UPDATED question 9700 or 9800 pro wasted on a 1700+?

[Johnbear007]

I have a 1700+ on a K7S5A (It doesnt OC well at all)

Anyway, I have a radeon 8500 now. Would upgrading to a 9700 or 9800 be a waste on my current processor? I will upgrade to a 2500+ barton probably eventually.

EDIT:

The consideration was basically this:

In my box I have teh 1700+ with the radeon 8500 and an ECS K7S5A

In my wifes a P3 800 and a Radeon 7200

So if I got a 9700 the 8500 would go onto the P3 and then eventually the 1700+ would go into that box when I upgrade it.

Is that a smart upgrade path? or is it smarter to go barton first? Whats the cheapest cpu/mobo upgrade? I dont know how far apart I have to spread upgrades and the upgrade is much more important to me than my wife so the P3 upgrade is not high priority

 

[Corporate Thug]

upgrade the CPU then the video as prices will go down more on the video card. 1700+ and 9700/9800 will result in a bottle neck. 2500+ and 9700/9800 is a great combo

 

[Killrose]

If you have a T-bred 1700+ and a motherboard with little overclocking options, use this mod guide.

And mod the CPU with the defroster trick. The T-bred A should do at least 1.8gig, and the B model 2.0gig with a little voltageHere

 

[Alkali]

Hi there.


I upgraded my 1.2Ghz Athlon from a Geforce II GTS to a Radeon 9700 Pro, and I was absolutely astounded by the difference.

Go for it, its suprising what an old CPU can do you know!

 

[Jeff7181]

It wouldn't be completely wasted... you'd be able to run buttloads of AA and AF without any change in fps.

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
It wouldn't be completely wasted... you'd be able to run buttloads of AA and AF without any change in fps.

That's exactly what I was thinking. If you really need a faster card then go ahead. How long do you think it would be before your cpu got upgraded?

 

[WA261]

my 9800Pro loves my 1700@2.4 =)

 

[jorojr]

My 9700np loves my 1700+@2.3Gigs. 3dMark2k3 scores of 4296.

 

[TrailerParkKing]

My 9800pro loves my 2100@2.25

3dmark over 6000

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: WA261
my 9800Pro loves my 1700@2.4 =)

Big difference...

Our 2.4's are faster than any current AMD offering...

😀

They better be able to scale with the 9800 well.

 

[Chompman]

Got a 1700 xp and going to be getting a 9800 np some time this week. Will help seeing as my geforce 2 Ti is only displaying red now 😛
Going to have to see what the warrenty is and see if I can get it fixed for a backup/2nd computer video card.

 

[Mem]

1700+ and 9700NP are a nice match,I`m using this combo right now and don`t find it a bottleneck,so yes it`s worth it,especially if you was using something like a GF2 Ti like I was.

 

[Richdog]

Yeah i think it will be well worth getting a 9700np too, your CPU will make good use of it. 🙂

 

[tenoc]

If your not into o/c, your mobo should take up to a 2400+.

 

[robcy]

On that same board I got a bigger jump in performance from a GF2TI to a 9700PRO than what I got from a 1600+ to a 2600+. You will notice a very big diffrence in performance by just changing the vid card.

 

[Chompman]

Yea as long as your cpu is at the least an xp amd or p4 your set for some time on that side. Myself I probly wont upgrade mine tille the 64 processors come out. Motherboard tops out at 2100 xp and I have a 1700 so not much performance there, just gotta get rid of my geforce 2 Ti since it's only showing red now heh

 

[Johnbear007]

bump

 

[Alkali]

So in other words, I think the majority are in agreement. Get yourself a nice card 🙂

 

[Johnbear007]

Originally posted by: Alkali
So in other words, I think the majority are in agreement. Get yourself a nice card 🙂

Looks like im going to. now just to find a good deal 🙂

 

[suklee]

My Radeon 9700 Pro loves my...

Athlon 800!! 🙂

lol, Yes I am actually running this setup with 256 PC133. the 9700 must be crying.. I get 6500s in 3dmark2001. planning to upgrade sometime soon though.. either a new proc or NF7-S & Barton.

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: Kai920
My Radeon 9700 Pro loves my...

Athlon 800!! 🙂

lol, Yes I am actually running this setup with 256 PC133. the 9700 must be crying.. I get 6500s in 3dmark2001. planning to upgrade sometime soon though.. either a new proc or NF7-S & Barton.

Damn, talk about an out of balance system. Even my ti4200 scores more 3dmarks than that..

 

[suklee]

Oh yeah, tell me about it! I'll be upgrading the CPU asap. I wanted to get a 1700+ but seems the lowest around here is a 1800+... some places only have the 2000+.