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I'm currently running an X800GTO2 (CPU = X2 4200+) with the bios tweaked and oc'd to x850 (XT ?) speeds or there abouts. Everyone around me is now on an 8800GTS or GTX and to be honest I'm jealous, the trouble is this makes me want to upgrade when I shouldn't be realy.
I can scrape to spending around £90 or so on a new GPU but I know that I'll be disapointed with anything other than an 8800GTS. A GTX would be suicide for my bank balance, I'm happy to go OD for two months or so paying for a GTS. I very much doubt that anything better than an 8800GTS is going to come along by mid October, I know that Nvidia may be bringing out some new GPU's but in all honesty that means early 2008 before they're easy to get/affordable ?.
I know that I'm not going to get amazing results in BF2 and CS: Source (I run 1280x1024), by that I mean there'll be no quantum leap in how they look (just smoother etc.).
Well, shall I bite the bullet and spend around £180 now on an 8800GTS then have to be carefull with my cash for say two months ?. Should I just put up with what I have knowing that it's not that bad ?. Should I break into my parents house and steal my brothers 8800GTX ?
Is this just whine or a plea for someone to justify me spending the money ?