Should I get a 9800 Pro with this system?

[DJediMaster]

Hi,
I am able to get a 9800 Pro retail for 375 canadian firm. That works out to be about 285 US. My question is..do you think my system is worthy enough? Or should I invest the money in other components first. I play the occasional game here and there but the main reason I am looking at the 9800p is the price. I think this is a pretty good deal. System currently consists of:

AMD Athlon XP 1800+
Epox 8KHA+
768 MB PC 2100
ATI Radeon 8500 retail
WD 80gb 8mb cache
Samsung 900NF

More details in sig.
Thanks.

 

[Excelsior]

Well on that system it will most certainly be limited. Depending on how much you game and what games you play Id say get a faster CPU and uses 9700Pro or 9800 non-pro or something.

 

[jim1976]

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Well on that system it will most certainly be limited. Depending on how much you game and what games you play Id say get a faster CPU and uses 9700Pro or 9800 non-pro or something.

Good suggestion...Try to get a faster cpu.The card itself will rise your overall perf in gamez but it wont give you the real potential of the gpu

 

[boyRacer]

if your system plays everything now just fine... you can always wait... that 9800 has nowhere to go but drop in price. 😀 when it does... you can squeeze in a CPU upgrade at the same time. 🙂

 

[Cerb]

You shouldn't get a 9800 Pro period.
...and don't even think about it for that rig. You need to upgrade mobo, PC and memory first.

 

[Montano]

Not really worth it for what you've got.

 

[tenoc]

If you have rev. 2 of that mobo, it will take a 2400+ XP which is about 120-125 CDN. Or a 2600+ (266), but they are hard to find.

That said, get the 9800 Pro anyway if you feel the itch. It is a good price, and the card is transportable.

 

[BudAshes]

if you are not gonna take it tell em to send if my way for that price😀

 

[Sid59]

save it a bit more and build a 2nd rig with a 9800pro

 

[DJediMaster]

Thanks for the suggestions. I decided to go with it..plus I am planning to do a cpu/mobo upgrade come this holiday season. But for now I'll stick it in my current machine. The 9800's all retail for over 500+ canadian after taxes here in Toronto. I doubt they'll drop that much in price by the time the holidays come around so I don't want to pass this up !

 

[EmoshBZ]

I say go for it dude.

 

[Johnbear007]

you made a good choice. have fun with your new card.