Whats better for gaming, CPU or GPU? Which GPU for me?

Hey this might be a simple question for you, but what is better for gaming, a good CPU or GPU?

Also, I am having trouble deciding which GPU to get. Tom's Charts show the ATI gets more FPS, but is it still good? Here are my 2 choices.

ATI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102059

NVIDIA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814143049

I am currently going to get an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (AM2 socket). It will be paired up with the ECS (ATI 3200 chipset) on newegg. Im going to try out ATI and AMD since they are a little cheaper for my budget, $750. This is also going to be my first build. If you want to see my wishlist, let me have your email and I will email it to you. (I dont know how to make it public, if you know how, let me know )

Thanks.

CPU already comes into play....however your aiming for midranged GPU's so I wouldnt worry with that being a factor in this case.

why wouldnt you recommend them?

7600GT is newer, but they both run pretty par with one another. If you can do the rebate, then the 7600GT. If you dont want to wait, then the x850xt factors in. And even with DX10 coming out in a few weeks, your price range wont factor in that kind of power. So either one will give you equal performance. What powersupply you plan to use on one of these cards?

i meant, he should go for x1950pro if he can't wait for dx10(release and prices to go down)

here's a little info on that card, also they compare it to 7900gs
Benchmarks - ATI face up to the 7900GS

yeah, i think it's worth it $$$.
man i can't wait to get my hands on a dx10 card, as you can see i'm struggling with x1600 pro 512mb pcie

yeah, i know. I mean i play oblivion, fear etc on max settings but still that card doesn't "look good" with my oc c2d rig

that is the hard truth

It's always only for "a little bit more money" LOL

If you want to get a fast computer and forego gaming a bit, spend your money on 4 gigs of RAM and a chip. But before you do that, get yourself a solid case and PSU. Those two things should be first on your list everytime. I recommend a PSU 700w+ if you plan on getting powerful graphics in the future. Get yourself a mobo with an onboard GPU or find the cheapest compatible graphics card you can find.

Don't go by who the reply was to. LOL Just think. I didn't feel like scrolling up. Sorry! I usually quote if I'm in direct convo to someone from farther up on the list.

So Ass, do you agree or not?

Unless your name is in reference to Seinfeld, then I'll feel free to abbreviate your name. Afterall, you chose it. Not like your folks gave it to you. :-) You could at least list reasons why you don't agree...but I'm not sure I care. I feel I'm right or I wouldn't have given my opinion. I more or less just wanted some intelligent pondering, not debate. He has my opinion and if he wants more he can PM me. :-P I'll TTYL Ass.

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Ok there Mr. 1 Sentence Reply.
I don't see anything in your last 4 replies "on topic" not since I posted what I posted. You could've just responded to the topic at hand in your FIRST reply. I don't understand people sometimes.

*****'s off. Let me know when you feel up to it.

Hehe, he started it! *Bares his teeth I'm still waiting for feedback on what I posted.

Obviously if he's sinking money into a GPU, gaming is in the cards....

Memory address can't handle 4GB of RAM at a time with XP which is probably what he's using. Besides...2GB is more than enough for the time being...

PSU; YES.... case should be a distant concern. Your internal component quality comes 1st and foremost.

Why?? Thats going to really kill his performance, which is something I dont think he wants.

your heart is in the right place, but i prefer to spend as little as possible on the case (eg. mini tower) and replace it and the entire computer once every 3 or 4 years

having said that i may regret a mini tower if these dx10 cards turn out to be too large to fit inside come the end of next year

Um, that will cost me my whole bugdet, thank you very much. I plan on upgrading, but not to those specs this early.

Also, I have a mid-tower atx case that will do me just fine.

I will be using XP home.

I guess you guys forget that this is my first build, and I don have but $750 to spend. I have spendt $200 so far. I will get the X850 for now, until D10 cards get priced down. If D10 cards are too big for my case, then I will get a bigger case.

My case only cost $25. Its strudy and plenty of fans, plenty of room. (I plan on installing a Vantec Tornado though for the intake fan)

Here is it. Linkworld.

Are you talking about the fan?