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Who cares about 3dmark06... the total score puts the cpu score into the total.... so that 2000 extra points would mean nothing if you dont run the cpu test and compare the fps again.... the difference is barely anything.I'd say that would be a pretty nice bottleneck if you got a nv8 series card. I mean, my X2 5000+ at 3GHz scores 2000 points lower in 3DMark06 compared to my buddies conroe setup at the same clock speed. For a 8800 card, get the fastest processor you can afford and OC it if you want results.. oh, and have a high res monitor please if you go with a GTX. The GTS is a plenty powerful card for anything 1600x1200 and under. A GTX would be necessary with 1920 and up resolutions with all eyecandy on, especially in the upcoming DX10 games.
Yea, who cares about numbers, that's all PC's deal with anyhow. I believe just about all reviews of the 8800 series card find it to be CPU limited anyhow? Sure, throw a GTX in a rig with a 3700+, rofl.Who cares about 3dmark06... the total score puts the cpu score into the total.... so that 2000 extra points would mean nothing if you dont run the cpu test and compare the fps again.... the difference is barely anything.
Yea, who cares about numbers, that's all PC's deal with anyhow. I believe just about all reviews of the 8800 series card find it to be CPU limited anyhow? Sure, throw a GTX in a rig with a 3700+, rofl.
Yea, who cares about numbers, that's all PC's deal with anyhow. I believe just about all reviews of the 8800 series card find it to be CPU limited anyhow? Sure, throw a GTX in a rig with a 3700+, rofl.
w1retap, you need to come back down to earth methinks, you're losing sense of reality
I'm merely saying the CPU makes the difference. Just take a gander at all the benches of 8800's on different CPUs. From many indications, the 8800 itself is CPU limited unlike many cards in the past where the cards themselves were the limiting factor. Just look at the real world gaming benchmarks of all different CPU's being used in combination with the 8800. I still suggest the OP get the fastest processor they can afford, OC it, and run a 8800 series card if that is what they want.
Continuing from my previous post...
Well I just got the FX60 today and replacing the 3700+ gave me a boots of about 10-15 fps. GRAW, which ran at about 55fps, is now running at 65fps. Vegas, which ran at about 40fps, is now running at 55fps.
Although there wasn't a noticeable difference in playing the game... where I did see a huge difference was in the loading of the game and the maps.. GRAW maps loaded in a few seconds when it usually takes about 30 or so.. Vegas was pretty quick too but not as big of a difference as with GRAW.
Who said I had an AGP motherboard? I have an EPoX 8NPA-SLI which is s754 + PCIe (it even supports SLI).How do you plan to put a PCI-E card in your AGP mobo? Unless I am missing something.I have a Socket 754 3400+ Venice @ 2.7GHz, I have an 8800GTS on the way, I'll let you know how it performs once it gets here.