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ricochet
05-17-2004, 02:52 AM
Ok I got the money to do 1 or 2

Rig 1

Amd 64 bit 3400+

ATI Radeon 9800 PRO 128mb Video Card

Or Rig 2

AMD Athlon 64 3200+

ATI Radeon 9800 XT 256mb Video Card

Which is better a faster cpu and slower video card or a slower cpu and faster video card ??? :frusty:
I think a video card would be easier to upgrade. But its not that much slower of a cpu ??? :helpsmile:

pc-gamer-dude
05-17-2004, 03:03 AM
I'd go with rig 1 because of the faster processor and the video card is very easily upgradable.

Dark Ride
05-17-2004, 03:07 AM
Wait, save more money and buy Amd 64 bit 3400+ & ATI Radeon 9800 XT 256mb Video Card.

If you are a gamer take Rig2 and if your not so addicted to games take Rig 1

tesco
05-17-2004, 03:17 AM
either save up a bit to get the 3400+ and 9800xt, or you will have to decide betweek the two.

here is ur decision:
do you like to play a lot of games? or do u only do work\surf web on ur computer?

if u said games: rig 2

if u said work\surf web: rig 1.

its pretty obvious, but still you may not have thought of that :lol:

bigdawgfoxx
05-17-2004, 03:27 AM
Save up for enough for a 9800XT and a 3400. By then the 9800XTs price should have dropped drasticly, due to the new cards.

Twist3r
05-17-2004, 03:30 AM
theres really nothing wronge with the 9800 pro its a very good card, it will run all your games good, but the 9800 xt will run them better ;)

atiVidia
05-17-2004, 08:38 PM
get the cpu from rig 2 and vid card fron rig 1

there ya go :)

scottwile
05-17-2004, 08:46 PM
Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@16 May 2004 - 23:35
Save up for enough for a 9800XT and a 3400. By then the 9800XTs price should have dropped drasticly, due to the new cards.
when will we see the cards starting to drop?

how big of a drop do u estimate?

;)

kaiweiler
05-17-2004, 08:51 PM
Originally posted by scottwile+17 May 2004 - 16:54--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (scottwile @ 17 May 2004 - 16:54)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@16 May 2004 - 23:35
Save up for enough for a 9800XT and a 3400.&nbsp; By then the 9800XTs price should have dropped drasticly, due to the new cards.
when will we see the cards starting to drop?

how big of a drop do u estimate?

;) [/b][/quote]
Give it a couple weeks I&#39;d say
and I&#39;m guessing the 9800xt will go down to the price of a 9800pro, 9800pro the to a 9600xt, etc
Just a guess though, couldn&#39;t tell you for sure....

scottwile
05-18-2004, 06:21 PM
Originally posted by kaiweiler+17 May 2004 - 16:59--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (kaiweiler @ 17 May 2004 - 16:59)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by scottwile@17 May 2004 - 16:54
<!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@16 May 2004 - 23:35
Save up for enough for a 9800XT and a 3400. By then the 9800XTs price should have dropped drasticly, due to the new cards.
when will we see the cards starting to drop?

how big of a drop do u estimate?

;)
Give it a couple weeks I&#39;d say
and I&#39;m guessing the 9800xt will go down to the price of a 9800pro, 9800pro the to a 9600xt, etc
Just a guess though, couldn&#39;t tell you for sure.... [/b][/quote]
is this true?

i see the x800&#39;s on vibe, when will they start dropping?
B)