Video card or processor?

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xarcturas

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Hello, I have a Geforce 6600, and I was trying to decide whether i should upgrade it, OR my processor... (AMD X2 Dual core 3800+) I want my computer to run games faster.. and look better, but i want to upgrade the one that will make more of a difference.
 
xarcturas said:
i kinda wanna wait for DX10.. is dx10 going to make THAT big of a diff?
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directx10 will require games and those games will run happily on directx9 so directx10 atm is pointless.
 
I take it you have the AMD X2 3800+ in your system. Thats not to bad at all.

Now if that is a plain 6600 then that is the bottleneck in your system. Go for the video card upgrade. You would see a big difference in all your games. I had a 6600GT in my system and a friend of mine gave me his old 6800GT...not a large upgrade but I still noticed major improvements across the board.
 
As someone who had an X2 3800+ (just upped that) and also upgraded from a mid-end card to an 8800GTS, I can tell you, a CPU upgrade won't do a whole lot in games, but a graphics card will make a world of difference.

What is your budget for upgrades? And what resolution do you game at?
 
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