Alright here's the story: 4 year old CPU, want better performance in gaming and my regular computing. I think my current CPU is bottlenecking my performance in games causing slow frame rates etc:
Current Build:
AMD Athlon 2800+ 2.0 ghz
ATI X850 XT Radeon video card (not oc'ed)
EPoX...
Note:I only read up to page 5 so, If I repeat or say something stupid don't take it out on me harshly.
I am quite dissapointed that the R520 is delayed. Although ATi is losing money, in my eyes I see them like Nintendo. They still go for the gamer who dosen't have money (agp) and charge...
My birthday is coming up, and I've been saving up for a new video card. I recently went to newegg to choose my card and saw that ATi had released thier x850. Before purchasing, my brother warned me it wouldn't work to it's full potential if my system couldn't keep up with it, or would limit it's...