Cheapo upgrade from a X850XT

irlrobins · 23-09-2007 3:40pm #1

AS the title says, thinking of giving my Dell 8400 a lil boost in the graphics dept. I current have a P4 3.4GHz, 2 gig RAM and a X850XT. So just wondering if I could spend €100-€150 and get a better video card. Not much point in spending much more unless I go for a full upgrade.

Any suggestions?

christophicus · 23-09-2007 4:29pm

I would have thought an x850xt would be in or around a 7600gt/8600gt in terms of performance , if not better. The only downside is that it does not have SM3.

irlrobins · 23-09-2007 4:32pm

TBH, I'm not sure what it would equal, it's quite old now that it doesn't feature in any of the recent video card comparison charts. Although when I got the 8400 it was the fastest card at the time.

christophicus · 23-09-2007 4:57pm

Well according to this you card is better then a 7600GT in 2142
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/charts/vga-charts/battlefield-2142,242.html?p=459%2C462%2C467%2C468%2C435%2C471%2C425%2C434%2C431%2C474%2C441%2C445%2C447%2C483%2C454%2C456

As it is in the overall benchmark. So there is no real point in upgrading , unless you want SM3 support.

irlrobins · 23-09-2007 5:57pm

Well surely upgrading to something like a x1800 would see a performance improvement?

christophicus · 23-09-2007 6:01pm

Yeah , but I would not imagine you could get that for €100-150, although I may be wrong.

the_syco · 23-09-2007 6:02pm

Whats the PSU like in the Dell? I ask as a)Dell is a b|tch to upgrade, PSU wise, and b)how much Wattage will the x1800 need?

Cheapo upgrade from a X850XT

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