Should I buy a 6600gt

[Gsxr1074]

I am new to the forums and I have a question

I currently have a Athlon 2500 and a Ati 9500 Pro Video card.

My friend told me I should get a 6600 gt for now.

He said in the fall of 05 when there will be alot of changes to some of the computer components

I want to play Doom 3

Should I get the 6600 Now and wait till the fall to build another computer

 

[imported_Kensai]

Well, if you have the money, get the 6600GT and upgrade even more later.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Doom3 should play decently on that system. Have you tried it?

Oh, and welcome to AT.

It played perfectly fine for me on my 2500+ and 9800pro. 9500pro isn't too far behind a 9800pro.

I'm concerned about you getting a new AGP card right now as in Fall with a new system you'd probably be best served getting a PCI-e based system. I don't think it would be a good idea to get a moderate upgrade for $200 if you're only going to use it for 6 months.

 

[Gsxr1074]

My friend said that

Ati is coming out with a new video chipset soon so I should wait before spending the big bucks

Cpu's will have Dual Processors

Perhaps different memory

If I wait till fall I will try to build a sli rig with at least 1 gig of ram


I still may do the small upgrade.

I tend to keep 2 computers one is the main one is a backup

 

[DaveSimmons]

SLI is worthless unless you like to light cigars with $50 bills

Dual-core doesn't help gaming and won't for at least a year, maybe two.

9500 Pro will play Doom, but probably at 640x480 will lower image quality. Still, that's as good as an Xbox.

 

[ShadowBlade]

u should upgrade your cpu first