New vid card

2006-08-20 23:46:18

#1

I.M.I Militant: We Are Not Alone In Here; +297|7190|Melbourne, Australia

Hey Guys

im upgrading my computer so that i can finally play bf2 at home now i am willing to spend 300 - 400 on a vid card and i was wondering whats my best option

id also like to know what it can run bf2 at and how well does it compare to the x800 pro

Thanks Ladies And Gents =]

2006-08-20 23:47:24

#2

Chou: Member; +737|7262

It all depends on your system, post the specs.

2006-08-20 23:47:52

#3

jkohlc: 2142th Whore; +214|6998|Singapore

AGP or what?

2006-08-20 23:48:09

#4

I.M.I Militant: We Are Not Alone In Here; +297|7190|Melbourne, Australia

um .. well when i donno wat processor im getting just yet im spending about 350 on the processor.. gettin a gig of ram aswell

2006-08-20 23:49:20

#5

Stealth42o: She looked 18 to me officer; +175|7143

jkohlc wrote:
AGP or what?

This would help.

Short Answer:
7800 , 7900 GT or 7950
AGP or SLI whatever your mobo's running

As far as CPU:
AMD 64 3700 Socket 754
325 US $

Last edited by Stealth42o (2006-08-20 23:53:12)

2006-08-20 23:50:01

#6

pt_22: Member; +9|6965

for 350 aussie you should be able to get a 7800gt if you shop around. definitly the way to go! depending on the rest of your computer it will handle bf2 at full graphics ok, and will run mint if you tone them down a bit.

2006-08-20 23:50:02

#7

I.M.I Militant: We Are Not Alone In Here; +297|7190|Melbourne, Australia

whats the dif between agp and sli?

2006-08-20 23:51:17

#8

pt_22: Member; +9|6965

agp cant do sli! who posted that!!..

it is either agp or PCI-express

pci-express is the way things are heading, if you get a new motherboard it should be capable.

2006-08-20 23:52:24

#9

jkohlc: 2142th Whore; +214|6998|Singapore

I.M.I Militant wrote:
um .. well when i donno wat processor im getting just yet im spending about 350 on the processor.. gettin a gig of ram aswell

so your gonna build a new comp from scratch or upgrade some stuff?

2006-08-20 23:52:40

#10

pt_22: Member; +9|6965

it is a different sized plug that the graphics card plugs into.

visit

www.tomshardware.com it will give you better answers than asking us noobs on forums..

2006-08-20 23:53:21

#11

I.M.I Militant: We Are Not Alone In Here; +297|7190|Melbourne, Australia

jkohlc wrote:
I.M.I Militant wrote:
um .. well when i donno wat processor im getting just yet im spending about 350 on the processor.. gettin a gig of ram aswell
so your gonna build a new comp from scratch or upgrade some stuff?

thats the 1 .. im gonna get my dad to pay for the processor and sum 1 gig ram.. im gonna pay for the vid card

2006-08-20 23:53:49

#12

pt_22: Member; +9|6965

also another thing to note... your best to spend around 250 on a processor and get 2 gig of ram instead!! will make a HUGE increase to playing BF2

2006-08-20 23:53:52

#13

R3v4n: We shall beat to quarters!; +433|6958|Melbourne

I.M.I Militant wrote:
whats the dif between agp and sli?

AGP is outdated i think he means PCI-Express & SLI

PCI = Faster Transfer times between cpu and vidacrd i think
SLI = Two cards but they must be the same and you need a SLI Comapitable board
Crossfire = ATI Version of SLI only one Master card needed second card crossfire ready (any ATI card thats cross fire ready)

I personly go with Crossfire.

270$ X1600XT and then you can OC it

Last edited by R3v4n (2006-08-20 23:55:33)

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2006-08-20 23:54:28

#14

jkohlc: 2142th Whore; +214|6998|Singapore

I.M.I Militant wrote:
jkohlc wrote:
I.M.I Militant wrote:
um .. well when i donno wat processor im getting just yet im spending about 350 on the processor.. gettin a gig of ram aswell
so your gonna build a new comp from scratch or upgrade some stuff?
thats the 1 .. im gonna get my dad to pay for the processor and sum 1 gig ram.. im gonna pay for the vid card

so your juz upgrading some stuff??

2006-08-20 23:55:03

#15

pt_22: Member; +9|6965

i only have a athlon64 3200 and can run bf2 at highest settings at around 60 fps... i have 2 gig of ram.. biggest reccomendation anyone can give.

2006-08-20 23:56:12

#16

jkohlc: 2142th Whore; +214|6998|Singapore

pt_22 wrote:
i only have a athlon64 3200 and can run bf2 at highest settings at around 60 fps... i have 2 gig of ram.. biggest reccomendation anyone can give.

whats your graphix card?

2006-08-20 23:56:40

#17

Stealth42o: She looked 18 to me officer; +175|7143

pt_22 wrote:
i only have a athlon64 3200 and can run bf2 at highest settings at around 60 fps... i have 2 gig of ram.. biggest reccomendation anyone can give.

Agreed.

2006-08-20 23:58:13

#18

pt_22: Member; +9|6965

i have a 7800gt pixel view running at stock settings.

2006-08-20 23:59:06

#19

jkohlc: 2142th Whore; +214|6998|Singapore

pt_22 wrote:
i have a 7800gt pixel view running at stock settings.

wow...i want your computer....*drools*

2006-08-20 23:59:14

#20

pt_22: Member; +9|6965

oh i should add that AA is off. because that would just kick any computers ass.... sorry for confusion

2006-08-21 00:36:52

#21

Intheshadows: Member; +5|7015

pt_22 wrote:
oh i should add that AA is off. because that would just kick any computers ass.... sorry for confusion

??? I am running bf2 at 4x AA with most settings that dont affect gameplay on high I get an average of 100fps @ 1280x1024 w/ a second monitor running in a full 64 man server. I can run fear combat with every thing set to maximum with no stutters, havent ran fraps using it yet.

Get a PCI-E 7900GT, with decent aftermarket cooling you can volt mod it and make the stock GTX look silly.

I am running:

AMD Athlon64 3700+ ( o/c'ed to 2.6ghz @ 1.5v )
2 Gigs RAM ( half kingston hyperx half patriot ) 2-3-3-5 timings at 1.7v
7900GT watercooled and o/c'ed to 665 core / 1800 memory @ 1.45v
100 GB Maxtor, 200GB Maxtor
550W dynex PSU
2 CDRW's
Gigabyte 3d Rocket HSF

As we speak under a light load my temps are 30c CPU / 44c GPU The thermaltake tidewater vga cooler dropped not only the normal operating temps of my graphics card from 55c to 44c but it also dropped my CPU temps from 33c to 30c because it pushes the heat straight out instead of up into my HSF. I stuck with aircooling my cpu because it does awesome even under a decent overclock and well over voltage. I will deff be using patriot RAM on my next build, lifetime warranty and is built to operate at tighter timings than even the kingston hyperx. My only regret is that I did not buy a dual core, I dont need it now but the new generation of games being devoloped as you read this will utilize them.

Last edited by Intheshadows (2006-08-21 00:40:01)

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