Time for an upgrade?

[brentw]

Specs:
3.2 prescott running at 4.0 stable
asus p4p800-e deluxe
asus 9800 pro 256mb
1gb corsair xms
7200rpm 120gb sata maxtor

If I'm going to upgrade anything, I guess it'd have to be the video card. Will I end up seeing a significant change going from a 9800 pro to a newer card? Or should I wait till the gap in performance widens even more?

I just purchased quake4, and it runs okay at medium details 2x/2x with no shadows. Will I see that much of an fps increase to justify spending 200+ bucks?

 

[phaxmohdem]

I upgraded from a 9800 Pro to a X800XL and the performance nearly doubled in most of my games. You will see a huge difference, going to a X850XT or similar card. I"m assuming your stuck with AGP for the time being.

 

[Lasthitlarry]

Editted: 6800GS instead of 6600GT, major increase in performance for only 40 more bucks
Upgrades all depend on the person that has the computer.

I still have a 2500+ XP, a 9600XT, and 2x512MB RAM.

My only complaints are my old PSU and Case, but I will probably be upgrading in a few months.

If I did, this is what I would get:

Case : $70
PSU : $57
Mobo : $77
CPU : $139
GPU : $203
RAM : $95
HD : $95
DVD : $39

Mainly to make the AGP to PCIe jump and the 32 bit to 64 bit jump.

 

[memories2002]

Id say spend some cash to get the 6800GT/x800xt AGP.

 

[stevty2889]

A video card upgrade would do the trick, everything else is fast enough that you don't need to upgrade. 6800GT would make a good upgrade, X850 is fastest you can go with AGP.