Originally Posted by
blueonblack
I'm thinking about upgrading my video card but was hoping to get some input from those with more experience in the area than I. I've learned a lot about them since coming to this site, whereas always before I simply bought the card that had the most memory that fit my motherboard.
I am currently running an Nvidia 8500GT PCIe x16 card and have a few problems with my games, though only in higher detail settings with a fair amount of activity on the screen. I don't think it's my system holding me up, as I am running an Athlon 64 FX-62 dual core 2.8 GHz processor with 2GB of DDR2 800 RAM.
I am considering moving up to a 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 9600GT PCIe 2.0 x16. It's rare that I get the money to make an upgrade of this magnitude so I wanted to hear anyone's opinions on this move. Should I see a significant improvement? (Before anyone suggests that I move up the tree a little, this card is $125 with rebate and that is the absolute limit of my current budget.)
Any input would be appreciated thanks!!!