Just how CPU intensive is RTW?

[Bubba_Joe]

I'm gonna build a new computer for gaming purposes, below are the specs:

ASRock SLI32 Socket 939
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Corsair Value 2x1Gb
Coolermaster C5
Forsa 7900 GT 256MB
Seagate Barracuda 250gb
BenQ DW 1640
OCZ Powerstream 520w

I am gonna play this on a 24" monitor (resolution 1920x1200), thus the weak processor/strong GPU combo.
However I am worried that the CPU would be too weak for RTW and create a bottleneck, even at high resolutions. Does anyone here know if increasing the resolution pushes enough of the load to the GPU to avoid bottlenecking?

[Incinerate_IV]

A 3000+ can handle RTW fine, but don't expect huge battles with 10000+ men to be silky smooth. I suggest you only get 1 gigs of RAM and use the saved money to get at least a Athlon 3500 or 3800.

BTW, make sure its the "Venice" core, so you can always overclock it. Also they cost and performs the same as the other cores.

[Bubba_Joe]

ok, thanks. If i use only 1 stick of RAM, would it run normally in single channel, on a dual channel motherboard? I'm thinking to buy 1 stick of 1gb now, and buy another and run them in dual channel mode when i have enough money to spare.

[Incinerate_IV]

Yes, you can get 1 stick of 1 gig, but it will run in single channel and it won't perform as well as 2 x 512.

[Bubba_Joe]

ok, thank you