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Casper312

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So im still debating on upgrading my computer system. First of all, I game on 1280x1024, I was leaning on upgrading my video card to a 9800Gtx and sticking it out til may of next year when i can fully upgrade my rig.

So what do you think? is my 3800x2 gonna last me with a gpu upgrade, i understand its gonna bottleneck my 9800gtx, but as long as it plays upcoming games @ 1280x1024 on med-high settings with 20-40fps, im happy

Another question i had is how much of an upgrade, cpu wise would it be to upgrade to a q6600? its the cpu im thinking of upgrading to if i do upgrade any time soon, i do plan to oc, but im also new to it =/

thanks for any advice, this is my 2nd thread, ived had alot of responses, some saying it will be fine for my rez im gaming at, and others saying to upgrade. kinda confused atm on what to do
 
Fine for the resolution. New CPU = new mobo and possibly new ram, your budget your call on this one.
 
I think the 9800GTX is overkill, especially when you're planning to build an entirely new system next year. The 9800GT or the HD4850 would be enough for your needs for the time being, but you could also get the 9600GT for under $100 nowadays.

Because of the age of your build, any new video card will expose the processor as a system bottleneck. But new processor isn't the best idea at this time, as you'll need a new motherboard and some RAM as well -- you would essentially be building a new system early.
 
yall seriously think the 7800gt will be enough? i was thinking of a 9800gtx so i can just carry the video card over when i decide to upgrade mobo+cpu+ram, then just upgrade the video card later down the road, and so on

im wondering cause, i tried playing crysis warhead, did fine until the adapt or perish level, where i cant even get 10fps on 1280x768 on minimum settings ><

i dont know if someone answered my question, but if i upgrade to a decent cpu from intel, around 80-150 range for cpu, how much of a performance upgrade would it be?
 
Casper312 said:
yall seriously think the 7800gt will be enough?
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We didn't say 7800GT. We said 9800GT. And yes the 9800GT will be enough since you wanted medium to high settings

Casper312 said:
i dont know if someone answered my question, but if i upgrade to a decent cpu from intel, around 80-150 range for cpu, how much of a performance upgrade would it be?
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Depends on the game. COD4 won't see a major difference between your CPU and the Q6600. Crysis, about 30% performance increase. With Stalker, about a 20% performance increase.
 
Assuming you are going to build a complete new machine later...

I'd get an 8800GT minimum and clock the CPU as far as it will go.
A x2 AMD CPU at 2.7GHz will get approx 80% of the performance from an 8800GT. Overclocking the gfx card wont make much difference .
Faster cards may run a little faster but not worth the price premium and you lose a far higher % of their max performance.
You need to get your CPU to run as fast as it can, every bit of extra CPU performance will translate proportionally to higher fps.
 
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