Recommendations for comp. upgrade

[Tydude4Christ]

I was thinking about upgrading my computer for gaming purposes and i would like to know what upgrade you might recommend. I have

AMD Athlon XP 2400+ at 2 Ghz

Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128 MB

1 Gig of 333 Mhz pc 2700 ram

should i upgrade my processor to an AMD Athlon 64 4000+ or
should i upgrade my video card to a ati radeon x800 pro.
Please help. Remember it is for gaming purposes.

 

[uzi9mm]

Well you should upgrade your CPU and Video Card, but the video card has a higher priority over the CPU in gaming.

So upgrade your vid card first.

 

[Execute]

Get the best cpu you can afford.
And get a 7800GT if you can afford it.

But if your on like a 160 dollar budget for a GFX Card then get a EVGA 6600GT

 

[Counter-Strike]

Processor over video card. But your motherboard support AMD64. It has to be socket 939.

 

[Tydude4Christ]

my motherboard does not support it but i already figured that into my pricing

$500 for 4000+ and an asus a8n-e socket 939

or

$250 for SAPPHIRE 100600-Red Radeon X800PRO 256MB

 

[Tydude4Christ]

thanks for the suggestion about the video card it looks like a nice card.

 

[U-Toast]

x800pro is a bad choice.. Many people have been tlaking about this on these forums. 6800GT will perform better than it. Search beedubaya's posts, you'll get the idea, lol

 

[beedubaya]

Yeah, DON'T GET THE X800PRO! I have an X800 Pro, and while its a good card in itself, it can't compare in one bit to the 6800 GT which is the same price! Its pretty much a no brainer...the choice between the two. Get the 6800 GT.

 

[Tydude4Christ]

what is the difference between avg and pci express 16x

 

[Tydude4Christ]

im getting the 6800gt but should i get pci express 16x or avg