current specs:
>asus p5b-e (965pe)--max mem voltage is 2.1v
>e6600
>x1950xt 740/1950mhz
>2gb ddr 800 4-4-4-12 (1000 @5-5-5-15)
>650W antec trio
>21" CRT max 1600x1200 (cats knocked over my 19" lcd:dead:; bad kitty
)
>XP pro and most likely NOT upgrading to Vista anytime in the next year...or two...or hopefully passing on it entirely in hopes something useful comes down the pipes before I spend $$$ on an operating system.
so I'm thinking my next upgrade ought to be a 22" widescreen monitor. anyone have any practical experience w/a 22" + x1950xt/x1900-ish or even an 8800gts (about 15-20% faster). I'm thinking I'll either have to dial down the eyecandy to push that many pixels in newer games, but I'm not sure exactly how much eye-candy I'm willing to sacrifice for screen real-estate.
games I play are BF2, LOTRO, Oblivion (think I'll def take a hit here)...and considering getting one of the newer fps (ET:QW?<--enjoyed the demo, found playstyle a bit too fast), but not Crysis.
edit: other options i've thought about are an hd3870/8800gt, a newer mobo + 2gb ram (newegg has patriot 2x1gb sticks for $44 after rebate, but I can't push them to the spec'd voltage ), etc.
>asus p5b-e (965pe)--max mem voltage is 2.1v
>e6600
>x1950xt 740/1950mhz
>2gb ddr 800 4-4-4-12 (1000 @5-5-5-15)
>650W antec trio
>21" CRT max 1600x1200 (cats knocked over my 19" lcd:dead:; bad kitty
)>XP pro and most likely NOT upgrading to Vista anytime in the next year...or two...or hopefully passing on it entirely in hopes something useful comes down the pipes before I spend $$$ on an operating system.
so I'm thinking my next upgrade ought to be a 22" widescreen monitor. anyone have any practical experience w/a 22" + x1950xt/x1900-ish or even an 8800gts (about 15-20% faster). I'm thinking I'll either have to dial down the eyecandy to push that many pixels in newer games, but I'm not sure exactly how much eye-candy I'm willing to sacrifice for screen real-estate.
games I play are BF2, LOTRO, Oblivion (think I'll def take a hit here)...and considering getting one of the newer fps (ET:QW?<--enjoyed the demo, found playstyle a bit too fast), but not Crysis.
edit: other options i've thought about are an hd3870/8800gt, a newer mobo + 2gb ram (newegg has patriot 2x1gb sticks for $44 after rebate, but I can't push them to the spec'd voltage
), etc.
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