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Upgrade to GF3 or upgrade entire PC?

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Anonymous
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February 23, 2002 8:20:50 AM

I have a PC with Pentium III 550MHz & 512MB RAM with a GEForce2 MX videocard. Should I upgrade the entire PC to an Athlon system? Or just upgrade the videocard to a GEForce3 Ti?

I can still run Wolfenstein 3D at a pretty good framerate on my system, so I thought that maybe my videocard is the bottleneck.

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February 23, 2002 11:44:07 AM

Upgrade the entire PC. With a GF3, your P3550 will still be an extreme bottleneck.

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor
February 23, 2002 1:53:36 PM

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February 23, 2002 1:57:11 PM

entire pc??
you do mean upgrade the cpu?
a faster cpu will make everything work faster, while a faster 3d card will only make 3d game work better up to a certain point!

if I were you, I will get a p3 1ghz for $100 and a Ati 8500 retail box for around $150! isn't that about the same price you plan to pay for a Gf3 ti500?
February 23, 2002 1:59:43 PM

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if I were you, I will get a p3 1ghz for $100 and a Ati 8500 retail box for around $150! isn't that about the same price you plan to pay for a Gf3 ti500

Yes, that would give the most bang for the buck.

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor
Anonymous
a b U Graphics card
February 24, 2002 7:00:44 AM

Thanks to everyone for the advice. I'll definitely upgrade the entire PC. By this, I meant the CPU, Motherboard, videocard and power supply. I'll probably upgrade my case as well, I've had it for four years, and I doubt it could take the new CPU's.
Anonymous
a b U Graphics card
February 24, 2002 2:34:43 PM

just upgrade it then.. good luck!have fun!

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