| Forum Home | ||||
| Press F1 | ||||
| Thread ID: 85784 | 2007-12-21 22:43:00 | Video Card | w000t (11562) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 623463 | 2007-12-21 22:43:00 | I have AMD 64 3400+ 2.2gHz 2.00 GB RAM Radeon X1300 (256mb?) Vista Ultimate If i was to get a GeForce 8600 GT 512MB PCI Express would i notice much improvement in games? Is there anything else I should be looking to upgrade to make the video card work better? Other than CPU or motherboard Thanks |
w000t (11562) | ||
| 623464 | 2007-12-22 01:37:00 | Yes you probably would see a slight improvement. You would probably see a bigger improvement if you changed to Win XP... Vista is nothing but a resource hungry beast. | chiefnz (545) | ||
| 623465 | 2007-12-22 03:03:00 | is dx10 supported in XP? I'd thought is wasn't. If it is then go for it. I'd just stick with Vista though. Just reading something about SLI (more than one graphics card) has anyone tried this? The site endorsed doing it, but I thought I'd ask here. Do most Mobos support it? | Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 623466 | 2007-12-22 03:22:00 | is dx10 supported in XP? No, I dont think it does. More recent mobos support SLI. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 623467 | 2007-12-22 03:25:00 | I have AMD 64 3400+ 2.2gHz 2.00 GB RAM Radeon X1300 (256mb?) Vista Ultimate If i was to get a GeForce 8600 GT 512MB PCI Express would i notice much improvement in games? Is there anything else I should be looking to upgrade to make the video card work better? Other than CPU or motherboard Thanks If you are currently using onboard sound, you "may" improve your frame rate by adding a sound card. It worked for me. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 623468 | 2007-12-22 04:18:00 | is dx10 supported in XP? I'd thought is wasn't. If it is then go for it. Just reading something about SLI (more than one graphics card) Show me something DX10 only and I'd agree. SLI will give you a performance increase but certainly not double. But it is double the price, and your motherboard would need SLI (as opposed to Crossfire) - 2 PCI-E slots. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 623469 | 2008-01-03 21:09:00 | I don't like to bring up old threads but since its not that old and its mine I will =] Im going to get a new card defiantly but which one is my question. Im looking at the 8600GT 512MB as I said before but will it be strong enough with my system to run Counter-Strike: Source and HL2 games at decent and consistent fps (100+) ? Also what is the best brand of 8600GT because I see there is Leadtek, Asustek and all the others out there. Just need some advice :D Thanks! |
w000t (11562) | ||
| 623470 | 2008-01-03 23:16:00 | CS and HL don't need much of a card to run so yes. ASUS comes with a 3 yr warranty. Go with them. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 623471 | 2008-01-03 23:55:00 | Thanks for the advice. This is the cheapest Asus 512MB 8600GT I can find on price spy Here (www.nzoczone.com) looks to be a lot faster than my current card so should be sweet. If anyone else has any more helpful advice it would be appreciated =] Thanks again pctek | w000t (11562) | ||
| 623472 | 2008-01-04 00:22:00 | Just remember if you buy anything down to a price, you will not be happy for long. | JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 1 2 | |||||