Is it worth a GPU upgrade on a 1ghz pIII?

[jaems]

Hi all.
I have a Nv 4400gt in my 1 ghz system, and im wondering if an upgrade to current cards would be worth it. ie, will the old cpu limit the performance gain of new gpu?

thansk! yes, thansk.

 

[pickxx]

Good news and bad news....You could upgrade, and it might provide a small jump in games

but you are bascially done with that CPU.....you will need a new CPU to run current GPUs....by current i mean anything from a 6600-7800GTX

You dont have to have a beast machine, but you will need something more then a p3

 

[pauldh]

Considering the games that would benefit most from a GPU upgrade won't even run on a 1GHz CPU, I'd say keep that GF4 Ti4400 (if that's what a NV 4400GT is) Not worth upgrading at all.

 

[margag_]

Do not waste money on a new card it is pointless the gf4ti4400 is 'in tune' with the p3 1ghz

Why d'ont you overclock the card ? it could give you more than you expect...

 

[jaems]

That sounds like good advice. I'll wait til I can afford a whole new mess.
Thanks again.

 

[dhlucke]

Another thing to think about is that the holidays are right around the corner and if the season doesn't go that great for the big OEM's you might find a killer deal afterwards.

 

[Snorkius]

That's what I'm hoping for.

Plus I think there's an over-saturation in the mid-to-high-range with what, at least 10 models now? Used to be 1 low, 1 mid, and 1 high from both companies. This full spectrum can't but push down the less successful models in price.

 

[pickxx]

Look at dell now that they are starting to carrry AMD
Find a pretty low end deal and then put a new video card in there.

a new low end dell can be had for around 399....plus a 200card....that would be a good 600 gaming system.

 

[pauldh]

Look at dell now that they are starting to carrry AMD
Find a pretty low end deal and then put a new video card in there.

a new low end dell can be had for around 399....plus a 200card....that would be a good 600 gaming system.

Whoa, careful. haven't looked into an AMD Dell, but low end Dell usually means integrated graphics without a slot for upgrading. Basically throw aways. 8O

 

[pickxx]

True, thats a concern....
but i know that every dell that my dad was looking at (all 399-699 machines) had AGP slots.


but thats a good call....Get the cheapest Dell with AMD and a AGPslot/PCIe slot, Double check they have one or the other.....either will make good gaming machines on the cheap.

 

[pickxx]

a1130e get the upgrade for the RAM to512 and leave the rest as is...

This is a HP that i found with a AMD 3200+, 512 RAM, 40GB HDD for $380....i think it has PCIe so with a 6800GS for $200 you should have a very good cheapr gaming computer.

if you are looking for a more powerful soultuion, let me know.....