I'm going to buy new components for a gaming machine, and I need help please. My current system: Athlon 1.2Ghz / 512 PC133 SDRAM / GeForce 3 Ti 200 128MB (AGP 4x/8x) Video card. Right now this system plays most "older" games, but it has much difficulty with the newest games. For example it can play Doom 3, but the frame rates are very low, which makes the game seem to stutter, and jerk. So I decided to start saving for a new system.
At first I decided to get a faster AGP motherboard.
Asus A8V, with an Athlon 64 3000+ (1.8Ghz) and 512 PC3200 RAM. I assumed I could re-use my GeForce 3 Ti 200 128MB video card, and with the new core system, I would be able to play Doom 3 without the stuttering. Now I'm considering getting a PCI-Express motherboard (
Abit AX8). Of course I would have to get a new video card, so here is where need help. Because of the increased speed of the motherboard / RAM / processor, I assumed I could buy a
cheap-ass 128MB PCI-E video card, and it would kick my old system to the curb. I like the idea of having a motherboard which can support the new PCI-E technology, but will I have to buy a mac-daddy PCI-E video card to rival the old system referenced in the first paragraph? All I want to do is play games like Doom 3 with smooth frame rates. I could care less about super-high details because I can buy a mac-daddy PCI-E video card down the road which is capable of super high res.
Bottom line: will the cheap ass PCI-E video card and exceptional PCI-E motherboard / Athlon 64 be able to play these games, or should I buy the AGP motherboard and keep my GeForce 3 Ti 200? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
20-06-2005, 06:57
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