Yes, it will definitely hold you back but IMO there's a specific order in which you do things
I upgraded to C2D and had my 7900GT for awhile while I saved up for a 8800GTS...
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X1800XT vs GTX8800 (but with AMD socket 939 3700 CPU)
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Yes, it will definitely hold you back but IMO there's a specific order in which you do things
I upgraded to C2D and had my 7900GT for awhile while I saved up for a 8800GTS...
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no probs mate im saving for a gtx myself after forking out 4 the system in my spec 
Even though the 3700+ will hold you back, I dont think it would be a total waste to get the GTX now and get the rest later, my GTS in my 3700+ rig at 2.8ghz coped pretty well, and with a GTX you'll get higher performance, and aint games less CPU limited at higher res?
LOL, I highly doubt it would be that bad!!!
Pairing an 3700+ rig with an 8800GTX would be like trying to race a Ferarri with a 1.4L engine in it.
LOL, I highly doubt it would be that bad!!!
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basicly what do u want a
1/ small incease in games (buy a gfx card)
2/ small increase in games and system as a whole (upgrade system)
wait 4 gtx to come down in price
1/ small incease in games (buy a gfx card)
2/ small increase in games and system as a whole (upgrade system)
wait 4 gtx to come down in price
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no i think games are more cpu intensive at higher rez
basicly what do u want a
1/ small incease in games (buy a gfx card)
2/ small increase in games and system as a whole (upgrade system)
wait 4 gtx to come down in price
280 quid aint bad for a GTX already..
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yeah but wait a while and it will be even less
nope...you've got it backwards.
I guess this could be 2+ months, more than a while that.
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ahh well up 2 u mate forget what i said
Mate you can get an asrock board that uses ddr and ddr2 ram, you can re-use your existing ram and just get a £50 e2160
Dont those mobo's only support 4x PCI-E? if so then performance may actually be worse.
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far from it dude!
1280x960 = 1,228,800 pixels
1600x1200 = 1,920,000 pixels (56% more pixels than 1280x960)
1920x1200 = 2,304,000 pixels (87% more pixels than 1280x960)
All those extra pixels HAVE to be rendered by the gfx card. So GPU load is more at higher resolutions, or FPS is lower at higher resolutions...
far from it dude!
1280x960 = 1,228,800 pixels
1600x1200 = 1,920,000 pixels (56% more pixels than 1280x960)
1920x1200 = 2,304,000 pixels (87% more pixels than 1280x960)
All those extra pixels HAVE to be rendered by the gfx card. So GPU load is more at higher resolutions, or FPS is lower at higher resolutions...
Weird really, because some GPU's cope better at these higher res rendering more than at lower res with some CPU limitation.
If you want a temporary cheap stop gap, get a 3800+ or 4200+ x2. Cheap upgrade and you will notice the difference.
I went from a 3200+ running at 2.5Ghz and a x800xt pe OC to a 4200+ x2 running at 3.24Ghz and a 8800 GTS OC.
3dmark06 went from 2000 to 10000 points
I got £30 for my old processor and £50 for my gfx so total upgrade only cost me £125. Processor upgrade only cost me £15.
I only did this as a temporary stop gap till I make the leap into an Intel system with a GTX or a 9800. I just couldn't face swapping motherboard, memory, processor, cpu, cpu cooler etc.
I find that my 8800 GTS isn't held back by my processor and all current games run like a dream. Running same res as you are 1680 x 1050.
You could try the cpu swap out first. For £15 it's worth trying to see what difference it makes. Then get a GTX and see how you go. If held back by the cpu in future games, then sell everything and go Intel route but I think that setup would keep you going for a year or so.
I went from a 3200+ running at 2.5Ghz and a x800xt pe OC to a 4200+ x2 running at 3.24Ghz and a 8800 GTS OC.
3dmark06 went from 2000 to 10000 points
I got £30 for my old processor and £50 for my gfx so total upgrade only cost me £125. Processor upgrade only cost me £15.
I only did this as a temporary stop gap till I make the leap into an Intel system with a GTX or a 9800. I just couldn't face swapping motherboard, memory, processor, cpu, cpu cooler etc.
I find that my 8800 GTS isn't held back by my processor and all current games run like a dream. Running same res as you are 1680 x 1050.
You could try the cpu swap out first. For £15 it's worth trying to see what difference it makes. Then get a GTX and see how you go. If held back by the cpu in future games, then sell everything and go Intel route but I think that setup would keep you going for a year or so.
I've ran one for months and haven't noticed a single fps increase going to a 16x DS3.
Not sure how it would effect a faster card, i'm sure your right and it wouldn't be as fast as a mobo with 16x.
I couldn't tell any difference with my x1800xt tho, all scores still the same, all games don't run any faster.
There was a chart somewere, and it seemed like the X1900 ATi cards had only a couple fps performance drop, but the GTS/X's had quite a big performance drop.
I run Bioshock on High at 1280 by 1024 with 4AA & 8x AF silky smooth??!!
rig:
AMD 3500+ 2.55GHz
X1800xt 512
2 gig OCZ DDR
Maybe you guys need to defrag your hard drives more
You done the oblivion.exe hack to get AA then?