Geforce2 MX 400 to ATI Radeon 9600..?

[Geraint]

Hi, I was planning on updating my system over Christmas (1600 Athlon, Geforce2 MX 400) in order to be able to play the newer games (Call of Duty, Deus Ex 2 ect).
I'm thinking on changing my Geforce2 MX 400 to a ATI Radeon 9600 for more gaming speed, but then I wondered whether it would make much of a difference....???? Will it increase speed? Should I just update my CPU?
Thanks,
Geraint.

[tony_j15]

going from a ge2MX, you will see a nice performance increase. Your CPU(and ram as well) could use a refresh soon.

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[Geraint]

Thanks!

[tony_j15]

I've only got a 1.67 Athlon myself, so it can be a bit of a bottleneck. When you get the money, go for at least a XP2500+ and at least DDR333.

[Atomic Rooster]

The perfromance increase from the GF2 MX400 to the Radeon 9600 will be like nite and day!

[eagle1]

You will definitely get a great increase in performance 'cause the video card will take the stress of the CPU and its all good.
Here's a link to a thread I made like a month ago:

http://www.techimo.com/forum/t84342.html

Happy Gaming!

[Starfury_2260]

dont get the normal 9600 though get the 9600xt (one that comes with hl2). it'll last you longer, and it's a better deal.

[elmers]

Nite and day as Atomic Rooster said. Also some peeps say its picture quality is better than a 5600.

[Geraint]

Thanks for all of the replies, I just phoned up a hardware dealer and they said not to bother updating my Geforce2 MX400 without updating my processor, because my current processor would be such a bottleneck, it would make the effect of the new 3D card negligible - which could mean a new motherboard seeing as the Epox 8K7A only goes up to 2200+.
Any thoughts?

[stockspeed]

I just upgraded my Geforce 2 MX to a 9600XT and I'm running an Athlon XP1800 and it makes a huge difference. I think you'd be pleased with the upgrade, just put the processor and mobo upgrade next on the list, that's what I've done.