Hello,
In the past I've upgraded my system by essentially building a new one but this time I can't really afford it at this very moment.
My current setup is a 2 year old system, the highlights are: Athlon64 3200 OCed to 2.3 GHz, 1 GB RAM and a 6800 AGP card. I would love to get a core2 duo but that would mean new mobo, CPU, RAM and a new graphics card. However, these new D3D10 cards are stupendously expensive so it would seem foolish to go for a mega upgrade when there're still no affordable DX10 cards.
What I was thinking of doing was buying a 7600 GS or GT AGP card which will cost about a hundred quid and would hopefully tide me over until I can get a full system upgrade.
My question is this: considering my current CPU, RAM and the fact that my monitor's resolution is 1680 x 1050 will the 7600 GS/GT actually make a solid improvement to my computer or will my CPU be limiting?
cheers
In the past I've upgraded my system by essentially building a new one but this time I can't really afford it at this very moment.
My current setup is a 2 year old system, the highlights are: Athlon64 3200 OCed to 2.3 GHz, 1 GB RAM and a 6800 AGP card. I would love to get a core2 duo but that would mean new mobo, CPU, RAM and a new graphics card. However, these new D3D10 cards are stupendously expensive so it would seem foolish to go for a mega upgrade when there're still no affordable DX10 cards.
What I was thinking of doing was buying a 7600 GS or GT AGP card which will cost about a hundred quid and would hopefully tide me over until I can get a full system upgrade.
My question is this: considering my current CPU, RAM and the fact that my monitor's resolution is 1680 x 1050 will the 7600 GS/GT actually make a solid improvement to my computer or will my CPU be limiting?
cheers