Upgrade Choices

[Dr.x]

Ok I currently run a

3800+ Athlon non DC
Asus m2n-e sLI
3gb DDR2 ocz plat'
7800GT OC PCI - E
Antc SmartPower 450w

Im thinking of what to upgrade next not sure tho. I want an 8800 GTS but not sure if my Athlon will bottleneck it. If it is im not sure what CPU to go with if i decide to upgrade the CPU. Also im looking for a good Soundcard that is good for Gaming

[(NL)Link]

Re: Upgrade Choices

Im not a specialist in this, however I´m using a X-Fi Xtreme Gamer soundcard and
this card only will give your system a slight boost plus high quality sound in game..
Due its hardware you are able to put BF sound options in Hardware Mode. So your processor don't have to "think" over the sound rendering and will give you more perfomance for other jobs..

If you serious looking for a GOOD soundcard I recommend this one..

As for your processor, it would be a great second option to upgrade..

[=98=]

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Due its hardware you are able to put BF sound options in Hardware Mode. So your processor don't have to "think" over the sound rendering and will give you more perfomance for other jobs..

Having a dedicated sound card no longer really gives any FPS boosts and CPU's are powerful enough to cope with it. If it does, it'll only be 0.5-1fps which, in my opinion, isn't a lot.
Buy one of you have nice speakers and you want to hear the difference.

[megawhompertoo]

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Vista or not?

[Dr.x]

Re: Upgrade Choices

win xp