developer opinion on hardware.

[ForgottenHero]

tripwire's next game will use the unreal 3 engine right?

my pc:

amd 64 3200
1024 ram
9800 pro

^^ thats my current agp rig. if i buy a 7600gs(agp) can you guess how i would run your next game? maybe add a gig of ram.

amd 64 3200
2 gigs ram
7600gs

im looking to run unreal 3 based games at 1024 res and low/medium settings. im not that big on graphics and i really dont spend much time playing games besides red orchestra and a couple others. but would i really have to buy a new rig with dual core cpu and a much better card?

i like the 7600gs(agp) over the 7600gt(agp) cause its $100

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125039

im more into spending as little money as possiable than having max settings or high res.

 

[Phoenix-D]

My advice: if you're upgrading just for a specific game, wait until it comes out. No point upgrading now if all the games you have work fine..

 

[Ender]

My advice: if you're upgrading just for a specific game, wait until it comes out. No point upgrading now if all the games you have work fine..

dito
No point in getting a video card for something that you will get in the future. There may even be a better card in your price range by then.

 

[Kurtz]

You and I are in the exact same boat, as I have the same specs. I plan on using this pc until it can't run the games I want at all, and only upgrading then.

 

[ForgottenHero]

i kinda would like to play oblivion and fear on better settings than my 9800 pro allows.

i hate spending money on hardware. hate it.

 

[Thorpy]

Not going dx10 untill some games actually come out and , gfx cards and drivers are reliable to play the new games.

Oh and wait, AMD will release their new flagship gfx, meaning Nvidia will bring down prices throughout their 8*** series

 

[{Cap-Down}]

AMD are releasing GFX cards!?!?!?

 

[fiftyone]

AMD & ATI got married !

 

[PermenentMarker]

unless you have another agp rig that can use the 9800... I don't think there's a dramatic change in upgrading the video.

An extra gig of ram ALWAYS does good...
Also, DDR ram will only get more expensive with DDR2 being the new standard.

Better off milking that Barton or early athlon64 of yours till you're ready get to a new computer...

The 9800pro has been a superior card for very long... it might be old, but I don't think the CPU will let you take too much more advantage of a newer card.

 

[Colt .45 killer]

the ati 2200 is coming out soon, if i were you i would be waiting till septemberish when new games come out and if you get a new rig, make it a pci 16 vid card.