QUOTE (TMM @ Dec 14 2008, 05:03 AM)

chuck a new gfx card (HD4850) in and be done with it imo. I'm running a 2y.o. Dual core opteron and an 8800GTS 512mb and it's fine for all current games on a 19" monitor.
Hardware is way ahead of software at the moment, it's simply unnecessary to have expensive hardware unless you have a 30" monitor or just want a big ewang.
Hardware will never be ahead of software
Running a card like a 4850/9800+ on your 3800 X2 would be a huge waste. I did the same thing with an much older card 8800GTS (G80) and gained a significant performance boost when I upgraded to a Q6600.