i meant to post this last week until my internet died.
there have been a few posts recently about people blaming their graphics cards for slow down when the games loading at the start of the map, no real fps improvements with their new gfxcards etc.
WHile board at work, i found this intresting artcle on guru3d that might enlighten a few people as to why a new gfx card might not be the best upgrade for your pc.
http://www.guru3d.com/article/article/136/
it is abit old but i feel the principles are still valid today, considering the power of the new gfx cards.
From this article (i use a simular 2.8 p4 with an x800xt pe) i can see that i need to upgrade my cpu and mobo to get the best out the card amnd a longer life. screw upgrading to pci-e when i can get another performance boost for 140 bucks rather than 250+ for the gfx + cpu + mobo (£400). I hope it might be a good starting guide for those like me who want to push the lifespan of their hardware a bit further.
there have been a few posts recently about people blaming their graphics cards for slow down when the games loading at the start of the map, no real fps improvements with their new gfxcards etc.
WHile board at work, i found this intresting artcle on guru3d that might enlighten a few people as to why a new gfx card might not be the best upgrade for your pc.
http://www.guru3d.com/article/article/136/
it is abit old but i feel the principles are still valid today, considering the power of the new gfx cards.
From this article (i use a simular 2.8 p4 with an x800xt pe) i can see that i need to upgrade my cpu and mobo to get the best out the card amnd a longer life. screw upgrading to pci-e when i can get another performance boost for 140 bucks rather than 250+ for the gfx + cpu + mobo (£400). I hope it might be a good starting guide for those like me who want to push the lifespan of their hardware a bit further.