Definitely. If you want to get a high end card now and can stand the increased noise, get the 1900xt and the x2 3800.Originally posted by: Tsuwamono
X1900 or just wait for the Direct X10 Cards. Thats what im doing, im sticking it out with my X800 until i get a Direct X 10 card. Then ill be buying a high end ATI card.
Originally posted by: fire400
2. Intel was first to release dual core, although not as effective in performance compared
Originally posted by: EffeX
For pure gaming is 1mb of cache worth 100$?
Originally posted by: Howard
You can always overclock the X2 3800+ (or any CPU, really). But for those games, at 1280x1024, you won't need a 7900GTX. A 7900GT at 1280x1024 /w 4x AA in Quake 4 will yield close to 100fps.
Originally posted by: DaRkLoRd666
Originally posted by: EffeX
For pure gaming is 1mb of cache worth 100$?
dont listen to them, 1mb cache vs 512 k makes a HUGE difference. i have 1gb of ram and a 6800gs i got about 10 more fps when i upgraded my 3000+ to 3700+, now i know the ghz also increaced but look at the 3800+ vs the 3700+ in benchmarks and stuff (try tomshardware cpu charts) the 3700+ scores better then the 3800+ so spend then extra 100$
Originally posted by: NuroMancer
Originally posted by: DaRkLoRd666
Originally posted by: EffeX
For pure gaming is 1mb of cache worth 100$?
dont listen to them, 1mb cache vs 512 k makes a HUGE difference. i have 1gb of ram and a 6800gs i got about 10 more fps when i upgraded my 3000+ to 3700+, now i know the ghz also increaced but look at the 3800+ vs the 3700+ in benchmarks and stuff (try tomshardware cpu charts) the 3700+ scores better then the 3800+ so spend then extra 100$
He quoted toms hardware..... Don't listen.
A)Toms hardware is a bad site to base decisions on.
B)You did get a big jump in clock going from 3000+ to 3700+ thus probally a part of that "10" fps you measured using?
So yah... Save your money for some newer games Or be like me and enjoy the classics
Originally posted by: DaRkLoRd666
or just look at THIS link cause its from anandtech and prove tomshardware is an good source aswell as proving you wrong finishing witht eh 1mb makes a difference http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2747&p=3 just remember this, everything has to go through the cache before it is used so twice as much space will make it a lot better in evertying, not just gaming (like if you are running music in the backround it will run much better)