Hey all,
I'm looking to get some boost in the graphics department. My current rig is as follows:
Athlon XP-M 2500+ OC@2.2Ghz
NF7-S Mobo (AGP)
700+ PC3200 (not quite a gig)
Soundblaster Live! (the old Gamer5.1 or something like that)
Radeon 9500Pro
I know the newest thing is the 7800GS, but I'm wondering if people have other suggestions given my gaming needs.
I play very little PC games anymore, not a big first-person shooter fan, in fact, my motivating game for an upgrade is Dreamfall at the moment, though I would like to be able to run Gothic3 at acceptable levels when it is released and perhaps pick up Oblivion.
Generally, I tend to stick to 1024x768 as my resolution as I find that more than acceptable with 4xAA applied.
So, what do people suggest - I batted around the idea of doing a complete upgrade, but I think I'd rather just plop down anywhere between $150-$300 for a good AGP card that will give me a noticable improvement over the 9500Pro. Still, the complete upgrade path isn't out of the question, I'm just not sure if new chipsets are due out soon or something that I'd need to wait for, so I'd just have to think about it, but in this topic, just what are people's suggestions for an AGP upgrade path given my rig and needs? Thanks for the help guys.
I'm looking to get some boost in the graphics department. My current rig is as follows:
Athlon XP-M 2500+ OC@2.2Ghz
NF7-S Mobo (AGP)
700+ PC3200 (not quite a gig)
Soundblaster Live! (the old Gamer5.1 or something like that)
Radeon 9500Pro
I know the newest thing is the 7800GS, but I'm wondering if people have other suggestions given my gaming needs.
I play very little PC games anymore, not a big first-person shooter fan, in fact, my motivating game for an upgrade is Dreamfall at the moment, though I would like to be able to run Gothic3 at acceptable levels when it is released and perhaps pick up Oblivion.
Generally, I tend to stick to 1024x768 as my resolution as I find that more than acceptable with 4xAA applied.
So, what do people suggest - I batted around the idea of doing a complete upgrade, but I think I'd rather just plop down anywhere between $150-$300 for a good AGP card that will give me a noticable improvement over the 9500Pro. Still, the complete upgrade path isn't out of the question, I'm just not sure if new chipsets are due out soon or something that I'd need to wait for, so I'd just have to think about it, but in this topic, just what are people's suggestions for an AGP upgrade path given my rig and needs? Thanks for the help guys.