How long will my 6800GT last?

Who can say? The Radeon 9700 PRO is still a usable card, and it was released years ago. then again, it was ahead of it's time.

I'd expect 2 more years of usability out of the 6800GT. Of course, around the end of that you'll have to turn off AA and some features newer games will have like HDR, etc. But it'll still be playable.

If you upgrade to a socket 939 Nforce3 mobo, you'll have a nice AGP system, and you can keep your CPU if you migrate to a PCI-E mobo/videocard later.

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<b>Geforce <font color=red>6800 Ultra</b></font color=red>
<b>AthlonXP <font color=red>~3300+</b></font color=red> <i>(Barton 2500+ o/c 412 FSB @ 2266 Mhz)</i>
<b>3dMark05: <font color=red>5,275</b>

sell and psyche it, make that pcie jump, get the 7 series gt for a lil'bitty more and o/c for all its worth

disagree... the 6800gt setup is still top notch as of now, don't upgrade for a while (a year or two). if you dump that system, get a 7800gtx, you'll waste a crap load of money that apparently i would think be better spent on hot dogs

<font color=red>gforce mx100/200 @ 230/440 =]</font color=red>

Thanks for the input. I think I'm going to keep it, as long as I can find a solid AGP Mobo that supports dual channel 1024MB sticks

Hmm, how about a cheap <A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2524&p=1" target="_new">Asrock Uli mobo</A> that supports S939 Athlon 64's, your 6800GT for now, and a PCi-e card later when you want to upgrade? These mobos exist and are cheap. That's what I'd do if if I were in your shoes. Something to think about anyway.


<A HREF="http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=658042" target="_new">3DMark05</A> <A HREF="http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=3781954" target="_new">3DMark03</A>

I'll trade you ny TI4200 for it.

no, my 8500 is a better choice, it supports PS1.4!!!

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