Trying to do minimal upgrades to play

[manafront]

6g ram e5300pcu but integrated graphics. I have a 600w PSU and im getting a GPU most likely the 460, what i need to know is will my slot being pcie 4x only hold me back?

[Pikarya]

Ok so let me check this;

CPU - Intel® Pentium® Processor E5300 (2M Cache, 2.60 GHz, 800 MHz FSB)
Memory - 6GB (No speeds specificed, I'm assuming triple-channel?)
Video - Integrated/Intel?
PSU - 600w (Quality/brand not specified)
PCI-E Compliant - Yes?

And you want to upgrade to a GTX 460?

Need to know a little more information.

[manafront]

Type DDR2
Size 6144 MBytes
Channels # Dual
DRAM Frequency 400.0 MHz
CAS# Latency (CL) 6 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 6 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 6 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 18 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T

EG43M mainboard

PCI Express x4
1

PCI Express x1
1

PCI Slots
2
OCZ Modxstream-Pro 600w Power supply

[Pikarya]

Okay, I looked up your motherboard. It shows this for expansion (as you have mentioned).

Expansion Slots
PCI Express x4 1
PCI Express x1 1
PCI Slots 2

Doesn't say anything about a x16 port. Yet the image clearly shows one.

http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggIma...128-354-04.jpg

In that case, if it does have a x16 port. You'll be fine to upgrade, although since my opinion is biased. I'd suggest an ATi 5850 over the GTX 460 1GB/2GB.

Lastly, someone else will have to correct me. But I'm pretty sure you might experience a bottleneck.

[manafront]

yeah i'm sure i'll bottleneck but i just want to be able to play the game for a bit while i save for a new comp

[ufo]

Its a full length pci-e slot but it's set up with only 4 lanes.

There is a benchmark that compares the performance of different slots on tom's hardware and with the x4 pci-e 2.0 slot they lost 25-33% performance. With your cpu I'm not sure which would bottleneck you first though.