help choosing video card

joshshift · 10-20-2006, 03:35 PM

i have an older system athlon 64 2800 with agp, 2 gigs of value ram. i currently have a 9600 ati graphics card and i want better performance without switching over to pci-e just yet. i was looking at getting this card:

7800GS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150131

do you guys think this would help me out any?

anybody have a similar system?

j12 · 10-20-2006, 03:41 PM

are u willing to spend that much on a video card now. how bout u get a 6600 or something and then wait until dx10 comes out and then you can upgrade to pci-e

joshshift · 10-20-2006, 03:51 PM

this will probably be my last upgrade for a year and its cheaper than a new motherboard, processor, video card, and ram.

10-20-2006, 03:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
joshshift True Techie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 153	help choosing video card i have an older system athlon 64 2800 with agp, 2 gigs of value ram. i currently have a 9600 ati graphics card and i want better performance without switching over to pci-e just yet. i was looking at getting this card: 7800GS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150131 do you guys think this would help me out any? anybody have a similar system?

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j12 Monster Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,104	are u willing to spend that much on a video card now. how bout u get a 6600 or something and then wait until dx10 comes out and then you can upgrade to pci-e __________________ Smith & Wesson - the original point and click interface.

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10-20-2006, 03:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
joshshift True Techie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 153	this will probably be my last upgrade for a year and its cheaper than a new motherboard, processor, video card, and ram.