Stupid upgrade opinion

FOX · Posted: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:53:22 Post Subject: Stupid upgrade opinion

im in pretty (very) bad need of a graphics card... now i have on that can get by on certain games for now but what im curious is if i should spend money on an agp card or should i buy a new mobo for like 170 and a pcie card to go w/ that?? if money werent an issue what would u do??

this way then i buy a pcie card and i can use it for a longer time to come

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 01:11:13 Post Subject:

Money is always an issue Grin

With that being said. How long do YOU expect to keep a new graphics card? If it's less than 1 yr, and your not a super heavy gamer... go with an AGP card.

If it's more than 2 yrs... upgrade and gor with a PCI-E card.

If it's 1 -2 yrs...... then it depends on how much your willing to spend, and how much gaming you really do.

I currently have a R9800 Pro, and am not in the market for a new card.

FOX · Posted: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 01:19:47 Post Subject:

im on a 9000 pro 128 if that tells you how long i use them lol.... ive had this one three years... im big into gaming and i can actually play hl2 and such w/ my new comp but i like to get my monies worth outta it if possible which it doesnt look like im gunna w/ my current mobo...

so im looking at another 400 to upgrade vs 200 for just a card.... that really adds up.

HackaX0rus · Posted: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:49:18 Post Subject:

I would say wait for pci E or get it now its worth the money...if you have it. I have a 9800pro 128 and by the end of summer i will hopefully have a winchester and a x800 pci E.

FOX · Posted: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 19:01:46 Post Subject:

how much would u want for the 9800?? i need a card... i had one sent through ati directly (for 150, special thing through werk) but the damned thing was broken!! so i have nothing again lol... i need something 60 frames isnt enough for me hehe

HackaX0rus · Posted: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 01:17:34 Post Subject:

IT's mine *hiss* get your own. Laughing

. nah i got it back in april the sapphire edition. its a great card check newegg. and if you get one get a saphire if you order from newegg because sapphire and newegg have a deal where they extend the newegg warranty to 2 years rather than 30 days with other brands. found that out when i fried my 9500.