What should I get?

Im not a hardcore gamer, all I play is Quake III, and recently RTCW. Im on a 450mhz p3, 384 mb sdram, and 64mb gf2 mx 400. I want 125 fps constant in both quake and rtcw ( i know ill need more cuz rtcw is a fps hog ). I was wondering what would help me accomplish, keep in mind I dont have a ton of money, say 300 - 400. Also, should I upgrade now or wait a few months and see what new things comes out?

Hmm, only The Ti4600 will provide you 125FPS and that's with a high-speed processors. There's no way to meet your needs with $400. Then again, you DO NOT NEED 125FPS to get smooth game play! You only need ~60FPS with a minimum no less than 45FPS.

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Ok take out the vid card since the one i have now if pretty decent, i can upgrade later when g4 prices come down. So we have the xp 1800, the mobo, and ddr ram. Is 256 ddr faster than my 384 sd? Also are u all buying these things online? Like newegg.com and stuff? Cuz i called my local comp store and everything is like 50 bux more expensive, and installation of a new mobo/procc is 80, i can do ram/vc by myself though.

Build it yourself dude, its not that hard...

Also, he may need a new PSU, which can add a quick 50 bucks or so...and don't skimp! Get a good one, it'll last you a few years...

Unless you plan on playing older games, newer games run better on Dx8 compatible cards, or anything above a Gf3 or Radeon8.5k. The Gf2mx is a relatively weak card, ditch the thing. If you want to save money, get a Radeon 7500 or Gf2Ti for around $60. Yes, DDR is faster than SDR, the 128 extra SDR doesn't help unless you are moving around lots on information, as in servers and databases. Yes, you can get these parts very inexpensively at newegg.com. Very reliable, fast, 1 day shipping for an extra $2.99, well worth it. Just bought over $1000 of parts last week from there, recieved it 2 days later.

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