Is it worth the upgrade?

[spicyhamster]

I'm thinking about upgrading my graphics card since some of the newer games have been giving me some slowdown, but I'm not sure if it'll make that much of a difference because my other parts might be holding it back. Right now I've got:

Pentium D 930 Dual-core 3.0 Ghz (systemrequirements.com rates it at 5.4 Ghz)
3.5 Ghz DDR2 PC4200 RAM
XFX nVidia GeForce 7600 GS

The card I want to upgrade to is the EVGA GeForce 260 Superclocked 216 Core. Is it worth the upgrade at this point? I could always buy the card now and then if I decide to build a new rig later, I could throw it in there. Thanks in advance.

 

[trihedral]

Mmh, i didn't know Pentium D were dual cores. and i thought the clock speed barrier for those cpu's were at 4.0ghz.

You shouldn't get much slowdowns with the specs, but there may be some un-noticeable speeds.

Get a 4670 for now and wait until Direct X 11 comes out then you'll have enough money to build a new rig by then while you can play most games on high.

 

[spicyhamster]

I'm assuming a 4670 is an ATI card? and are there any estimates for when DirectX 11 is going to be released?

 

[spicyhamster]

I'm assuming a 4670 is an ATI card? and are there any estimates for when DirectX 11 is going to be released?

 

[spicyhamster]

Anyway, i researched the card and DX11 a little bit and I think I'm going to pick up a 4670 or a 8800 later this week. Thanks for the heads up on DirectX 11.