Verified answer

if you have a motherboard that contains a intel core 2 duo

the chances are it will have AGP or pci slot that any graphics card will fit

so answer is yes

It isn't the Processor so much, as it's the Northbridge chip, of the motherboard chipset.

Northbridge/Southbridge chipset comprises the 'motherboard chipset'

'Chipset' is slang for IC. Integrated Circuit

The Northbridge chip handles the Ram Memory, and any high speed graphics. High speed graphics to include AGP, or PCI Express. Not PCI.

(PCI is a slower technology of a computer, and is handled by the Southbridge chip)

To explain further;

1) Motherboard Diagram showing you the relation of the Northbridge chip, and Southbridge chip.

(NOTE* CPU stands for Central Processing Unit, or for short - Processor.

Does not mean a personal computer)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Motherboard_diag...

2) IC or Integrated Circuit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit

3) Northbridge:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northbridge_%28comput...

Examples of the Intel Northbridge chip's, AMD Northbridge chip's, and Nvidia Northbridge chip's;

4) Intel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_chipset...

5) AMD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_AMD_chi...

6) Nvidia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nvidia_...

By knowing what Northbridge chip is on your motherboard, you will have a wealth of knowledge.

You can find out what Processors are supported, Ram Memory, and what graphics expansion slot type is supported, to know what type of graphics card can be used.

You can find out what Northbridge chip is on your motherboard, by looking at the Motherboard Manual, or by using a free, tiny program called CPU-Z, from CPUID.com

Or I can give you a simple, short answer, and tell you that any motherboard that supports an Intel Core2 Duo processor, will have a PCI-Express x16 graphics slot. If the Nvidia graphics card in question fits in a PCI Express x16 slot, it will work on your computer.

The smallest Intel Core2 Duo can handle an Nvidia GeForce GTX295. (Intel E4300)

Will it bottleneck graphics information, when the GTX295 is at it's maximum performance?

Somewhat, yes.

Whatever Nvidia graphics card you choose, be SURE your power supply has enough Wattage to support the Nvidia graphics card in question, has enough Amperage on the 12 Volt power rail, (Or 12 Volt power rails), and has the correct power cables you need for that Nvidia graphics card.

NOTE*

At present there are two technology versions of PCI Express in use.

PCI Express 1.1 technology

PCI Express 2.0 technology

(There is PCI Express 1.0 technology, but motherboards implemented with this version of PCI Express technology, are rapidly becoming extinct, so I thought they weren't worth mentioning)

You CAN use a graphics card that uses the PCI Express 2.0 technology, on a motherboard that uses the PCI Express 1.1 technology.

PCI Express 2.0 is Backward Compatible with PCI Express 1.1

You just won't get the full capability of a graphics card that uses the PCI Express 2.0 technology.

Will you notice?

Doubtful.

7) PCI Express:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express

PCI Express 2.0

"PCI-SIG announced the availability of the PCI Express Base 2.0 specification on 15 January 2007.[9] The PCIe 2.0 standard doubles the per-lane throughput from the PCIe 1.0 standard's 250 MB/s to 500 MB/s. This means a 32-lane PCI connector (x32) can support throughput up to 16 GB/s aggregate. The PCIe 2.0 standard uses a base clock speed of 5.0 GHz, while the first version operates at 2.5 GHz.

-> PCIe 2.0 motherboard slots are fully backward compatible with PCIe v1.x cards. <-

PCIe 2.0 cards are also generally backward compatible with PCIe 1.x motherboards, using the available bandwidth of PCI Express 1.1. Overall, graphic cards or motherboards designed for v 2.0 will be able to work with the other being v 1.1 or v 1.0.

EDIT: Show me a motherboard that has support for an Intel Core2 Duo, and has an Accelerated Graphics Port, (AGP), graphics expansion slot.

your processor and your graphics card are 2 different things.they dont need to be compatible with each other.as long as u have the proper slot for a graphics card that u choose,then by all means throw it into your rig.

Your processor really doesn't matter its more about your motherboard and which Nvidia card your looking to get.

That is not enough information for us to answer your question.

At the very minimum, we would need the brand and model number of the computer you are asking about.

it depend on ur mother board not cpu well yes it definately support.

yes

yes

If your motherboard has a PCIE slot then you are good to go.

Best of luck...