Worth upgrading GFX card?

[Aaron_8015]

If its an E2200 then its a little newer than the PD

[endrien]

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Originally Posted by Aaron_8015

If its an E2200 then its a little newer than the PD

So I'm guessing there would be less of a bottleneck?

[KarmaKiller]

yes

[anonymous7]

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Originally Posted by ShyguyXPC

anonymous, Shooosh...

CPU is important, but it depends on the scenario, running a higher end GPU requires a better performing CPU, otherwise it'll choke the video cards performance.

thats the other thing about my last post, I forgot to mention, that the current CPU might be a bit of a bottle neck on any of those cards I mentioned, only the 4850 might not be bottlenecked a whole lot, the others though will be.

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Originally Posted by Aaron_8015

I fear you are missing the point......

The idea behind a good cpu is that it wont bottleneck a high end gpu. Sure the rig you mentioned above will play games fine on that old gpu. But there is no point in spending the money on something you will not use to its fullest.

Also of note thats a Pentium D not to be confused with the core duo line of cpu's.

[ShyguyXPC]

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Originally Posted by endrien

So I'm guessing there would be less of a bottleneck?

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Originally Posted by KarmaKiller

yes

[endrien]

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Originally Posted by ShyguyXPC

but for anything higher than the 4830 there WILL be a bottleneck.

if My old E6400 Core 2 Duo was slightly choking the old G80 8800GTS, then a Pentium Dual core running a bit faster than that will certainly choke a 4850, or higher and possibly a little on the 4830. but with the latter, with the amount of improvement over your old card, it will make it more than worth while... the percent of increase over the old card will easily overshadow the amount of performance potentially bottlenecked with the CPU.

Yeah, One of these days when I get some money I'm going to build a new PC. This Compaq one is decent but nothing special.
Hmmm I wonder if I even have the option of upgrading the CPU on this comp

[ShyguyXPC]

What motherboard do you have? Brand, Model, series, etc.

[endrien]

Product Specifications*

Also I just gathered up 116$, so I have enough to get the 4830(113$ tax in, shipped canadian)

[ShyguyXPC]

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Originally Posted by endrien

Product Specifications*

Also I just gathered up 116$, so I have enough to get the 4830(113$ tax in, shipped canadian)

HP and Compaq Desktop PCs*-* Motherboard Specifications, MS-7525 (Boston)*


you should be able to put some decent Core 2 series chips in this board, even Core 2 Quads.

[endrien]

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Originally Posted by ShyguyXPC

HP and Compaq Desktop PCs*-* Motherboard Specifications, MS-7525 (Boston)*


you should be able to put some decent Core 2 series chips in this board, even Core 2 Quads.

Hmmmmm, well thats good then!

Also whats the difference between the Saphire 4830 and the MSI 4830, the MSI one is cheaper?
MSI:Newegg.ca - MSI R4830-T2D512 Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Saphire:Newegg.ca - SAPPHIRE 100265HDMI Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
and the other ones like HIS, XFX etc.