whats a upgrade for NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

[Danite]

<p><span ><p> I lag when running more then 2 clients or playing Aion</p><p>Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)System Manufacturer: System manufacturer       System Model: System Product Name               BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG          Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz             Memory: 3326MB RAM          Page File: 1252MB used, 5624MB available        Windows Dir: C:Windows    DirectX Version: DirectX 10DX Setup Parameters: Not found     DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode</p><p>---------------Display Devices---------------        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT     Manufacturer: NVIDIA        Chip type: GeForce 9600 GT         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC       Device Key: EnumPCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0622&SUBSYS_23621682&REV_A1   Display Memory: 1904 MB Dedicated Memory: 497 MB    Shared Memory: 1406 MB     Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (59Hz)          Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor      Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll,nvwgf2um.dll   Driver Version: 8.17.0012.5896 (English)</p><p>so i wondering if its my CPU or Graphic card or my OS</p><p>im trying to find a student to get me a copy of windows 7 64 bit</p></span></p>

[Smirk]

<p>you'd gain the most from upgrading cpu probably, at least in eq2. look into the i5 2500k</p>

[Danite]

<p>wouldnt that also mean a MB upgrade sence my curent on is for AMD chipset?</p>

[Smirk]

<p>it would indeed, and most likely a ram upgrade as well if you don't have ddr3</p><p>i wouldn't bother upgrading graphics card for that pc though so just save up and get a new one imo <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> you'll get a huge performance boost</p>

[TSR-JoshuaM]

<p>Depending on your graphical settings, each client has the potential to consume up to 2GB of memory.  This memory is taken from your 3326MB of system memory.  Now with other running applications, such as Windows itself and any other background programs, this 3326 has the potential to be gobbled up really quickly.</p><p>As a quick aside, I think you may see some improvement by updating your Windows Vista to Service Pack 2.</p>

[Amanathia]

<p>Windows 7, i5 2500k oc'd, 4 or 8gb of value ram, and say amd 6870 or 6950 and you'll be in a whole new world.  Also recommend getting an ssd.</p>