which one should i get? im thinking of getting one for under $200, but have the best performance.. what do you guys think about the ATI X1600pro? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102666
needs to be AGP.

or should i just save up my money and get an entirely new computer?

 

Save your money and get a new system with PCI Express. There are new PCI Express cards coming out, so that should drive the prices down.

 

anyone else?

 

You don't list what you've got in your box now so I don't know if just upgrading the video card would be worthwhile. I would have a hard time recommending to spend $200 on an end-of-life format though.

If your system is really good except for the video then it might make sense. Otherwise, you might be better off dealing with what you have now and dumping $500 - $600 on a substantial upgrade down the road.

 

Mizouse, I'm in the same boat.. I have a decent rig and AGP setup. I'm going to spend 600 or so over the next few months and get a new board with PCI express and the AMD 64 x2 (dual core)

 

3800+
7800 GT OC

mizouse, i would look for a 7800 GT. prices are dropping

 

i have a geForce 6800 256mb and its junk. just type in "geforce 68oo problems" in google to see what i mean. countless numbers of pages

 

well my system right now consists of:

Asus A7A266-E motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 2.01ghz
1GB PC2100 DDR RAM
160+100+100+200GB of hard drive space
Ati 9600 pro
Soundblaster audigy1 platnium
Lite-On Dual Layer DVD burner
NEC DVD rom
water cooling

 

I would wait till you can just get a new baord, processor, and vid card in one fell swoop.

 

You might want to rethink getting a dual-core rig. Many games, especially BF2, won't allow you to run both CPUs and just uses one of the CPU processors.

 

Finally someone with some sense. I see people clammering over the X2 for their gaming rigs. Makes no sense. (Though I'm one to talk, I run a Dual CPU rather than a Dual Core)

Mizouse, with a system like the one you already have, your really gonna need a whole new machine bro. If you had a Ath64 939 board with AGP, then it might be worth it to stick it out. but your not going much higher in that 462 (Athlon XP).

Does anyone know when AMD will start making socket F processors and when the boards will be out? I know its this year, I just dont remember if its like March or more like September or what.

 

what would you guy reccommend for a gamer? my x2 3800 works great, and i can multitask like crazy. i guess if all you do is game its not really needed, but when games start taking advantage of it, you will be left in the dust

 

If I were to buy a new rig right now, by the time games take advantage of dual processors, I'd be ready to get another rig.

 

$200...
get a 6800gtoc

 

id probably go with dual core since i do alot of multi taskin, downloading porn while watching porn while playing games,while chatting on AIM while surfing AZ

 

Damn, atleast you're honest!

Mizouse, don't go with that Sapphire card. If you do upgrade your current computer anything nVidia 6600 and beyond will be great.