Not Enough CPU for the GPU?

[i.Angel]

Ok i recently purchased an nVidia 6600 GT w/ 128 mb of ddr3 mem AGP. After downloadin the newly released BF2 it was hard not to notice that my PC could barely handle the graphics on a minuscle resolution of 800X600 and medium graphics settings! I played HL2 and CS:S with this video card and it ran pretty smoothly, not perfect with a few graphic lag spikes. . . but is this problem becuz I dont have a big enough CPU? I currently have an Intel 2.66 Ghz. too small? or is there something else I should know? thankx guys!

-- GamerGuy --

 

[penguinrusty]

Is it a Pentium or a Celeron? Also, how much RAM do you have?

 

[flame1117]

If its a celeron, it could be true i dont know, but how much RAM do you have? and what kind? That prabally whats causing it.

 

[kof2000]

BF2 uses CHOKE ram, when i set all settings to the max it seems like its using up the 1GB ram.

 

[i.Angel]

It's an Intel 2.66 and I have a gig of memory, but ill post later tonight once i find out wut type it is, maybe u guys can gimme a selection and i should b able to know

-- GamerGuy --

 

[i.Angel]

Oops sorry guys. Well now I'm ticked becuz when i bought this machine I asked the guys to put in a gig of memory and they only put in 512 MB!!! It's DDR memory and runs at 333Mhz. And that Processor is an Intel 2.66 SOC 478 CPU, 533 FSB.

 

[flame1117]

In the CPU(Intel 2.6) a Intel Celeron, Or a Intel Petnuim? I would definatly sugest getting another stick of DDR333 RAM 512MB. im sure that would help, allot.

 

[kof2000]

minium ram for BF2 is 512mb so i guess you could try the lowest settting first.

 

[i.Angel]

Haha ya well I'm definently gettin a new stick of mem and i have a Pentium with that, sorry left that part out :-/ but still my question hasnt been fully answered, is my 2.6 too small to run the 6600 GT?