08-13-2005, 02:25 AM
Pete,Aug 11 2005, 11:07 PM Wrote:Did some fast checking and using just pricewatch numbers, I concluded that if I got rid of the present motherboard, CPU, and video card and replaced them with:
Athlon 3500+
ASUS A8N-SLI
2 x 6600GT in SLI mode
then I would get about a 50% increase in video performance for a 5% drop in CPU performance (both numbers based on averages of game related tests from the Tom's links you supplied). And the total cost puts me just about $10 into the $50 reserve.
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6600GT is quite enough for WoW by itself. If you wanted to, I'd actually recommend getting the SLI motherboard, but don't get the 2nd video card yet. Buy them when they're cheaper :)
Trade yourself in for the perfect one. No one needs to know that you feel you've been ruined!