yes 8600gt doesnt need any extra power... i think its my cpu thats causing the problem .. my idle temp is 60-65C n 70-78C full load . thats very much hot and im being told to use some thermal paste on the heatsink but stil dont know if its gonna help or no cause i know pentium D's r known for thier hotness. so is this causing my games to run slow ?

i run bf2 @ 1024x768 @ high settings or medium or even 800x600 high or medium ITS SLOW.. 18-24fps

hello .... i have a pentium d 820 ( 2.8ghz ) ... what kind of games can i play? i have been playing oblivion and it gives me around 15-25fps even on low settings so does bf2 ... i got 2gb of ram n a 8600gt oc so it shouldnt run that bad . plus i got an atx-molex pin port in my motherboard saying its for extra power if the gfx card needs it . i havent pluged anything to it stil though so still confuse if its my cpu , 8600gt or the power is causing the prob.i still remember playing bf on a 3.0ht ,1gb ram n a 6200tc on mid settings n now straight away to low ? whoa.

thanks.

hello ... will a xfx 8600gts bottleneck my cpu .. heres my pc specs

processor - Intel Pentium D (820) 2.8ghz

ram - 2gb ddr2 667mhz

motherboard - gigabyte 975x

powersupply - 450w normal power supply

what would be the best graphic card under 100 bucks more towards gaming .. mid end ?

i was hoping how about the xfx 8600gt xxx edition ? - $92 or any better solution ? maybe ATI?