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Topic Starter	Topic: worth upgrading? amd 1.8ghz right now
hood-ire Recruit Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 4	Posted: 10-19-2005 11:08 PM                  hey was just wondering i got an nvidia fx 5500 and an AMD xp 1.8 ghz .. 1gb ram i tweaked the crap outta my CFG so far and am still getting only 25-30 fps.. was just looking for opinions on a mobo/chip upgrade i heard alotta people talking about amd 3.1 GHz with same/equal video card as i have and pulling pretty good FPS.. u think it's worth it to upgrade to a 3.0 ghz or so.. or should i just wait untill the patch the shit outta this game?
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MidnightQ4 The Afflicted Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 519	Posted: 10-19-2005 11:27 PM                  if you want to play then upgrade
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Grudge Approaching the singularity Joined: 28 Jan 2002 Posts: 13399	Posted: 10-19-2005 11:48 PM                  Yes, your processor is limiting you. You'd probably get decent framerates with that card (at low res and low detail) if you got a A64 3000+ or better.
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Oeloe The Illuminated Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 1530	Posted: 10-20-2005 02:21 AM                  The FX5500 (and FX5600 or any GF4) just doesn't cut it. You must have a really low detail cfg because i'm surprised you get 25-30 fps with that card. Upgrading cpu+mobo will stabilize the FPS (which is what you want) but it will not boost it much with an FX5500. I think you need at least something that's faster than the fastest GF4. Your vidcard is limiting you much more than your cpu is. Get a GF 6600 (GT) or Radeon X700 or something like that. Last edited by Oeloe on 10-20-2005 06:35 AM, edited 1 time in total.
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R00k straight at you Joined: 18 Dec 2000 Posts: 27931	Posted: 10-20-2005 04:52 AM                  Q4 is more CPU-intensive than GPU-intensive. I'd upgrade to an Athlon64. You'll still need to upgrade the vid card eventually, but I think the CPU would be the best place to start, to get the most bang for your buck.
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gatorboy Recruit Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 3	Posted: 10-20-2005 06:25 AM                  The 6600GT is a good, cheap card to get if you have the funds. At just above $150 bucks, it's well worth it if you can't afford better at the moment.
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