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Shaner686868

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hey everyone here are my basic specs right now. I do some basic video and photo editing along with a little 3D work. Which would be the better upgrade? I want to either get a

512mb pci-e video card ....maybe the 7600gs?? please make any suggesttions
or
another 1gb (2*512mb) RAM

my specs now
x2 3800+ @ 2.4ghz
1gb (2*512mb) corsair xms pro 2-2-2-5
6800gt pci-e 256mb
120gb sata
80gb ide

should i upgrade to 512mb card or 1gb ram.? my limit is about $120
 
I don't know much about video editing. But The 7600GS is kind of a baby step up from the 6800GT in my opinion. You might get more bang for the buck with an extra gig of RAM instead.
 
RAM. buying a 7600GS is downgrading yourself. Not only do you get 128-bit (which is half what you've got now), the card is overall slower than yours in terms of performance. It doesn't even have a tech advantage over your card. your 6800GT is equivalent to a 7600GT
 
I agree dont switch from the 6800GT to the 7600GS as in most cases this will be a down grade, especially depending on what 6800GT you have. If you have to pick between the 7600GS and the RAM, get more RAM.



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You don't have enough CPU to even consider any of the video card Big Boys (even the 78xx or 79xx, much less the 88xx and above). So I'd say stick with the 6800GT and upgrade your RAM.
 
yea i think im gonna go wit the gig of ram....im also next gonna buy another 6800gt and go sli in about a month. Y would you say i dont have enough cpu? its a dual core @ 2.4ghz
 
Shaner686868 said:
yea i think im gonna go wit the gig of ram....im also next gonna buy another 6800gt and go sli in about a month. Y would you say i dont have enough cpu? its a dual core @ 2.4ghz
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go read the articals yourself, I agree with you, your CPU will be fine. A little overclocking never hurt tho....

I vote the RAM for now, for sure. dual channel 1 gig (2X 512mb) with an X2 3800+ and a 6800GT is a very respectable rig.

If you are looking to put more money into your rig down the line, I suggest you wait till X2k and 8 series midrange cards are in full swing... then upgrade. Why not go SLI? the NV45 (your core) was rather ugly, it produced alot of heat and consumer alot of power. I suspect youll need a new PSU to go SLI 6800 GT. Furthermore the failure rate on them is catastropic. If you go with a midrange 8 series or midrange X2K (or rather HD2k) series card you get the benifit of a fully unified architecture and Shader Modle 4.0.
 
ya im definetely gonna get the ram now....i will also wait for the new serises of cards to release and just invest a little more and get something better then just 6800gt sli so it is more reliable and less heat.
 
buy new heat sink for the 6800gt make it faster than 6800ultra and 2x1gb is super cheap now!
 
uuhhh....

nnooo....

DDR2 is cheap to manufacture, so yeah it is cheap right now, but the prices on DDR havnt droped. Take a look in the bargin bins at whatever stores you're gonna check out.
 
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