Eddie the Ed Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 I have a 9800 Pro, and a 2.8 Ghz CPU. 1 Gb RAM DDR 3200. Would my 2.8 processor bottleneck a Radeon 800xt? Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arclam Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 I don't think it would to much. WHy do you want to upgrade anyway? A 9800 is still a good card. I'd at least wait till a price drop on the X800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oherror Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 if you have the cash and want to spend half a grand go for it...but if your like me and don't want to spend a half a grand for a card. when i already own a good card "for me FX5950 ultra" i shall wait for awhile till i actually notice my card can't compete any more. most likly a year or two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astatine Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 I have a 9800 Pro, and a 2.8 Ghz CPU. 1 Gb RAM DDR 3200. Would my 2.8 processor bottleneck a Radeon 800xt? Thanks... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes At lower resolutions anyway. That's no reason not to do it though, because you'll be able to turn the image quality right up. I upgraded from a 9800 Pro to a GeForce 6800 GT. Big improvement. The X800/6800 generation is the biggest jump in GPU power for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie the Ed Posted August 27, 2004 Author Share Posted August 27, 2004 Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I won't be buying the card right away. I'll wait for a price drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deraldin Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 I have a 9800 Pro, and a 2.8 Ghz CPU. 1 Gb RAM DDR 3200. Would my 2.8 processor bottleneck a Radeon 800xt? Thanks... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes At lower resolutions anyway. That's no reason not to do it though, because you'll be able to turn the image quality right up. I upgraded from a 9800 Pro to a GeForce 6800 GT. Big improvement. The X800/6800 generation is the biggest jump in GPU power for years. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As I recall the same was said about the 9700 Pro. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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