Upgrade to 6800GT

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Name: JoshG
Date: August 1, 2005 at 18:33:26 Pacific
Subject: Upgrade to 6800GT
OS: Xp Pro
CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon64 3200+/768MB

Comment:

I'm thinking I'm going to need to upgrade my video card pretty soon. I can play FarCry, HL2, and Doom3 with no problems, but I'm beginning to wonder about F.E.A.R when it comes out. I would be upgrading to a 6800GT (8x AGP) from an Radeon 9800 Pro. I also need to get a GB of RAM as I only have 768MB currently. Which would be most important to get first?
Josh
Abit KV8-MAX3 mobo
AMD Athlon64 3200 CPU
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128
Western Digital 120GB 7200rpm SATA HDD
Kingston 768MB RAM PC 3200

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Response Number 1

Name: heropsycho2177
Date: August 1, 2005 at 18:56:30 Pacific
Subject: Upgrade to 6800GT

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I'd say RAM.
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Response Number 2

Name: jam
Date: August 1, 2005 at 21:56:18 Pacific
Subject: Upgrade to 6800GT

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The 6800GT is a better card, but is it THAT much better to warrant the current cost? They're only gonna get cheaper.
Is this a S754 system? If so, you could add another 256MB PC3200. If it's a S939 (not sure how many support AGP), go with 2 x 512MB in dual channel mode.
ASUS A7N8X-X
Athlon XP 1800+
8.5 x 200MHz
1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7
Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro SP1

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