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Help! What should I upgrade?

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Shazam

Golden Member
My system:

AMD Athlon XP 1800+
Gigabyte 7ZXE
512 Megs PC133 SDRAM
Geforce 3 Ti200

I'm thinking that I should get a new video card. But which one? Are Geforce 4 Ti4200s still decent? They're pretty cheap in Canada right now.
 
I'd go with an upgrade for your motherboard and RAM. With a chip as fast as an 1800+, you really should use DDR, otherwise you'll be experiencing a lot of bottlenecks. Your video card should be fine for now, but the motherboard and RAM will most likely be the wisest investment you could make.
 
but the motherboard and RAM will most likely be the wisest investment you could make.
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I disagree. Your system looks pretty good for right now. I would hold off on upgrading completely unless you really find your games running slow. If you do, then the video card would probably be a good idea. DDR gives a pretty nice boost, but a GeForce4 would probably give a nicer boost. You should just upgrade your motherboard and memory when you upgrade your CPU. You never know, your next CPU might be a Hammer or a P4 and then the motherboard and memory don't get a long lifespan.
 
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