Howdy all..
I'm considering upgrading the 8600GT that's currently on my gaming box. Mostly as I'm a little frustrated by the 256mb memory and the fact it kinda limps along on minimum settings in GTA 4
The problem, perhaps, is the age of the system.
It's based on an Asus A8N-SLI mobo which was one of their early ones (2005 vintage) and whilst it's got the fastest CPU I can jam in there (opteron 185) and 3G ram, I can't help thinking there's only so far I can go with the peripherals before I'm bottlenecking elsewhere.
I've heard stories that some of the newer cards aren't compatible with PCI-E1.0 which I suspect is the standard my mobo is built on, which may also affect my choice some.
So what's good out there, how far should I go? Upgrade? Stick another 8600GT in there in SLI?
How long before I'm going to struggle with latest games titles?
Any thoughts?
G
I'm considering upgrading the 8600GT that's currently on my gaming box. Mostly as I'm a little frustrated by the 256mb memory and the fact it kinda limps along on minimum settings in GTA 4
The problem, perhaps, is the age of the system.
It's based on an Asus A8N-SLI mobo which was one of their early ones (2005 vintage) and whilst it's got the fastest CPU I can jam in there (opteron 185) and 3G ram, I can't help thinking there's only so far I can go with the peripherals before I'm bottlenecking elsewhere.
I've heard stories that some of the newer cards aren't compatible with PCI-E1.0 which I suspect is the standard my mobo is built on, which may also affect my choice some.
So what's good out there, how far should I go? Upgrade? Stick another 8600GT in there in SLI?
How long before I'm going to struggle with latest games titles?
Any thoughts?
G