Vic Mackey Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 (edited) ok heres my current system: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ 1.5 GB Corsair XMS Gigabyte 9800XT 256 Audigy 2 ZS WD Raptor 74GB I was thinking of upgrading the video card to either X800pro or X800XL. would my system be too slow for these cards? like bottleneck the new card? or is there a nividia suggestion? Id kinda like to stay with ATI but I would think about Nvidia also... thanks for the help PS. would my antec 430W PSU be strong enough for those cards? Edited June 5, 2005 by Vic Mackey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spathalogic Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 (edited) If I was in your situation I'd go for a new motherboard/ processor. I'm not sure, but the AXP processor may be the bottleneck of your system, if anything. Edited June 5, 2005 by Instag0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Gauge Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 If I was in your situation I'd go for a new motherboard/ processor. I'm not sure, but the AXP processor may be the bottleneck if your system, if anything. 487069[/snapback] No that proc isn't bottlenecking your vid card. when i run 3dmark 03 i notice that i get way better scores when i OC my vid card. if my proc was bottlenecking my system i would see some serious gains when i run the benchmark @ stock and @ OC on the proc i mean..but i don't not as much as compared to the gains i get when i OC the vid card..I think you need like a 6800Ultra or an equivalent or in SLI before you start bottlenecking a 3200+..I read that in a maximum p c magazine..You will see some serious gains if you went with either card you mentioned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunak87 Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 I say try to stick it out a little longer and upgrade this fall. Let the new ATI Crossfire stuff settle down a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Mackey Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 10gauge i noticed that your cpu is athlon64. mine is not. just normal 32bit athlon XP. would that change things? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovek Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 nope, just lets you run the new windows XP in 64bit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterRex862 Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 There IS a BIG difference between the A64 3200+ and the AXP 3200+. Proof? See for yourself. http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20041221/cpu_charts-13.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 there is however a bigger difference between 9800XT and X800XL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP24 Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 there is however a bigger difference between 9800XT and X800XL 487577[/snapback] Hold off on the CPU/mobo change and get an X800XL. You will see a bigger performance gain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterRex862 Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 Yes, but he will bottleneck harder on the CPU on newer games than the 9800XT 256mb. Thats NOT a slow card. That would eat alot of cards out there. I am not sure, but how does it compare to the x800 series? I am sure it would eat the x700 series, and I think it would eat a x800SE or a normal x800. Once again, I am not sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nedlinin Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 Yes, but he will bottleneck harder on the CPU on newer games than the 9800XT 256mb. Thats NOT a slow card. That would eat alot of cards out there. I am not sure, but how does it compare to the x800 series? I am sure it would eat the x700 series, and I think it would eat a x800SE or a normal x800. Once again, I am not sure. 487600[/snapback] Im pretty sure that an x800 would "eat" his current card... it may not be a "slow" card but it is not by all means top of the line anymore... Anyways as has been said above I THINK that the X800 should go fine... youll see a big difference and you can upgrade your CPU and Mobo later on down the road.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 Im pretty sure that an x800 would "eat" his current card... it may not be a "slow" card but it is not by all means top of the line anymore... Anyways as has been said above I THINK that the X800 should go fine... youll see a big difference and you can upgrade your CPU and Mobo later on down the road.. 487632[/snapback] If you really wanna upgrade get an x800xl now, and then later when you go 939 you can grab another one as a crossfire model and crossfire them. It would be cheaper though to wait until the r520s come out and all the dust clears with the future gen of cards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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