I thinking of building a Conroe based system and am not sure where to spend my cash.
I don't often play at a high res (never more than 1280*1024) and like a frame rate that stays above 60 at all times. I'd rather drop the res right down than have fps that drop into the 40's.
In order to achieve the highest minimum framerate possible, in as many games as possible, do you think it best to splash out on the cpu or the gpu - or a bit of both? I read that cpu often has more affect on the minimum rate, but also that this varies from game to game.
At the mo i'm thinking of a 6600 and x1900, but would happily skimp on one and boost the other if it'll help keep a consistent rate when playing at 1280*1024.
Whatcha think?
I don't often play at a high res (never more than 1280*1024) and like a frame rate that stays above 60 at all times. I'd rather drop the res right down than have fps that drop into the 40's.
In order to achieve the highest minimum framerate possible, in as many games as possible, do you think it best to splash out on the cpu or the gpu - or a bit of both? I read that cpu often has more affect on the minimum rate, but also that this varies from game to game.
At the mo i'm thinking of a 6600 and x1900, but would happily skimp on one and boost the other if it'll help keep a consistent rate when playing at 1280*1024.
Whatcha think?
