Upgrade from x800 xtpe -> x1800 xt worth it?

[nichorob]

Hi there,

Thinking about purchasing 1 of the PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB cards as an upgrade to my x800 xt pe as id like to run all my games at full detail at the high resolution i use (1680x1050) which my current card cant quite hack. Is this a worthy upgrade and will i see the desired extra power im looking for? Rest of my system spec is A64 3500+, 2gb Corsair which im hoping isnt too much of a bottleneck.

Opinions?

Many thanks.

 

[nichorob]

I think the x1900 will be overkill for me, especially if its £100ish more expensive also, i imagine the x1800 will do all I need and the Powercolor card thats on special at the moment may just be slightly too tempting

 

[nichorob]

Wont me 3500+ bottleneck the x1800 let alone a x1900? Damn you people dont tempt me I cant afford to be tempted!