thebrettman
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I am considering a graphics upgrade. I have presently got a Mercury GeForce 4 Ti4600 128MB which set me back £220 when I bought it over 2 years ago. It combines with the following components- AMD Athlon XP 2400+ and 1GB DDR. It still plays the latest games on medium settings and I use my PC mainly for games.
A few questions
I am considering the likes of the 6600gt/6800gt/7800gt etc
1. How do they compare to what I have?- I am not naive enough to think graphics are all about the memory but would the 6600 card at 128mb be worth the upgrade for example?
2. If I went for the 6800GT would the other components in my system restrict my gaming preformance much?
3. In terms of prices can anyone estimate what price those cards will be in say a years time?
Please bear in mind I would see any purchase of a new card as a stop gap because i think that by the start of 2007 I will most likely invest heavily in a new system anyway with PCI-E gaphics etc etc. With that in mind I just wonder should I suffer medium settings and then later low settings in the lastest games until I upgrade my whole system or should I splash the cash now and get a £200 card which would max out settings til 2007?
A few questions
I am considering the likes of the 6600gt/6800gt/7800gt etc
1. How do they compare to what I have?- I am not naive enough to think graphics are all about the memory but would the 6600 card at 128mb be worth the upgrade for example?
2. If I went for the 6800GT would the other components in my system restrict my gaming preformance much?
3. In terms of prices can anyone estimate what price those cards will be in say a years time?
Please bear in mind I would see any purchase of a new card as a stop gap because i think that by the start of 2007 I will most likely invest heavily in a new system anyway with PCI-E gaphics etc etc. With that in mind I just wonder should I suffer medium settings and then later low settings in the lastest games until I upgrade my whole system or should I splash the cash now and get a £200 card which would max out settings til 2007?