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Gaming: processor vs. video card
Name: groovebuster Date: August 30, 2003 at 14:09:33 Pacific OS: os 10.2.6 CPU/Ram: dual 800, 1 G
Comment:
I have a dual 800 with a Gforce 2. I've noticed many new games require a processor minimum of around 800. So here is my question: should i upgrade my videocard or processor first? I can't afford both right now.
Also say if a game has a minimum processor requirement of 1 G, can I play if I have an 800, but the highest end video card like an ATI 9800?
Name: droopy1592 Date: September 4, 2003 at 17:00:01 Pacific
Reply:
If gaming is your priority, then get a better Graphics card. If you don't have big dough to spend, get a Geforce 4 Ti4200, but I'm not sure if you can get that model for a mac. The 9800Pro is a bit overkill though but if you only want to upgrade once, get the 9700 pro-9800 pro.
There are plenty of games that run fun on 700mhz-1Ghz proc with a nice powerful video card. The video card makes the biggest difference.
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