hi im a beginer at 3d programming and i program in directx 8.1. Currently i have a TNT2 and 550 mhz CPU (WHICH IS WAY TOO SLOW!!!) so i am looking to upgrade my computer, i know i am getting geforce 4 4200 ti thats for sure and my aim was to buy a new Celleron or AMD 1.7 ghz CPU. Will that new CPU be fast enough for 3d programming and for my Geforce 4?? and should i get a cellerion or AMD? how fast should the CPU be?? your help is greatly apreciated. thanx

That should definitely be fast enough, I have a GeForce4 ti4200 also and I have a 1100 mhz processor and I havent had any problems yet.

Get an AMD...
Celerons are the Diet-Coke of processors




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If you are a beginner, I think your current gfx card should be enough. You are not going to do anything fancy, right? Unless you are reaching that part. In fact, I prefer your graphic card for some development purposes. However, if you use your computer to play games, well, you need a better one. It''s up to you.

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If you really want to buy a new gfx card, you should buy ATI 9500Pro. It's much better than GeForce4 4200 Ti



[edited by - Ulbian on February 12, 2003 8:19:20 AM]

quote: Original post by Programmer One
Get an AMD...
Celerons are the Diet-Coke of processors

All the "great taste" without the fat?

If you can afford a $3000 PC, the 3.26GHz P4s with Hyperthreading are pretty sick (the price tag includes a RAID level 0 twin striped HDD configuration to keep the system speed blazing). But if you''re like the rest of us, a Celeron is adequate. It may not be the fastest performer, but hardly do you actually need the fastest performer.

ATI Radeon 9500 Pro, that''s the way to go!

.lick

Celeron is never an option.
If you can''t afford a P4 3,06 (which in fact is not that good) you should buy an AMD XP (AMDs are the best), Thunderbird, or Duron