Buying some new parts

Loud_Silence · 03-06-09, 04:34 PM

I can play any game at 1024x768, with the highets details, without getting less than 40fps. I never use AA, because i think its just a waste of performance for a very small gain of image quality. But i have to recognize 1024x768 is a low resolution for today's standards, Crysis still resists to work smoothly on a high resolution, and 3Dmark 06 keeps kicking my ass, not to mention 3Dmark vantage...
This is what i have:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+, 2,5 GhZ per core. I can OC it to get 2,7 GhZ per core, but OC is not a very healthy practice...
Graphics card: nVidia GeForce 8600GT, 512MB, PCIe 16x
MoBo: ASUS M2A-VM. It only has one PCIe slot. I'm not interested in SLI, but without PCIe 2.0 i can't use the newest cards' full potential.
Memory: 4GB DDR2-667, quite slow...

I don't want a ultra-fast allmighty rig with quad-SLI, just a PC where i can play anything at a decent resolution with full details without having to worry about performance drops. I think changing my current card for a 9800GT should be enough. What do you recommend?

03-06-09, 04:34 PM	#1
Loud_Silence Planesman Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 193 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Buying some new parts I can play any game at 1024x768, with the highets details, without getting less than 40fps. I never use AA, because i think its just a waste of performance for a very small gain of image quality. But i have to recognize 1024x768 is a low resolution for today's standards, Crysis still resists to work smoothly on a high resolution, and 3Dmark 06 keeps kicking my ass, not to mention 3Dmark vantage... This is what i have: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+, 2,5 GhZ per core. I can OC it to get 2,7 GhZ per core, but OC is not a very healthy practice... Graphics card: nVidia GeForce 8600GT, 512MB, PCIe 16x MoBo: ASUS M2A-VM. It only has one PCIe slot. I'm not interested in SLI, but without PCIe 2.0 i can't use the newest cards' full potential. Memory: 4GB DDR2-667, quite slow... I don't want a ultra-fast allmighty rig with quad-SLI, just a PC where i can play anything at a decent resolution with full details without having to worry about performance drops. I think changing my current card for a 9800GT should be enough. What do you recommend?