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    Re: 8800GTX worth it?

    Quote Originally Posted by Butcher View Post
    I'm pondering getting an 8800GTX as an upgrade for my current rig, is it worth doing without also getting a new CPU and the like?

    Current specs are:
    A64 4000+ (single core at 233x11).
    1GB RAM
    2x6800GTs in SLI
    480W PSU.
    Some disks and whatnot.
    If i was you i would upgrade everything else first. It would be a wiser spend imho.

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    Re: 8800GTX worth it?

    Quote Originally Posted by Blitzen View Post
    If i was you i would upgrade everything else first. It would be a wiser spend imho.
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    Especially with the RAM situation, most games would be trashing at the swapfile like crazy with only 1Gb, no matter if you got 2x8800 Ultra's it would still be horribly slow.
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