Persuade me...

[MoNkeE]

All,

I currently have:

A-64 S745 3700+ (Clawhammer)
2GB DDR400
X800Pro

Persuade me to get the 1950Pro for my AGP system. Is it really worth the £185 or however much it is? It looks like it'd be a very healthy upgrade, and to be honest my machine's starting to struggle with graphically intensive games!

-RaZ

 

[Lynx24]

Hi, if you cant run your games the way you want them too then yes it will be a nice upgrade, the 1950pro will run any game at high setting no problem

 

[Dureth]

I would say that no it isn't worth it. It may be starting to struggle now but it should still be pretty good for 90% of games on medium to high settings. Next year though games will be coming out that not only stretch your computer graphics wise but also cpu-wise. It would be better to save your money for a more complete system overhaul early to mid next year.

 

[1337z0r]

If your not looking to upgrade from AGP yet... then go for it. Should see good performance seeing as it seems like a good card.

 

[SidewinderINC]

i'm with dureth on this one

is the reason i'm sticking with my 6800GT till next year when it wont run games on medium-low

 

[Lynx24]

but like he said his card is starting to struggle with the games he plays, it will be a very nice boost in performance if he gets the 1950pro, its the same performance as a 7900gt better in some games.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Yeah from an x800pro to an x1950pro it will be an absolutely huge boost in performance, go for it you'll be totally blown away.

 

[Alexrose1uk]

Go for it IF, you are unable to A) Get a more powerful system a bit later on, which may be wise with upcoming games, or B) Cant get a socket 754 PCI-E mobo, Im not sure if any were made, but if they were, I suspect asrock for one may have done one.
If you do get the extra card though, it IS a nippy bugger.

 

[MoNkeE]

Thing is, I don't like having to play games on low-medium settings. It's the whole reason I sold my old 2405FPW and went to a 32" HD TV - the lower resolution meant I could still have settings up higher!

Medium to high is becoming rare-er and rare-er for this card; I can't remember the last time I had anti-aliasing on yet still having a good frame rate!

-RaZ

 

[testa12]

Generally, in this day and age, if you want things looking good and running smooth you gotta cough up the £££

 

[Lynx24]

Thing is, I don't like having to play games on low-medium settings. It's the whole reason I sold my old 2405FPW and went to a 32" HD TV - the lower resolution meant I could still have settings up higher!

Medium to high is becoming rare-er and rare-er for this card; I can't remember the last time I had anti-aliasing on yet still having a good frame rate!

-RaZ

GO FOR IT you will not be sorry, high settings all the way with some AA/AF in most if not all games with good framerates, plus you can sell your old card sould get about £70 maybe more, so all in all its an upgrade well worth the money