5600U to 5900U-Worth the Upgrade?

[Jorsoft]

Right now I've got my trusty BFG geforce fx 5600U 256mb card. A buddy of mine is willing to sell me his Gainward 5900U 128mb grafix card for like $70. I've checked some benchmarks online and it seems that despite the ram difference the 5900 would be quite a bit faster. Does anyone else think differently or have any advice for me?

 

[Nubius]

yeah, save your money and get a 6600GT

nvidia did pretty bad with the FX series especially when it comes to DX9

 

[Jorsoft]

I'm only considering this upgrade because I'm buying a completely new system in a year. I'm not going to spend ~$200 on a 6600GT when I won't even be able to use it in my next system (next one will be pci-e). $70 might be worth it to get better frames as newer games come out in the next several months, just looking for second opinions.

 

[Nubius]

you aren't going to be able to play any of these newer games considering the system specs I'm looking at in your sig right now.

6600GT's are like $150 now, but still....regardless of not getting a 6600GT, stepping up to a 5900Ultra wouldn't be worth even $70 IMO

 

[beedubaya]

You are better off with a 6600 regular than a 5900U. The GeForce FX series sucks unless all you play are Quake 3 engine games.

 

[PZEROFGH]

6600GT 138 dollars on monarch

EDIT: dont spend the money, suck it up with your 5700 and blow more cash on your future system

 

[SHAWN]

^ aggree'd

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Not worth the money at all

 

[Jorsoft]

Okay, thanks a lot guys. I might borrow the card and atleast see if some games run better (Rid**** and Bloodlines for example), but unless there's a significant improvement I won't bother buying. I appreciate the advice every1.

 

[Nubius]

Rid**** uses DX9 I believe so 1. It'll default to DX8.1 plus the framerate will still suck, but hell if you can borrow it then go ahead