Did I just waste my money?????

[rerickson]

I know I know I?m saving up for a complete system upgrade however for the interim I decided to try to stretch out my system just a little more... So I?m thinking about buying a X700 Pro 256 as the price seems very nice. It would be replacing my 9800 Pro 128 and here are the rest of my config:

P4 3.2 Northwood socket 478
ASUS P4P800 D mobo
1 gig of RAM Kingston Hyper X (512mb x2)
ATI 9800 Pro 128
WD 80 gig IDE
WD 250 gig IDE
Antec True 550

So, for $45 to my door is the X700 Pro 256 worth it? Thanks

 

[Dkcode]

No! Dont buy the X700pro what ever you do. It has roughly the same power as the 9800Pro. If you buy it, the first time you fire up a game you will prolly burst into tears.
A 7600GT, X800GTO, X1600Pro would be more suitable.

 

[rerickson]

Wow, I'll add my $45 to the Conroe savings piggie then, Thanks!

 

[Dkcode]

NP. I think that would be a wiser choice. It would make more sense to gamble that $45 on poker or something than to buy that X700.