I have an Athlon XP 1800+ (running at the stock 1533 mhz or whatever it is)
I have a Radeon 9800 (non-pro).
I'm just wondering if I will see substantial gains in speed by going to something like an ATI X800 XL, or a 6600 GT? (They can be had for around $75 now...)
Or is the CPU simply going to be a bottleneck?
I could get a 2600+ cpu for $40 - is that going to make much difference?
I have a Socket A mobo, and can't afford to upgrade much else other than an el-cheapo cpu and/or video card.
Thanks.
I have a Radeon 9800 (non-pro).
I'm just wondering if I will see substantial gains in speed by going to something like an ATI X800 XL, or a 6600 GT? (They can be had for around $75 now...)
Or is the CPU simply going to be a bottleneck?
I could get a 2600+ cpu for $40 - is that going to make much difference?
I have a Socket A mobo, and can't afford to upgrade much else other than an el-cheapo cpu and/or video card.
Thanks.