"kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
news:atppd1tefmncbo0563hktri9a7l7erove1@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:35:48 +0100, "GT"
> <ContactGT_remove_@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I just don't know what to pick, but I need more graphics power on the
>>smallest budget I can get away with. Can anyone say if these cards would
>>be
>>significantly faster than my 64MB 8500 at modern games (Area51)?
>>
>>Club3D Radeon 9600, 256MB DDR, 128bit
>>Sapphire RADEON 9550 - 256 MB
>>Club FX5200-256
>>
>>Are they be in a different league, or would I not really notice a
>>difference?
>
> You did not mention your system so we have no way to know
> where your bottleneck is. Without knowing that, it's
> impossible to project how much benefit any of the above
> cards will provide.

Sorry - didn't think to do that. I think its the graphics card that is
struggling, but how would anyone else know if I don't tell you the rest! I
have an XP2500, 2GB PC2700 (swap file forced to none), Samsung 160GB HD and
my trusty old 64MB radeon 8500. All games are fine except for the most
recent. The game that has sparked my interest in upgrading my graphics is
Area 51. I just recently got SCAR and it plays almost smoothly at 1600x1200
with 'depth of field' and 'cubic environment' turned off.