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I keep reading posts referring to bottlenecks...such as "don't buy this
card, with your system the bottleneck is your processor etc. so the benefit
would be lost"...or something along those lines.
So where is the bottleneck? Or, at what point does a vid card fall
behind/jump ahead of the processor or system bus or motherboard or whatever?
Is there a chart or something I can look at? What's the "best" card I should
consider before the below specs negate performance of a new card.
I have a:
Dell Dimension 4550 (circa January 2003)
2.4 GHz P4
512 MB PC2700 Ram
GeForce4 MX 420 (64mb) ... AGP 4X
250W power supply
any more info needed? Seriously considering the 5900XT right now, but would
something cheaper like a ti4200 be "enough"? I am also afraid the 5900xt
might be too much for this power supply. Already ruled out the 5200 & 5700's
thanks to this forum!
This is a general use computer for the family...a little of everything.
(Gaming, browsing, work apps, digital pictures, etc.)
FINALLY, I will most likely be adding another 512 MB of ram at the same time
as upgrading the card, if that has any impact.
I keep reading posts referring to bottlenecks...such as "don't buy this
card, with your system the bottleneck is your processor etc. so the benefit
would be lost"...or something along those lines.
So where is the bottleneck? Or, at what point does a vid card fall
behind/jump ahead of the processor or system bus or motherboard or whatever?
Is there a chart or something I can look at? What's the "best" card I should
consider before the below specs negate performance of a new card.
I have a:
Dell Dimension 4550 (circa January 2003)
2.4 GHz P4
512 MB PC2700 Ram
GeForce4 MX 420 (64mb) ... AGP 4X
250W power supply
any more info needed? Seriously considering the 5900XT right now, but would
something cheaper like a ti4200 be "enough"? I am also afraid the 5900xt
might be too much for this power supply. Already ruled out the 5200 & 5700's
thanks to this forum!
This is a general use computer for the family...a little of everything.
(Gaming, browsing, work apps, digital pictures, etc.)
FINALLY, I will most likely be adding another 512 MB of ram at the same time
as upgrading the card, if that has any impact.