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November 21st, 2006, 06:24 PM
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ok I have a 6600GT AGP 8x and i'm thinking i need to upgrade since I'm a gamer. the real question is should I go with an AGP card and skip upgrading my MOBO when I don't need to or would I see a larger gain with a new MOBO and going PCI-e?
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November 21st, 2006, 06:30 PM
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The other real questions are...
what are the rest of your specs, and how much do you want to spend?
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November 21st, 2006, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by SoloCamo  The other real questions are...
what are the rest of your specs, and how much do you want to spend? |
DOH! forgot to list them 
specs:
XP 3000+ (venice Core 1.8GHz)
EVGA 6600GT (256Mb)
Gigabyte GA-K8U-939
1 Gig DDR333 (moving to DDR400 soon)
Seagate 160 Gig HD SATA
Win 2K Pro
as for cash...
$300-325 for the videocard
$80-100 for a MOBO (if needed)
edit: I posted the wrong speed of my CPU/added the mobo P/N...corrected now.
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November 21st, 2006, 07:01 PM
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CRAP! I have a 6600 GT for gaming.  | |
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November 21st, 2006, 07:11 PM
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If you upgrade your GPU your CPU is going to be a bottleneck if it isn't already, upgrade to PCI if you have the cash...
The best AGp card around at the moment is the Gainward Bliss 7800 GS+, loads of potential for OCing and runs the N71 Core which technically and performance wise makes it a 7900. It's the card i just got and my AMD 64 3000+ is a bottlneck for it's awsome power 
What games do you want to play?
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November 21st, 2006, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by abolith
XP 2200+ (venice Core 1.8GHz)
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am I confused or are you? xp2200 AFAIK is not a venice core cpu so you've got an athlon xp2200+ t-bred on an old socket a board?
and you've got $300 to blow on a vid card
the most expensive agp card out is only 150-175max
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November 21st, 2006, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Keymaker CRAP! I have a 6600 GT for gaming. | i think the 6600GT was one of the best selling chipsets Nvidia ever came up with.. everyone I know has had a 6600GT at some point. | |
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November 21st, 2006, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by RicheemxX
am I confused or are you? xp2200 AFAIK is not a venice core cpu so you've got an athlon xp2200+ t-bred on an old socket a board?
and you've got $300 to blow on a vid card
the most expensive agp card out is only 150-175max |
no your right and I'm a moron... I looked it up and I forgot that was the CPU in my sever... mine is a 3000+ venice core..
I wanted to save up and have enough cash to get somehtingt hat will last for a while... upgrades every 6-8 months suck. | |
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November 21st, 2006, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Wasted If you upgrade your GPU your CPU is going to be a bottleneck if it isn't already, upgrade to PCI if you have the cash...
The best AGp card around at the moment is the Gainward Bliss 7800 GS+, loads of potential for OCing and runs the N71 Core which technically and performance wise makes it a 7900. It's the card i just got and my AMD 64 3000+ is a bottlneck for it's awsome power
What games do you want to play? | Exactly right, if you feel that your gaming experience is being affected by you current setup then i would reccomend buying a new mobo, cpu and graphics etc.
Wasted: Just to clarify a typo, you mean PCI Express (PCI-E) right?
PS: I have a PCI-E 6600GT  . Plays all the games i like on medium to high settings... (FEAR, SWAT4, NFSMW etc.)
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November 21st, 2006, 08:13 PM
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since you are planning on upgrading your ram as well you might concider getting a ddr2 board and upgrading the cpu also all in 1 shot
it might take you a little longer to save up but in the end it will save you money
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