Is my GPU Upgrade Limited by my CPU?

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kpxxbladexx415

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I have a AMD athalon XP 3200+ and i wanted to go from a ATi x800xt 256mb all-in-wonder to a Radeon X1950PRO 512MB and I was wondering whether this upgrade would have any improvements in playing games like COD4 and Crysis or would my processor just limit it and waste my money?
 
kpxxbladexx415 said:
I have a AMD athalon XP 3200+ and i wanted to go from a ATi x800xt 256mb all-in-wonder to a Radeon X1950PRO 512MB and I was wondering whether this upgrade would have any improvements in playing games like COD4 and Crysis or would my processor just limit it and waste my money?
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I would upgrade CPU....
 
INTELCRAZY said:
I would upgrade CPU....
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i dont know what CPU to upgrade to. my motherboard is really old ( having no PICe ports) and I can't find any faster Athalon XP's for sale. If anybody could hel p me find another one I would be greatful. Heres the info on my MoBo

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MPN ms-6590
Key Features
Form Factor ATX

Compatibility PC

Chipset VIA Apollo KT600

Compatible Processors AMD Athlon
Processor
Max supported CPUs qty 1
Memory
Memory Type DDR SDRAM

Max Supported RAM 3 GB
Audio / Video
Audio Output Sound Card

Video Interface AGP 8x
Communication
Networking Type Network adapter
Other Features
Chassis Type Desktop

Package Qty 1
Dimensions
Depth 9.25 in.

Width 12 in.
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Well, your options are to try an upgraded CPU or Build a new PC (basically). A better video card will help, but you would be investing in a pretty much dead technology (AGP). Depending on you PSU/Case/Hdd, you could keep some of those. More than likely you would need new Ram, CPU, and MB.

This is the quandary facing all AGP owners.
 
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