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also, i went back to vista and its 32bit, but my processor is 64.
would getting the 64 version help with performance?
A little late here, sorry.
1. While it's true that your eyes are similar to a LCD there have been studies that show that we can and do process visual input at a rate higher than 30fps. I certainly notice the difference @60+
2. 64 bit benchmarks have yet to show that 64bit setups (OS, drivers, and games) improve anything but things like encoding/decoding video, or like a badass excel sheet.
3. I'd agree with most, GFx would be your bottleneck. Until recently the middle and low end cards, despite how attractive they look in price, pale in comparison to the magical end number.
IE. 7900 > 8600, though the 9600 series changed that.
Bang for the buck, check Tom's hardware benchmarks for video cards.. they organize cards by price, and usually that price is retail.. usually online buys are cheaper than their listings.
I would grab at this moment a 4 series ATI card if going for a single, either way around 100 bones would significantly help.
Last edited by [Fanboy]deCapitulate; 01/19/09 09:30 PM.
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