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1145696 2010-10-17 21:18:00 (will run better on NVidia).

Why will it run better on nvidia cards?
utopian201 (6245)
1145697 2010-10-17 21:32:00 Probably cos nVidia cards support Physx at a wild guess. Not sure about the specs of Crysis 2 SoniKalien (792)
1145698 2010-10-17 21:35:00 AMD Phenom 2 X 4 Model 955 DDR3 1333 at 4 gigs with a Diamond 5550 1 gig.

It's a terible card. RAM is OK, CPU is even OK (unless you intend to play MSFSX which uses CPU more). Take a look at Tomshardware - the VGA charts - they rank them, best to worst.

It does depend on what sort of games you want to play as to how good a card you need but if you are talking FPS games, then forget the 5550.
pctek (84)
1145699 2010-10-17 21:58:00 The reason I ask is I'm going to build a computer with AMD Phenom 2 X 4 Model 955 which is a quad and runs at 3.2 gigs. DDR3 1333 at 4 gigs with a Diamond 5550 1 gig. I'm going to run it on a cheap 28 inch Monitor. I think that this can run any game out there but I want to make sure and that is why I ask. I really want this system to take 10,000 picture which I have in one file and drag and drop in folders and so forth.

Whats that?...no GPU card I know of.....28inch monitor so thats HD which means mid to high end if you want smooth graphics
SolMiester (139)
1145700 2010-10-17 21:59:00 Why will it run better on nvidia cards?

Better drivers...LOL
SolMiester (139)
1145701 2010-10-17 22:59:00 Really? is that the case with all the flight sims?
All the MS one's you can and probably most of the others.
:)
Trev (427)
1145702 2010-10-17 23:03:00 Whats that?...no GPU card I know of.....28inch monitor so thats HD which means mid to high end if you want smooth graphics

What would you recommend? I'm fond of the ATI Diamond Radeon Series. I'm thinking of DIAMOND ATI RADEON HD 5570 DDR3 1GB PCI Express Video Card?
lostsoul62 (16011)
1145703 2010-10-17 23:13:00 What would you recommend? I'm fond of the ATI Diamond Radeon Series. I'm thinking of DIAMOND ATI RADEON HD 5570 DDR3 1GB PCI Express Video Card?

Not if you want to game....that is LOW end.....POS! Are you purchasing outside NZ, we dont have many Diamond partner cards here in NZ if any?
SolMiester (139)
1145704 2010-10-17 23:49:00 Not if you want to game....that is LOW end.....POS! Are you purchasing outside NZ, we dont have many Diamond partner cards here in NZ if any?

I'm in AZ USA and I figure I can spend $150 but I really don't want to spend more than that. Fry's electronic has some really good deals so I can get a different card but I'm not sure what specks to look for?
lostsoul62 (16011)
1145705 2010-10-17 23:50:00 CPU and RAM are OK, but I think you will want a HD5850 or better to play current\upcoming games on a 28" monitor.

Take a look at some benchmarks such as Toms Hardware as pctek said.

Then you'll get an idea what kind of performance you'll get out of each card at whatever resolution your monitor is.

I don't think a HD5550 or even HD5570 will be that great.
Agent_24 (57)
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