cpu limited?

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mikeczyz

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Howdy all,
I'm looking at getting a new vid card. i have agp.

I'm looking to upgrade my 6600gt. I'd like to spend around 200 bucks. From the reviews I've read and all that, it seems like an ati x850pro is my best bet yes? My question is this: Will my AMD 64 3000+ winnie allow me to see performance increases?

Thanks,
Mike
 
People worry too much about cpu bottlenecking. Just turn on all the eyecandy you can and stress your video card. Personally, I think cpu bottlenecking only worries people with quad sli who claim they can tell the difference between 180 and 200 fps. I refer to Hard OCP when I say, "As long as you have a 2ghz Athlon 64 or a 3ghz P4, then you're fine".
 
i don't think my mobo is oc friendly. from what i've noticed, it starts screwing with the agp speed when i try to raise anything. so, unfortunately, stock speeds for me...
 
i'll look around some more although i'm having a bit of trouble finding an agp variant.
 
An X850 Pro AGP would be a very good idea. Most of them unlock to X850XT's flawlesly. Just make sure you get a BBA one. Those have a very high success rate. You should be able to find them $125 shipped or so here now seeing as ATI is getting ready to sell them refurb'd and repackaged with all orig accessories for $139.99 + shipping.

Put a VF 700-Cu on one that unlocks and you're guaranteed X850XT PE speeds : )

If anything go to www.ati.com and reserve your card now. Or look arround on the FS forum here using "X850 AGP" as your search term
 
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