Video card upgrade question

[ghostrider 112 0]

Hi Guys,I have an Athlon 3500 with an ATI X800 card. I am thinking of upgrading to a geforce 8800 -320. Can anyone tell me if I will seea night and day difference in performance? Thanks

[Reset XPDR 1,271]

In FS9, not much at all, and FSX you'll be able to run higher levels of AA/AF before she bogs down. Bottom line is that the lowest FPS you experience are best rectified by CPU, not GPU upgrades.Gary

[jackcnd 0]

The processor will hold you back now for FSX anyhow and your system probably runs FS9 just fine.I'd suggest holding off until you can upgrade the cpu/mb and video card. If you can do both now and move to a Intel Duo / Quad Core 2 and the 8800 great.Else, by the time your ready to upgrade both , the 8800 may be cheaper or a faster card vc would be out. Also in just a couple months Intels next gen Penryn chips will be out and FSX needs every boost it can get.