Is it worth the upgrade?

[imaboutaquit]

hi all, I could use some input as to whether an upgrade will be worth the approx. 400$ it will cost to perform. I currently have a 1.2 tbird @ 1330-133 bus; one stick 256meg kingmax pc 150,one stick 128 micron at turbo 2.2.2. settings,4way interleave;gf4ti4200 64 meg-good overclocker @290/590 stable;maxtor 20 gig ata100 7200 spin; all on an ABIT KT7E board. Really wanted to know if an upgrade to ddr and something like a 2000/2100+ would warrant the upgrade cost. I like my gfx card and would not replace unless the 9700 came WAY down in cost. I play all my games 1024/768 with all candy turned on(some of the latest games I cant turn EVERYTHING on, but close). Pricing an upgrade with everything needed is about 400$us and seems kind of high if game performance wont increase significantly. Any input appreciated. by the way, 3dmark2001 is right around the 8000 area. Thanks

[cack01]

In games, the upgrade will probably be noticeable, but I don't think it is worth $400. A T-bird at 1.3 still has plenty of life in it. If you really are a hard core junky, and need all the eyecandy on, then you are going to need to by new hardware every 4-6 months. Which is an option most of us can't afford. I say count your losses, and except you can't play games with everything on, and then when it comes to the point its actually hurting the overall apeal of a game or playability, then upgrade.

Of course if money is not an issue, buy!!! buy!!! buy!!!

[Namagomi]

Originally posted by cack01
If you really are a hard core junky, and need all the eyecandy on, then you are going to need to by new hardware every 4-6 months.

Hey, stop looking at me like that.

Originally posted by cack01

Of course if money is not an issue, buy!!! buy!!! buy!!!

Well put :D There is no option! YOU MUST ALWAYS UPGRADE! I don't think I've ever stopped being in a constant state of upgrading this box ever since I won a few parts in a Tweakmonster contest.