Bulletproof certainty!!!

bjdj82

[color=#003366]If I buy a:[/color]

[color=#003366]Gainward GeForce 7800GS BLISS SILENT Special Edition 512MB TV-Out Dual DVI AGP Graphics Card[/color]

[color=#003366]Will my pc bottleneck it so bad that the extra cash I throw into this will be a waste?[/color]

[color=#003366]I mean - might I just as well settle for a stock version of the 7800 GS? [/color]

[color=#003366]My system specs are:[/color]

SiSoftware Sandra
System

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 3.06GHz
Speed : 3.05GHz
Performance Rating : PR3357 (estimated)
Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Internal Data Cache : 16kB Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way set, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 256kB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 4-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 lines per sector
Mainboard
Bus(es) : ISA AGP PCI IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
MP Support : 1 Processor(s)
MP APIC : Yes
System BIOS : American Megatrends Inc. 1015.001
System : System manufacturer System Product Name
Mainboard : ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5S800-VM
Total Memory : 1023MB DDR-SDRAM
Chipset 1
Model : ASUSTeK Computer Inc SiS661FX CPU to PCI Bridge
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 133MHz (532MHz data rate)
Total Memory : 1GB DDR-SDRAM
Video System
Monitor/Panel : Plug and Play-screen
Adapter : RADEON 9600 Series (Omega 3.8.231)
Adapter : RADEON 9600 Series Secondary (Omega 3.8.231)
Imaging Device : Logitech QuickCam Messenger
Physical Storage Devices
Removable Drive : Diskettedrev
Hard Disk : ST3120023A (112GB)
Logical Storage Devices
1.44MB 3.5" (A : N/A
Hard Disk (C : 56GB (25GB, 44% Free Space) (NTFS)
Backup (D : 50GB (22GB, 44% Free Space) (NTFS)
Recover (E : 5.8GB (2.6GB, 44% Free Space) (FAT32)
(F : 4.2GB (UDF)
CD-ROM/DVD (G : N/A
Dh2005 (H : 603MB (CDFS)
CD-ROM/DVD (I: N/A
FireWire/1394 Controller/Hub : VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394-hostcontroller
MultiMedia Device(s)
Device : Realtek AC'97 Audio
Device : MEDION (7134) WDM Video Capture
Power Management
AC Line Status : On-Line

I thank you for your input in advance! You guys are great!

bjdj82

Sorry about the double thread - don't know how to erase it....

Vikingod

I would probably say yes. That is a nice card, but your proc is pretty poor. I would go for a lesser card and see what you can get in the line of processors. The only thing that might be nice is having the extra memory on the card, but if the cost of the card is much greater, it might out weight the benefit.

shaun36

Celeron Processors aren't all that bad, its a good thing for me cause I had rendering problems with my old Pentium chips. He can buy the card now and upgrade later to a better mobo/chip combo.And When will AMD produce DDR2 boards?MMMMM

Anyway I suppose video editing is a lot different from gaming, frame and refresh rates aren't as important, you need pure cpu grunt to keep rendering times down.
So Go On Buy The Good Card

fobis

As I said in the other thread, go for it.

bjdj82

I think I'll buy it - Figure that I can allways upgrade to fit the card if it doesn't work.
Do I have to change the mobo to get a better processor?

fobis

Probably.


AMD all the way!