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Mogur:

I know what you mean about the rest, the CPU and memory. From my experience, there are three major bottlenecks in a system: CPU, RAM, and video. It varies by application as to which is the most important, and some games that use a lot of AI calculations need the CPU and RAM more than video power. But right now I'm after something that will give me a better framerate, since what I currently have is really hurting my eyes.

Aramil:

I've been seriously looking at ATI's Radeon 9600 to 9800 line, and I'm leaning towards a Radeon 9600XT 256MB one that I found for about $140 (plus whatever tax and shipping). A lot of the benchmarks on Tom's Hardware Guide show that most of the 9600+ ATI cards area lot more powerful than similarly-priced Nvidia cards and only get out-performed by the really top of the line stuff, like the GeForce 6800... which I can only afford in my dreams. I still have a few days before I can make any purchase, so I'm still analyzing the choices.

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10-28-2004, 10:24 PM	#4
Neori A Snow Cougar Join Date: Jan 2003 Server: Tunare Posts: 47	Mogur: I know what you mean about the rest, the CPU and memory. From my experience, there are three major bottlenecks in a system: CPU, RAM, and video. It varies by application as to which is the most important, and some games that use a lot of AI calculations need the CPU and RAM more than video power. But right now I'm after something that will give me a better framerate, since what I currently have is really hurting my eyes. Aramil: I've been seriously looking at ATI's Radeon 9600 to 9800 line, and I'm leaning towards a Radeon 9600XT 256MB one that I found for about $140 (plus whatever tax and shipping). A lot of the benchmarks on Tom's Hardware Guide show that most of the 9600+ ATI cards area lot more powerful than similarly-priced Nvidia cards and only get out-performed by the really top of the line stuff, like the GeForce 6800... which I can only afford in my dreams. I still have a few days before I can make any purchase, so I'm still analyzing the choices. __________________ Mersia Angelis - 55 mage Neori Willowwhisper - 55 druid Miane Thistlemere - 52 ranger Mandayilie D'Seet - 51 enchanter Kinyrae F`Lorn - 54 necromancer ----------------------------------- [re-retired] ----------------------------------- Former Guildmistress of Angelfire Glory - Tunare server