Got a 7600gs for Christmas :) :) :)

[Xiggy]

well first of Merry Christmas Guys!

now onto business...i got a 7600gs by xfx for Christmas!

my old setup was
pent 4 1.8ghz 400 mhz fsb
intel d845hv mobo
768mb pc133 ram
eVGA 5200 128mb 32bit agp4x

now i used to get 25 fps on battlefield 2 lowest as you can possibly go graphics

now i installed the 7600gs 256mb 128 bit agp 8x (has to run 4x though becaseu of the board)...new board to come

and i get around 60 (not sure yet need to reinstall fraps)..on medium graphics..and the framerate is soooooo smooth i love it

so should i be looking into new mobo and ram next? thx

 

[DJ-CHRIS1]

Well now having an AGP video card, you have a little problem. You can upgrade the ram and motherboard, but you will still be using old parts as new motherboards are PCI-E.

 

[mammikoura]

well you will be looking at new mobo & cpu + ram. Are you going to buy the stuff soon or are you just planning for the future?

 

[Nik00117]

BF2 has got to be one the most demanding games for ram.

2 GIGs to get wicked game play out of it. But 1 GIG is ok...

 

[Kage]

Your card is also being slowed down by the fact its running on AGP 8X... That said, its doing pretty well to get that frame rate.
My 9800PRO (before I got this 6800GS), it suffered alarmingly with only 4x speed in games. Some Direct X-9 effects didn't work, etc.

You can get motherboards with AGP and PCI-E 16x lanes I believe.

 

[Xiggy]

yeh...and yes my computer is kinda suffering from the agp 4x


and i plan to upgrade pretty soon i just dont know exactly when
also i geta round 30-40 fps in FEAR Combat on low and a couple medium settings

i reallly think its because of the agp4x because i know i should be able to get higher graphics

and since i only have a pent 4 1.8ghz 400 mhz fsb i keep my processor settigns on the game all the way down and then up the vidoe card ones!

still plays good though...just going to Mobo/ram next

maybe i should buy all new stuff (cpu mobo and ram) at the same time
so this way i could upgrade from socket 439 to socket 775

that mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813186090

ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220068

processor?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116230

$233..tahts not bad at all if you think about it!...i may look for a mobo with a pcix16 slot and an agp 8x slot though

 

[Kage]

Get an Intel Core 2 Duo. Best out at the moment, and they aren't that expensive either, for the mid spec ones, and yet, they'd blow away that damn Pentium 4
For gaming, nothing can be that Core 2 Duo. before that, AMD 64 was the winner in gaming.

 

[Xiggy]

i know man ....i should get get a 6300 those are only $200 and in a lot of tests it had some same ratings as the best amd processor (completely forgot what that one is though lol)

 

[Kage]

The AMD 64 FX probably
Its definietly worth the money for the Intel Core 2 DUO's.

 

[Xiggy]

very tru man...idk i may save up about 350 darra and buy a pretty good mobo....ram...and a 6300....also when vidoe games take advantage of dual core the processor will be even greater