irjudd
06-11-08, 00:28
Ah yes, it's time to pull the trigger on some upgrades for one of my computers.
Currently it has:
AMD Athlon 64 4000+
ATI Radeon x1650 Pro 512MB
2GB DDR2 800
This computer will be used to play games. My dilemma is this: My current budget allows me to do one upgrade at a time, and I've narrowed it down to a CPU upgrade or a GPU upgrade. I would either go to an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or an ATI Radeon HD4670. Since both are roughly the same price, I'm wondering your opinions on which I should do first.
Which component would bottleneck the other component worse? Will the CPU hold the GPU back the most or Vice Versa? :cln: Obviously both would hold the other back, but which is the wisest to upgrade first in your opinion?
Currently it has:
AMD Athlon 64 4000+
ATI Radeon x1650 Pro 512MB
2GB DDR2 800
This computer will be used to play games. My dilemma is this: My current budget allows me to do one upgrade at a time, and I've narrowed it down to a CPU upgrade or a GPU upgrade. I would either go to an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or an ATI Radeon HD4670. Since both are roughly the same price, I'm wondering your opinions on which I should do first.
Which component would bottleneck the other component worse? Will the CPU hold the GPU back the most or Vice Versa? :cln: Obviously both would hold the other back, but which is the wisest to upgrade first in your opinion?