I wonder if I should buy 512 more RAM or a video card first...
512 --> 1 gig = $50
TI4200 --> 6600gt = $200
Hmm.
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I wonder if I should buy 512 more RAM or a video card first...
512 --> 1 gig = $50
TI4200 --> 6600gt = $200
Hmm.
both, for 250. :D You will see the biggest benefit first off from the 6600gt.
Agreed. Might as well get both.Quote:
Originally posted by stonez
both, for 250. :D You will see the biggest benefit first off from the 6600gt.
But for someone like you, the Vid card probably does make more sense. Coming from a 4200, a $200 6600GT is a very good choice for the money, you'll see a big improvement, and probably makes more sense than alot of memory.
But for people with mid-range graphics cards (like mine) who only have 512mb, spending $400 on a new graphics card to actually see any kind of performance increase wahtsoever over their current cards is not smart when a whole gig of RAM now is less than $100.
Its all about bang for the buck. If you have to pay around $400 to see any kind of noticeable increase over your current video card, memory is probably a better investment. But if your video card is old enough to where you WILL see a nice improvement in a $200 card, by all means, you NEED that $200 card. ;)
Wow....it's 2019 now. I still have the hardware from this benchmarking session, with the same RAM!
Of course my main rig is running 32GB now. LOL
That's crazy cool! I've probably changed 3 rigs since then. haha
If you have the budget then go for the bigger one.