New videocard for PIII 866 system

[CaptCanada]

Hi all

I currently have a Radeon 7200 64 meg card in my PIII866@911Mhz system and would like to know if it would be worth my while to upgrade to a Radeon 9600 Pro or a 9500 Pro?

I am building a new system, well new when I bought the parts. Right now I have an MSI 648 Max-L mobo and 512 of DDR333 ram. But due to budget cutbacks at the homestead, I have yet to get my cpu, power supply and videocard and thus would like to know if it is worth upgrade the videocard in my current system.

Thanks All

 

[modedepe]

It's hardly worth it to upgrade for your current system, you really need a faster cpu. I think it would be better to wait for your new system, so you'll be able to take full advantage of the new video card.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

If you plan on transplanting the new videocard into your new system (P4?) then why not? You need to buy it anyways, right?

- M4H

 

[DarkKnight]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
If you plan on transplanting the new videocard into your new system (P4?) then why not? You need to buy it anyways, right?

- M4H

thats right and a 9500pro and a 9600pro would give a huge boost over that radeon 7200 in any game u throw at it even in ur PIII.

 

[CaptCanada]

I think there is a misunderstanding somewhere. My current mobo is an Asus P3V4X and my "new" mobo is the MSI 648MAX-L that I bought a few months ago.

I guess I am wondering if the MSI is still a viable mobo, but due to lack of funds, it may have to last me for a while, since I can't justify buying a new 800fsb when I haven't even used this one.

So, 1.)should I buy a P4 2.4B and power supply, which I need, for the new MSI mobo and keep my current 7200? Or 2.)should I replace the 7200 in my old system with a 9600Pro, which I plan on using in my newer mobo once I get the cpu and power supply.

What framerates would I see in case 1&2?

Thanks

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: CaptCanada
I think there is a misunderstanding somewhere. My current mobo is an Asus P3V4X and my "new" mobo is the MSI 648MAX-L that I bought a few months ago.

I guess I am wondering if the MSI is still a viable mobo, but due to lack of funds, it may have to last me for a while, since I can't justify buying a new 800fsb when I haven't even used this one.

So, 1.)should I buy a P4 2.4B and power supply, which I need, for the new MSI mobo and keep my current 7200? Or 2.)should I replace the 7200 in my old system with a 9600Pro, which I plan on using in my newer mobo once I get the cpu and power supply.

What framerates would I see in case 1&2?

Thanks

it all depends on what you are playing... i personally would do the CPU upgrade just cause an 866 is too slow for me any-more... but the 7200 wont play any NEW games very well. so if you are not a hardcore gamer, don't worry about it and upgrade your system. you already have the mobo... if you are a gamer and want some added FPS, i think a video card would be more effective EVEN on the 866.

it's a tough call, all depends on what you do. i spend more time putting around windows, burning CD's, reading, ETC, than i do in games, therefore I'd likely upgrade my system itself first... if all i cared about was games, i'd buy a new video card first.