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| Thread ID: 92894 | 2008-08-27 04:33:00 | Advice on getting a cheapish new graphis card | Daniel.Drache (10574) | Press F1 |
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| 700785 | 2008-08-27 04:33:00 | My System requirements are XP home 1gig ram Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2 . 2GHz (dxdiag) Graphics Card (dxdiag) Card name: RADEON X800 Series Chip type: RADEON X800 GTO Not sure What my Sound card is I got Mass Effect, thinking that I could run it on the low settings, it looked so good that I figured I'd risk it . But my card won't even let the game start, let alone run it . So I was wondering if I could get a suggestion for a new graphics card . I don't know how to check if I need/want a PCI Express one or not . I'm hoping that I can get one for approx $200 I had a look at . gpstore . co . nz/ & http://www . pricespy . co . nz/cat_16 . html?s=p" target="_blank">www . gpstore . co . nz/ & http: but don't know what I'm looking for . Mass Effect's Minimum is * NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better (7300, 7600 GS, and 8500 are below minimum system requirements) * ATI X1300 XT or better (X1300, X1300 Pro, X1600 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements) * Shader Model 3 . 0 required * 100% DirectX 9 . 0c compatible sound card and drivers . Any help at all would be great Daniel P . S I've installed ram & a ethernet card, I had a look at . directron . com/howtovideo . html" target="_blank">www . directron . com & a video card doesn't look to difficut, would it be better to get a shop to do it? |
Daniel.Drache (10574) | ||
| 700786 | 2008-08-27 05:00:00 | My System is (according to Belarc) Operating System Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Processor 2.20 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz <-(dxdiag) Main Circuit Board Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A8N-E 2.XX Serial Number: 123456789000 Bus Clock: 200 megahertz BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS A8N-E ACPI BIOS Revision 1001 01/21/2005 1 Gig Memory Display RADEON X800 Series [Display adapter] RADEON X800 Series -Secondary [Display adapter] Chip type: RADEON X800 GTO <-(dxdiag) ControllersStandard floppy disk controller NVIDIA nForce4 ADMA Controller (2x) NVIDIA nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller Bus Adapters SCSI/RAID Host Controller Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller Other Devices Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard Microsoft PS/2 Port Mouse (IntelliPoint) NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator USB Root Hub (2x) Virus Protection ZoneAlarm Security Suite Antivirus Version 7.0.483.000 Realtime File Scanning On Eset NOD32 antivirus system 2.51 Version 2.51 Realtime File Scanning On (I don't have Nod32 anymore though I'm hoping I can get a Graphics card for $200ish, but if I can't get one that will play Mass effect, What would a card be that can play it? |
Daniel.Drache (10574) | ||
| 700787 | 2008-08-27 06:32:00 | Check the links 6800 (www.trademe.co.nz) 7800 (www.trademe.co.nz) 8800 (www.trademe.co.nz) And new... 6 and 7 Series (www.pricespy.co.nz) 8 and 9 Series (www.pricespy.co.nz) |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 700788 | 2008-08-27 07:05:00 | So any of the 6, 7, 8 & 9 Series would work fine? Also Should I get the PCI Express or Not Also how does the card progression go? 6500 made one year 6600 made the next year 6700 made the year after etc? is the 6000 series a basic model, the 7000 model average & the 8000 model advanced? Thanks for the help, I don't know much about Viedo Cards |
Daniel.Drache (10574) | ||
| 700789 | 2008-08-27 07:16:00 | So any of the 6, 7, 8 & 9 Series would work fine? Also Should I get the PCI Express or Not Also how does the card progression go? 6500 made one year 6600 made the next year 6700 made the year after etc? is the 6000 series a basic model, the 7000 model average & the 8000 model advanced? Thanks for the help, I don't know much about Viedo Cards This (www.asus.com) is supposibly your motherboard so yes PCI Express is what your after in terms of connection type. The Nvidia series went: Old 6000 7000 8000 9000 200 New Generally the higher the second digit in the model number the higher performance the card is within it series. In terms of suffix it goes: GT GTS GTX |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 700790 | 2008-08-27 07:19:00 | The numbering is a little weird but what you want to be looking for is either And no not "any" you need as a minimum a 6800. I wouldn't bother with any of the inbetween cards in this range. Minimum spec - 6800 Medium spec - 7800 High spec - 8800 A 9 series is latest if you can afford it |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 700791 | 2008-08-27 07:27:00 | ahhh, thanks I understand alot more now. I figure that's my motherboard, I threw out all the boxes when I moved house, kept the driver disks. & I know to get a PCI, so I should be able to choose a good card. Thanks to both of you for all the info & clarifying everything! |
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