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Old 06-01-2007, 10:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
Challah
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Upgrading my graphics card.

I am going to be purchasing a new card for Hellgate: London and beyond. Here are my current specs:

Dell XPS Gen4
Pentium 4 3.4GHz (2 CPUs)
2.5 gigs DDR2 RAM
Nvidia 6800

My two best options seem to be the GeForce 8800 GTS and the GeForce OC 7950GT. I don't care about DX10. If anything, I'm inclined towards DX9 because I don't want to go through the hassle of installing Vista.

I have several question blobs:

1. First of all, do any of you own either of the mentioned cards? If so, are you happy with your purchase, have you had any serious problems with them, etc?

2. Is investing in a DX10 card worth it at this point? How much extra are you paying for DX10 goodies? Would the cost of DX10 goodies be better spent on a more juicy DX9 card or are the new DX10 cards more sophisticated and plainly better (ignoring DX10 features, obviously)?

3. Would the boost from the two cards I have in mind be noticeable enough to warrant spending 400-500 bucks, or am I better off saving up for a year and investing in a $1000 beast of epic pwnage?

I'm a university student and my next card has to last until I'm finished my undergrad studies (3 more years starting this fall). Then law school. Holy crap.

Hopefully some of you will join the human resistance and help us repel the demonic hordes.

FOR THE LIVING!
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