Sanada
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I'm thinking off upgrading my graphics card but don't know what to go for. I currently have a Radeon 9700 Pro which I've had for almost 3 years now. It's done me well up till now.
I usually play CS:S and with the new maps that have been released (specifically de_port) I’ve had to go from High detail to Low in order to get a reasonable FPS of 20-40. I also tend to play on 40 player servers.
I've also played FEAR, which did run OK on Medium detail but the dynamic lighting almost killed it.
System Spec (Self-Built):
MB: Asus PC4800-E Deluxe (AGP, no PCI-E)
CPU: P4 3.2Ghz 800Mhz FBS Prescott Sck478
RAM: 1GB PC2700 (Soon to upgrade to 2GB PC3200)
HDD: 120GB + 80GB (May upgrade to a RAID setup)
Should I wait longer for prices to drop or just upgrade now? I'm not going to do a complete system overall and get a new Mobo just yet. I'm going to do that when Vista comes out. I've only had the current setup for a year and a half so I just want to upgrade it a bit.
I'm not sure which card to go for. I was thinking maybe a 6800 or something. I'd like to have a card that supports SM 3.0 which I know only some of the AGP nVidia cards have. I don't think there are any ATI AGP cards that have SM 3.0 but correct me if I'm wrong.
I sort of tempted to get an X800 series card but can't make my mind up. :/
I'd like a card that'll play most current games with High detail and maybe some of the upcoming games too. I'm not expecting to get superb performance, just something a bit better than I currently have.
My prices range is around £100-200. I'd like to not go over £200 if I can. I bought my current card for £255 when it was one of the best available at the time, not really keen on doing that this time.
I usually play CS:S and with the new maps that have been released (specifically de_port) I’ve had to go from High detail to Low in order to get a reasonable FPS of 20-40. I also tend to play on 40 player servers.
I've also played FEAR, which did run OK on Medium detail but the dynamic lighting almost killed it.
System Spec (Self-Built):
MB: Asus PC4800-E Deluxe (AGP, no PCI-E)
CPU: P4 3.2Ghz 800Mhz FBS Prescott Sck478
RAM: 1GB PC2700 (Soon to upgrade to 2GB PC3200)
HDD: 120GB + 80GB (May upgrade to a RAID setup)
Should I wait longer for prices to drop or just upgrade now? I'm not going to do a complete system overall and get a new Mobo just yet. I'm going to do that when Vista comes out. I've only had the current setup for a year and a half so I just want to upgrade it a bit.
I'm not sure which card to go for. I was thinking maybe a 6800 or something. I'd like to have a card that supports SM 3.0 which I know only some of the AGP nVidia cards have. I don't think there are any ATI AGP cards that have SM 3.0 but correct me if I'm wrong.
I sort of tempted to get an X800 series card but can't make my mind up. :/
I'd like a card that'll play most current games with High detail and maybe some of the upcoming games too. I'm not expecting to get superb performance, just something a bit better than I currently have.
My prices range is around £100-200. I'd like to not go over £200 if I can. I bought my current card for £255 when it was one of the best available at the time, not really keen on doing that this time.
