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Hi guys,
I am needing some advice on the video card with an upgrade/new build. My wife wants a new PC, but I am struggling to determine whether or not to upgrade right now or wait for 6-9 months. My current plan is to transfer some guts from my existing PC to her new one and then upgrade mine in the process. Right now I have an FX-53 in an Asus A8V Deluxe (AGP) with a PNY GeForce 6800 GT.
Important Note: I am upgrading my display to a Dell 24" 2405FPW that should be here in the next few days. Native res on that display is 1920x1200 so I'd obviously like to be able to run games at that res if possible. I realize a lot of games will require some tweaks for this as they dont' support that res natively, but for the games that do I want to run them in all their glory.
That said, I also want to make sure this is a worthwhile time to upgrade my mobo and GPU. That there isn't something else I should be waiting for. What I want to achieve for my PC is to upgrade to PCI-E and possibly SLI.
So at this time is it worth it to do the upgrade to get SLI or would I be just as well served to stick with my 6800GT for now? In other words, will I notice a significant performance improvement over my 6800GT by going with the a single or SLI 7800GT(X)? Or should I wait until the nextgen graphics cards and upgrade everything then?
If the answer is to get the 7800 SLI setup should I get GT or GTX? Will either one be a better choice given my native display resolution? I play mostly WoW and some FPS shooters on my PC.
Finally, how does the X1900XT factor into this decision? Should I be considering that option?
Thanks very much for any help!
I am needing some advice on the video card with an upgrade/new build. My wife wants a new PC, but I am struggling to determine whether or not to upgrade right now or wait for 6-9 months. My current plan is to transfer some guts from my existing PC to her new one and then upgrade mine in the process. Right now I have an FX-53 in an Asus A8V Deluxe (AGP) with a PNY GeForce 6800 GT.
Important Note: I am upgrading my display to a Dell 24" 2405FPW that should be here in the next few days. Native res on that display is 1920x1200 so I'd obviously like to be able to run games at that res if possible. I realize a lot of games will require some tweaks for this as they dont' support that res natively, but for the games that do I want to run them in all their glory.
That said, I also want to make sure this is a worthwhile time to upgrade my mobo and GPU. That there isn't something else I should be waiting for. What I want to achieve for my PC is to upgrade to PCI-E and possibly SLI.
So at this time is it worth it to do the upgrade to get SLI or would I be just as well served to stick with my 6800GT for now? In other words, will I notice a significant performance improvement over my 6800GT by going with the a single or SLI 7800GT(X)? Or should I wait until the nextgen graphics cards and upgrade everything then?
If the answer is to get the 7800 SLI setup should I get GT or GTX? Will either one be a better choice given my native display resolution? I play mostly WoW and some FPS shooters on my PC.
Finally, how does the X1900XT factor into this decision? Should I be considering that option?
Thanks very much for any help!