. best case for GTX 460.
You are looking at a "Press Deck". If you are unsure, look at the slide that has "Selling Points":
* "Performance close to Generic HD 5830"
How do you feel about the power requirements?:
* "Minimum 450W System Power required with two 6-pin power connector"
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