efd753 said:But cpu dont account for much when it comes to 3d graphics. is called 3dmark not overallperfomancemark. In game cpu wont help u much, as long as u have a p4 3ghz or amd 64 3000 u fine.
Yes, its sad but true how the video card has become the core component of the PC and everything else, including the CPU, just provides re-inforcements for it.
Nowdays also, its the hardware that has to advance to catch up with the games, shortening the life of graphics cards tremendously, unlike how it was once the games that had to catch up to the hardware.