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11-13-2006, 02:06 PM
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Time to upgrade?
I have been having the following computer for over 3 years now
(it was a mean machine back in the day) AMD Athlon 64 3200+ ASUS K8V 1G PC3200LL Sapphire 9700 pro Win XP I have not been keeping up with the new hardware and was just wondering if this system is still average for gaming....mainly UT? So should I stick with what I have for another year? Or will upgrading a part help...like the 9700? Should I wait to upgrade when I can slip a pcie card in there? And compatible with Vista? It just blew my mind when I looked at stuff on newegg. So much new stuff that I have not heard of because I have not been keeping up to date with the hardware.
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11-13-2006, 02:33 PM
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Wrench Bender
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Could up grade the video card to something like an ATI x1600pro. Going to a PCEe video card, your looking at pretty much a new build.
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11-13-2006, 03:53 PM
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Anything new comming out in the next year that I should hold out for? Or is the standard set for a while?
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11-13-2006, 03:56 PM
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Direct X 10 Video Cards are coming out early next year, but I hear that they will be very expensive.
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11-13-2006, 04:07 PM
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DX10 cards are out now, and they are very expensive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150205 Obviously way out of your budget and way overboard. But, I do assume more mainstream (budget) DX10 cards will be on the way soon.
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