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Processor | Intel Pentium 4 2.6GHz with HT |
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Motherboard | Hewlett Packard |
Cooling | Cooler Master X-Dream Silent 3 |
Memory | 1GB DDR SDRAM |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire Hybrid Radeon X700 Pro 256MB DDR2 |
Storage | 80GB Western Digital, 120GB Maxtor |
Display(s) | HP f1703 LCD 17" |
Case | Hewlett Packard |
Audio Device(s) | AC97 |
Power Supply | HiPro 250W |
Software | Windows XP Home |
Hi. I'm on the verge of upgrading my video card from a Radeon X700 Pro to a Radeon X1600 Pro. I'd like to know what you guys think. Is it a good idea? Or is it a stupid idea to upgrade from one mid ranged card to another?
I did some research and this is what I came up with:
As you can see, the X1600 Pro only outclasses the X700 in terms of core clock (even then its not much) and pixel pipelines. And not to mention the DirectX 9.0c and Shader Model 3.0.
But the X700 transfers memory at 1gb/s more than the X1600!
Ok, I don't even play Half Life 2 (I played it for like 10 minutes and went back to my old favorites). So I just want to know, that if discounting the fact that I'm not looking to play NFS MW and stuff like that, is it a dumb idea or not?
I'd appreciate your comments. Thanks.
I did some research and this is what I came up with:
As you can see, the X1600 Pro only outclasses the X700 in terms of core clock (even then its not much) and pixel pipelines. And not to mention the DirectX 9.0c and Shader Model 3.0.
But the X700 transfers memory at 1gb/s more than the X1600!
Ok, I don't even play Half Life 2 (I played it for like 10 minutes and went back to my old favorites). So I just want to know, that if discounting the fact that I'm not looking to play NFS MW and stuff like that, is it a dumb idea or not?
I'd appreciate your comments. Thanks.