Hello,
I'm looking at upgrading my computer with a new graphics card and more memory. Right now I have an ATI Radeon X600 with 128MB of built in memory.
The guys over at PC Club want me to buy one of the latest and greatest cards with 512MB of memory and lots of bells and whistles, but I don't know if I want to pay the $130 for it. They claim that the cheaper ($50-$80) cards wont make much of a difference in my PC gaming, but it seems to me that 256MB card, which has double the onboard memory of what I currently have, would produce quite a bit of difference.
What I want to know is if they are right. Will the cheaper cards make much of a difference, or are they just trying to push a more expensive product?
Any help would be appreciated.
My System, right now anyway:
GigaByte M51GM motherboard
AMD 64 X2 Dual Core Processor (3800+)
ATI Radeon X600Pro Graphics Card with 128MB of DDR memory
1 GB of memory
450W Max power supply
I'm looking at upgrading my computer with a new graphics card and more memory. Right now I have an ATI Radeon X600 with 128MB of built in memory.
The guys over at PC Club want me to buy one of the latest and greatest cards with 512MB of memory and lots of bells and whistles, but I don't know if I want to pay the $130 for it. They claim that the cheaper ($50-$80) cards wont make much of a difference in my PC gaming, but it seems to me that 256MB card, which has double the onboard memory of what I currently have, would produce quite a bit of difference.
What I want to know is if they are right. Will the cheaper cards make much of a difference, or are they just trying to push a more expensive product?
Any help would be appreciated.
My System, right now anyway:
GigaByte M51GM motherboard
AMD 64 X2 Dual Core Processor (3800+)
ATI Radeon X600Pro Graphics Card with 128MB of DDR memory
1 GB of memory
450W Max power supply