lol, i need to get off my ass and upgrade my p4 but cards like this make it hard 0_o
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I need to get off my ass to upgrade from my amd xp 2500+
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so expensive to go to pci-e for me
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I bet not. Even the 2900 is just competitive with the 8800GTX from what I've gathered (not much analysis though). The 2900 is not being offered in AGP. My thought was always a better gaming card than my old 9800Pro that will eventually serve duty in residence as my HTPC when I upgrade my desktop completely. If this can do BR and HD-DVD at 1080i along with giving me some solid juice for an occasional game (I just took a new job today) then it works out. Plus, it keeps me from getting one of those new ultra big monitors
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built in savings.
That said, if I was to upgrade it would be C2D and 8800GTX all the way. I just need to hold off on that for a bit.
That said, if I was to upgrade it would be C2D and 8800GTX all the way. I just need to hold off on that for a bit.
I've been holding off on building a new system for years now
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There are no new PC games due out that I wont wind up buying on the 360 or PS3 anyhow, I've pretty much decided that my days of gaming on the PC are probably close to being over. Granted, my current AGP rig can't do my 1080p monitor justice even on games like Half Life 2 with HDR and AA/AF turned on.....so the bug is still there. I expect the next "2 hours of gameplay" Half Life add-on to grind to a halt with my current rig when the bullets start flying.
But...every couple of months I ask myself if I should just retire my aging AGP rig (3.4Ghz) and upgrade, because lets face it....those C2D's aren't too pricy anymore.
I've got some vacation time coming up in July, and there is a part of me that wants to bite the bullet, buy another $50 case, a C2D and an aftermarket fan, a single 8800GTX and a couple gigs of ram, and Boom..........at least be able to not worry about running most stuff at 1080p (tho stalker will still be a problem....)
Before when c2d's were like $500 and MB's were like $250...it was a no-go...but lately?
Hell...its hard to say no to the tech thats out there.
Whats the cheapest, reasonably-overclockable SLI C2D motherboard out there?
There are no new PC games due out that I wont wind up buying on the 360 or PS3 anyhow, I've pretty much decided that my days of gaming on the PC are probably close to being over. Granted, my current AGP rig can't do my 1080p monitor justice even on games like Half Life 2 with HDR and AA/AF turned on.....so the bug is still there. I expect the next "2 hours of gameplay" Half Life add-on to grind to a halt with my current rig when the bullets start flying.
But...every couple of months I ask myself if I should just retire my aging AGP rig (3.4Ghz) and upgrade, because lets face it....those C2D's aren't too pricy anymore.
I've got some vacation time coming up in July, and there is a part of me that wants to bite the bullet, buy another $50 case, a C2D and an aftermarket fan, a single 8800GTX and a couple gigs of ram, and Boom..........at least be able to not worry about running most stuff at 1080p (tho stalker will still be a problem....)
Before when c2d's were like $500 and MB's were like $250...it was a no-go...but lately?
Hell...its hard to say no to the tech thats out there.
Whats the cheapest, reasonably-overclockable SLI C2D motherboard out there?
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