Cheap video upgrade???

[Chappie]

Hi all,

Looking to upgrade the following system: P4 2.53, 512 ram, souldblaster live sound card....and the kicker......a 200 Watt power supply!!! LOL. HP Pavilion 763n....heheh need I say more??

Anyway, I probably could eventually upgrade the PS, but does it make sense to on such an ageing system??? My real question is this: should I upgrade with a 9600 Pro, 9600xt, or a 420 Watt power supply and a Radeon 9800??? Would the 9800 be overkill for my processor ???

thanks alot,

Chappie

 

[ryanv12]

You should get 2 6800 Ultra's and SLI them

Everyone else is doing it, why aren't you?

 

[Dough1397]

live with what oyu have until you get a new system

imo any 9600 over 80 bucks aint worth it.... mayeb 100 if its an XT, but the 9800 isnt really worth it as its old as a mof.... but still the best option considering what a 9600 costs... a 420 psu would be useful in the next system....

 

[Chappie]

Oh Heck,

I forgot to mention the video card that is currently in the system..LOL.. The whole reason I need to upgrade..A Radeon 9100!! hehe

sorry and thanks,

Chappie

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: Chappie
Oh Heck,

I forgot to mention the video card that is currently in the system..LOL.. The whole reason I need to upgrade..A Radeon 9100!! hehe

sorry and thanks,

Chappie

I've got a Radeon 9700 Pro for sale in my sig link but I don't know if it'll fit in your case - it's got a 2-slot Zalman passive heatsink on it

 

[Chappie]

Thanks for the replies guys,

But can anyone address the issue??? Is a 9800 overkill for a P4 2.53?? Would a 9600xt, or pro be a better match?

thanks,

Chappie

 

[narcotic]

Originally posted by: Chappie
Thanks for the replies guys,

But can anyone address the issue??? Is a 9800 overkill for a P4 2.53?? Would a 9600xt, or pro be a better match?

thanks,

Chappie

I don't think 9800 is an overkill for your system, I think it should be about right, even if there will be a little bottlenecking, you probably won't really suffer from that.

Another thing, I used to have a radeon 9100, it is a very good card, I upgraded to 6600GT, I don't know what are your planes, but upgrading for anything less, will be for a very short term. So you should consider saving up, and maybe getting somthing better in 6 months or so, when 6600GT's price will hit the floor, as next gen cards are out.

 

[Chappie]

narcotic,

thanks for the reply...well here's the deal...I need to make this system last for another year or so. I don't play the latest and greatest (i.e. Doom3, Far cry..etc...) I mostly play simulations...like GTR and Pacific Fighters...probably rfactor when it's released... so anything I do now will be a long term..hmm I might of answered my question right there..

I noticed your sig. are you a teacher??? LOL

thanks,

Chappie

 

[narcotic]

well if you want your system to last for another year, then a 9800 might do the trick. I don't think it'll last you much longer than that, but if that's the time you need it for (1 year), then you might as well get it.

and no, I'm not a teacher...

 

[bamacre]

I agree, a 9800 Pro is what you want. And don't worry about bottlenecking, I had an x800 pro with a p4 2.4ghz 533 fsb for a while, and everything ran well.

 

[Paktu]

6600GT

 

[coomar]

a used 9800 is significantly cheaper than a 6600gt and he probably won't see the difference, not sure about the PSU