Simply put I want to know if upgrading my graphics card is going to be worth it in a price vs performance aspect.
System specs: Pentium D 3.4ghz, mobo As Rock 775dual/880pro, current card GeForce 8400gs 256mb model, monitor is 20.1 hpw2007, 500 ocz psu, Windows 7 64 bit ultimate.
Ok so clearly my system isn't the best but i'm trying to do minor upgrades to make it decent for the time being. So basically is a new graphics card going to show significant gains in performance while gaming. Would my CPU, since it is so old bottleneck a good card thus reducing it's effectiveness? I'm looking at 100 range so my eyes are on 9800gt or GTS 250. I really want a new card but if i'm not going to notice a decent increase then what is the point. I'm relatively new to graphics card and gaming so I have my mind set that if i get a graphics card it's going to make all the difference in the world. Tell me if i'm living in a fantasy world and wasting my money or is this a worthwhile upgrade and please make suggestions for any cards in the 100 dollar range.
Thanks
System specs: Pentium D 3.4ghz, mobo As Rock 775dual/880pro, current card GeForce 8400gs 256mb model, monitor is 20.1 hpw2007, 500 ocz psu, Windows 7 64 bit ultimate.
Ok so clearly my system isn't the best but i'm trying to do minor upgrades to make it decent for the time being. So basically is a new graphics card going to show significant gains in performance while gaming. Would my CPU, since it is so old bottleneck a good card thus reducing it's effectiveness? I'm looking at 100 range so my eyes are on 9800gt or GTS 250. I really want a new card but if i'm not going to notice a decent increase then what is the point. I'm relatively new to graphics card and gaming so I have my mind set that if i get a graphics card it's going to make all the difference in the world. Tell me if i'm living in a fantasy world and wasting my money or is this a worthwhile upgrade and please make suggestions for any cards in the 100 dollar range.
Thanks