Hi everyone,
I am currently allocated myself a small budget to do some computer upgrades (first to replace an aging mouse, plus a new monitor).
Now I have about $200 left. I am debating the viability of upgarding my X1900 XTX video card to the new Radeon 4870 (I will need to add about $150 on top of my budget for the new card).
My current CPU is an AMD 64 x2 4800 (same generation as the X1900 XTX). Is this CPU going to be a bottleneck regardless what GPU I use, or are today's games (playing Mass Effect at the moment) designed to shift all graphic burdens to the GPU instead of GUP + CPU?
If upgrading from X1900 XTX to Radeon 4870 isn't going to bring significant benefits, I plan to save up the money for the next PC overhaul upgrade.
Please let me know if GPU upgrades should usually go with CPU upgrades, or are GPU only upgrades worth the money if the CPU is one generation behind the GPU.
Thanks!
I am currently allocated myself a small budget to do some computer upgrades (first to replace an aging mouse, plus a new monitor).
Now I have about $200 left. I am debating the viability of upgarding my X1900 XTX video card to the new Radeon 4870 (I will need to add about $150 on top of my budget for the new card).
My current CPU is an AMD 64 x2 4800 (same generation as the X1900 XTX). Is this CPU going to be a bottleneck regardless what GPU I use, or are today's games (playing Mass Effect at the moment) designed to shift all graphic burdens to the GPU instead of GUP + CPU?
If upgrading from X1900 XTX to Radeon 4870 isn't going to bring significant benefits, I plan to save up the money for the next PC overhaul upgrade.
Please let me know if GPU upgrades should usually go with CPU upgrades, or are GPU only upgrades worth the money if the CPU is one generation behind the GPU.
Thanks!