When do I UPGRADE my graphics card??

Question

ok GFX cards do get old and new better games come out for support with the newer GFX cards and could play the newer games.

When should I upgrade my GFX card to not keep it outdated and old? not update.

Answer 1

I don't know mate, sorry

Answer 2

Well a top of the range card now should be able to play brand new games for maybe next two years.

as a rule of thumb i generally upgrade my card when a new gmae comes out that needs a better graphics card than what i have, however by then most of the time its been awhile so ill jsut completly replace the PC.

Im currently ona 8800GTS, but over next year i may get it in SLi, or wait a bit and get the '10800gts'(whatever they decide to call it) when it comes out, mainly cos itll probs be DX11, so a major upgrade over getting a 9800GTS which is still DX10.

If you want ot be on cutting edge all the time then get the latest fastest card when it comes out, but youd need a spare bit of cash to do that.

a good cheap way to keep your card longevity is to get another card the same as your currnet card and run it in SLi/Croosfire mode to get double the power, as your card will be pretty cheap by the time it starts getting outdated.