System Upgrade

[Mike B]

I have a 1.2 athlon, 9700 Pro, 4x agp 266mhz mobo, 512DDR.

I was thinking of upgrading the mobo, ram, and cpu to this:
ABIT NF7-S Nforce 2, 2500+ OC'd to 3200+, Gig of PC3200..

I like to push my system with graphics.. newer games and such. However with
the system i have now, i still have framerate problems in MOH and older
games like that.. with a 9700 Pro.

If i do the upgrade listed, will i get a significant increase in
performance? And will it last me a year? I'm frustrated.. I have some newer
games, and can't really play them because of framerate issues.. and i refuse
to play them on low detail after paying 50 dollars for each.

 

[Skid]

That upgrade will definitely get you in the big leagues and run any of
today's games full-tilt boogie. Software always lags hardware, so by the
time the next gen cards push the next-gen games to higher requirements,
you'll be in good shape. I think a year sounds more than reasonable.

 

[Ben Pope]

I have a 1.2 athlon, 9700 Pro, 4x agp 266mhz mobo, 512DDR.

I was thinking of upgrading the mobo, ram, and cpu to this:
ABIT NF7-S Nforce 2, 2500+ OC'd to 3200+, Gig of PC3200..

I like to push my system with graphics.. newer games and such. However
with the system i have now, i still have framerate problems in MOH and
older games like that.. with a 9700 Pro.

With a not dissimilar system (XP2500+, A7N8X Deluxe, Corsair PC3200, but at
166MHz) and a 9800 Pro, I can play Prince of Persia, Splinter Cell, Call of
Duty all at full details at 1600x1200 with plenty of framerate. Your CPU
and ram are the limiting factors.

If i do the upgrade listed, will i get a significant increase in
performance?
Yes.

And will it last me a year?

Depends what you mean by "last". It should be fine for most situations, but
as we know, these things progress fast.

I'm frustrated.. I have some
newer games, and can't really play them because of framerate issues.. and
i refuse to play them on low detail after paying 50 dollars for each.

Do the upgrade, I doubt you'll be disappointed.

Ben