Graphics geforce 8800 or not

I was about to buy myself a geforce 8800GTS a then wondered if a pentium 4 670 3.8ghz would run it well

 

any info would be most helpful

 

Erm, not really, upgrade to a C2D and then get the 8800, that'll get you bigger performance increases.

Also, please can you edit posts, not double post? It makes it easier to read that way.

 

What monitor do you have?

 

a 3.8Ghz would run fine with the card no need to upgrade, if your only focus in life is to run 3dmark at 1024x768 or whatever then yes you'll need a better CPU to see higher frame rates and scores but if you actually use your machine for games and want a smooth frame rate backed up with good image quality etc. then any sort of high power CPU will do the business, a 3.8Ghz P4 may not be as powerful as an X2 or C2D but its good enough for games especially when backed up with a decent GPU like the 8800, if you already have a highend GPU its probably ddebatable whether its worth it, what are yuor specs at the mo.

 

Games are GPU limited these days, so I agree with this stance if you're a gamer

 

it would only really be worth it if yhou have a bigger monitor say 21" widescreen to 30" widescreen

 

thats cool cos my monitor is only 19" max res is only 1280 by 1024 might upgrade to hd

 

also what do you think of this motherboard ECS - RS400A - INTEL MOTHERBOARD
or should i get something a little better

 

Only upgrade your motherboard if you need to.

(Please edit posts, not double posting)