Decision Time- Time to Upgrade....

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Good day all...  Based on my sig, what is a good upgrade in regards to my video card.  Realistically, I dont want to upgrade my PSU or get anything else to enhance my system performance except the video card.  Also, I just purchased the 2001FP monitor.  Will an upgraded video card make my FP look better?   GC

The_Man42 · Answer

9800 Pro would  be good for you. And No you won't see any difference the way your desktop looks, but it will give much better performance than the 5200.

kebabmaker · Answer

you've got a pretty good spec so depending on how much money you're willing to spend i'd get at least a geforce 6600gt (better than a radeon 9800pro, will last longer, and costs roughly the same). if you want some more power go for the geforce 6800 or radeon x800pro. since you've got 2 hard disks (and most likely 2 optical drives) you might need a power upgrade for the geforce 6800gt. a video upgrade will definitely improve things massively when playing games, you may also see a slight improvement in 2d image quality.  Message Edited by kebabmaker on 12-17-2004 07:13 PM

herb366 · Answer

I was wondering when you were going to upgrade that video card, lol:smileyvery-happy:. I noticed what a nice system you have from previous posts but that 5200 video card just stuck out (as not belonging). The 6600GT is a superb card that doesn't draw much power. The 9800PRO is also a very good card but no one should be buying it anymore when they can get the 6600GT for about the same price. The 6600GT kills it.

CastleBravo · Answer

The only difference you will see between a FX 5200 and a higher-end card like a 9800 Pro or 6600 GT will be in 3D graphics performance.  2D performance and picture quality will really be about the same.

gscone · Answer

Thanks for the compliments.  I will probably be doing some minor upgrades soon, such as a better video card and getting a better internal fan.    GC

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