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RealMentalCase

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I can always count on some good advise from you people so here goes ! :p

I don't know if i'm going to be able to swing the money for a new rig this time
around so can anything be done to upgrade my rig so i'll be able to run
all the new games coming out ( COD4 / Crysis ) smoothly and on their high settings ?

I know i can Max my memory and i have been hearing stories that there are
going to start making new high end AGP video cards again !!! :eek:

Any truth to this ?
 
Maybe. The best AGP card right now is the X1950GT/Pro. If you can find one, go for it. I may be willing to sell mine. PM me with an offer if you're interested (X1950GT AGP 8X, 2 months old).

No money saved for a new system? You could probably sell all your old parts (at least mobo/cpu/ram/vidcard) and build a new system. Your board is going for $105+, the CPU is goin for $50+, and you can sell the ram for $100+ per 2 sticks. The 68GT could probably go for $50+.
 
Don't bother with it. The PCI-E version can't even play DX10 games well. The AGP version is likely to be worst. The x1950GT/Pro is your best bet.
 
It will perform similarly, if not a bit slower than the PCI-E 2600XT.

You might be able to play Crysis at 1024x768 res max but I doubt it.
My X1800 is faster and can only just manage 1024x768 with everything on Ultra high and a A64 x2 @ 2.8GHz.
800x600 is a smoother experience.

Bear in mind the performance of your CPU compared to those in the reviews.
The performance will scale down with a slower CPU.
DX10 is also slower due to Vistas performance overhead.
 
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