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The Demo ran slowly on the highest settings so i was thinking about getting an upgrade but i don't know what component i should upgrade and i didn't want to waste money on things i didn't need pls help me out :D
My Specs are:
RAM:512
CPU: Intel P4 2.8 GHz
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 64Mb
What should i upgrade
:lightbulb
Thanks
:rolleyes:
Wait for the full game to come out, see how it runs and then see if you need to upgrade.....:tup:
If anything it will be your graphics card.........:frownblue
I am going to upgrade my comp to:
1.024 Gb RAM
&
GeForce FX 5600XT 256MB DDR AGP DVI TV-out
would that be ok :confused:
Should be plenty m8........:tup:
I'd still wait for the game though..........:lightbulb
These upgrades will make everything run much smoother though......:D
which card is better:
Evesham Radeon 9600 Pro 256MB AGP
or
GeForce FX 5600XT 256MB DDR AGP DVI TV-out
I think it all comes down to personal taste.......Ive always been an Nvidia man and have never used ati's stuff.
Both cards get (got?) good reviews so it could be down to a question of price/ bundle (games etc)......:lightbulb
For every Geforce fan there a Radeon fan so dont be surprised to hear both sides of the story.......:weirdblue
lol
yeah same ive always had nvidia cards but what card do u have at the moment?:rolleyesa
6800 series.........very nice......VERY expensive....:frownblue
Depends how much you want to spend.........:weirdblue
yeah i was thinking of getting the
GeForce 6800 128MB DDR AGP for £169.99
:lightbulb
but the theres the
GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR AGP for £279.99
This is getting me so strested that i can't think
:frownblue
i need something that last so i don't go through this again lol
if only i got a better video card to start with:weirdblue
mine runs so slowly on game like RCT3 & R:TW
I found a video card which im going to buy but i need one more thing if i get this card:
http://www.microlandtechnology.com/products.asp?partno=VC8425
would it be good enougth to run RCT3 on the highest settings smoothly? :rolleyesa
It depends on what you consider to be the highest settings.:frownblue
What resolution do you intend to run it at?
(This can have a big impact on the games performance)
You could quite possibly notice a big improvement with a 128meg card
Thes games requirements state......
Video:Any ATI Radeon™ or GeForce™ 2 with 32MB or higher; or other video card with 32MB and hardware T&L (ATI Radeon™ 64 MB SDR or GeForce™ 2 Pro or other video card with 64 MB or more memory and hardware T&L recommended)*
To be honest, nobody knows until the game comes out, although I see no reason why the card you have picked shouldnt run it nicely....:tup:
Its all a question of budget.......:frownblue
You have a speedy CPU, enough memory........let me point you at this from the US forum.......
Yes I get water reflections, and I see everything but when I move around the game its a little sluggish and also my game seems to pause for like 0.01 secs every 1 mins I play.. I own a p4 1.4 gig and 512 of megs of memory wonder why so sluggish?? My video card is 512mb on board. Hmm I wonder!!
N1Hawk
P.S. Just might be the demo!!
Ignore what he says about the memory :rolleyesa
Hes got an FX 5600, the same amount of memory as you, but his CPU's half the speed........I dont think you will get the pause problem....:tup:
Its a tough choice.........:frownblue
Let me know what you decide.......:tup:
eBusiness
06-10-2004, 18:10
My 9800 PRO, doesn't run the demo very well if I set every graphics detail to the highest, and that's a better chip than the 5700. The graphics options are made so that everyone can get something for their cards. Do you need to run the game with every detail on high?
Apart from that I think 5200 -> 5700 is a somewhat weak upgrade, you'll not get a big improvement, but it'll cost you a good deal of money anyway.
6800 is a lot better than both, and it's not very expensive, for a bit lower price you could get a 5900XT, og a 9800 PRO.
Originally posted by eBusiness
6800 is a lot better than both, and it's not very expensive, for a bit lower price you could get a 5900XT, og a 9800 PRO.
6800 is better but its in a whole different price range......:frownblue
The 5900XT is a good card (as is the 9800) but its a fair bit more expensive thab the 5700.......:weirdblue
Its all a question of budget....not everyone can justify spending £100-400 on a graphics card.......:eekblue:
As to your 9800 PRO not running the demo well, it could be down to it only being a demo......it hasnt been optimised......yet:tup:
It also depends on the rest of your system......:biggringr
the highest im going to go is £200:coolred:
Originally posted by Fluxx
Yes I get water reflections, and I see everything but when I move around the game its a little sluggish and also my game seems to pause for like 0.01 secs every 1 mins I play.. I own a p4 1.4 gig and 512 of megs of memory wonder why so sluggish?? My video card is 512mb on board. Hmm I wonder!!
Mine is a bit worse than that even with little detail on the coaster can jerks every where and it ruins the game :(
Originally posted by Ant
the highest im going to go is £200:coolred:
How about
this (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=132710)
You can get them cheaper if you shop around........and remeber you need a spare molex connecter coming off your psu to power it........:tup:
(Its what I'd buy.........:tup: ....if I had £200 spare......:frownblue )
Just found this (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=2222729742&action=c2hvd3N1YmNhdGVnb3J5X3BhZ2U=&subcat_uid=670)
Some nice cards there........:tup:
These are my current cards
Here an other angle if it helps:angel:
If u need any more pics just ask
thanks ;)
I don't under stand wats going on :confused: the molex for my sound card is conected some where els and reading the requirements for the card make is even more confusing that can be found here:
http://www.xfxforce.com/product_view.php?sku=PVT40AUA
and acording to that i need to buy a new psu because mine only goes up to 250W
Here is a whole image of my comp if it helps:
(next post)
so for the GeForce 6800 128MB DDR AGP i am going to buy:
Akasa Paxpower Ultra Quiet 460w ATX2.0 PSU (blue LED)
but all i need to know is wat cables do i need to use and won't it blow my mother bord if i get it wrong:(
As long as you are careful putting the card and PSU in you shouldnt blow your motherboard. :tup:
Your PC looks heavily modded already, so I assume you know what you are doing......:weirdblue
All the cables you need should come with the PSU and the Geforce card....:tup:
Just make sure you are grounded when you change the components, to avoid any static discharge........:confusedb . You can get anti-static wristbands that ground you, but I dont know where from......maybe a local computer shop?
Take your time when you do it and be gentle........:tup:
lol okay i havn't done that much modding before just enough to know my way around but i've never changed PSU thats why im worried lol
thanks for all your help
Finally i am going to buy the GeForce 6800 128MB DDR AGP and the PSU :D
Thanks for all your help :bounce:
Should be a monster of a machine when youve finished......:tup:
(And stop double posting.......;) )
I just found the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra made by sparkle selling for £145 VAT inc. on http://www.pcupgrade.co.uk its so cheap i don't know if i can trust it lol:lightbulb
I looked on the sparkle home page and it looks like the same card
Id be very surprised if that wasnt a misprint.........:eekblue: :confused: :lightbulb :eek:
do u think i should order it:confused:
I've just been there and it seems to have disappeared........:confused:
Maybe they realised their mistake.......:frownblue
I've noticed that when you put one in your cart it add a whole system to your order......:confused:
If it was me I'd stick to your original plan.........:tup:
yeah seems to have gone but now at the moment the site i was going to buy them from (http://www.lowestonweb.com/) seems to have gone down:confused:
and lol wouldn't that be funny if some one ordered it for that u would have saved almost £250
I think it was just a misprint.........:weirdblue
Nice thought though.........:bounce:
(I'd have been tempted myself at that price.......:D )
Dam there taking a long time to send it lol first the PSU was out of stock then when it was in stock the didn't send it because the graphics card was out of stock lol seems the earlest ill get it is the 31st :frownblue
Any way i overclocked my current grafics card to the best stable setting ang it still runs bad on RCT3 unless i over clocked it to an unstable setting but then it ran like a dream exept for the distortions lol and it scored 256 on 3D mark 05 (overclocked stable) and the new card is ment to score 9800 on 3d mark 03 (not overclocked) lol:tup:
I can't wait shame about the wait:confusedb
Im sure it'll be worth it m8...........:tup:
Ok it still hasn't arived but i was wondering whats better at the moment i tought it goes like this:
Worst> LE,Normal,FX,GT,Ultra <Best
Does it are there any more versions I don't know about?
:confused:
Originally posted by Ant
Ok it still hasn't arived but i was wondering whats better at the moment i tought it goes like this:
Worst> LE,Normal,FX,GT,Ultra <Best
Dont think they make an FX version of the 6800.......other than that........spot on...:tup:
wooo i was right but if they did where would it be?
what is fx supposed to be i hav one:confused:
The FX series were the Geforce 5's
Geforce 1
Geforce 2
Geforce 3
Geforce 4
Geforce FX (5 series)
Geforce 6 (Geforce 6800 series)
For some reason they have dropped the 'FX' bit........:weirdblue
Ive got an FX card........:tup:
im currently using a 9600Xt and ive had no problem running the demo on 1280 1024 with everything set to maximum, when i first built this system, i didnt bother with getting a top of the line graphics card, as i wasnt using the resolution for it :).
next time i plan to get one of the next generation ati/nvidia cards to run on a higher resolution display.
and ive been an ati fan for a long while now.
always good to have a gig of ram :)
Originally posted by Raxor
always good to have a gig of ram :)
It is if you want to play Doom3, FarCry and Half Life 2......:bounce: :tup:
Warspite
01-11-2004, 12:08
My poor old UT server only has 512 RAM -are you saying it needs more ponies?Damn, I feel all inadequate now:frownblue
PS Booh! to ATI and all their complicated weirdness!
Yeay NVidia!!:bounce:
I think your server runs just fine m8.......:bounce: :tup:
maybe i was a little excessive there; the only think limiting me with this computer is the graphics card- as i said before its not bad.
... then again i do plan to play hl2 and doom :), and run numerours programs at the same time, photoshop etc. i find out im using about 500 of it regulary :/
cant wait for this game on friday, demo had been enjoyable
my old fx came free with my comp and woooo they've sent it i hope;)
i also got my comp upgraded to a gig of ram like raxor an i was wandering if there was any way to get the video card to use the main ram?:rolleyesa
I hav to much ram now lol :D
You'll never have too much.........never........DO YO HEAR ME????
No really......1Gig's enough..............for now...:confusedb
No i was wrong it was the PSU they sent lol now i have to wait till the 15 till they will be in stock:frownblue but RCT3 has also been sent today :biggringr if only id put a better stamp i would get it tomorrow lol :D
Yay i got the psu and the game and dam i can't wait for the graphics card the game plays so badly lol :frownblue
and lol the psu takes up so much space thought i mite like to put a pic lol:D
look at the last pics of it:tup: it now takes up so much space i can't close it easily lol
got the game today and it runs like a dream, actually managed to turn settings up to full and it runs nice. good game
What card do u have i meant to be getting 6800 soon hope fully
Hey Ant.......you need a bigger case....lol;)
yeah lol :D
I have found the perfect way to run the game :bounce:
When i turn off anti a. and put res to 1280-720 i can keep the detal and draw distance ect. and every thing else on full and the game runs fine :p:
and lol soz i filled up 4 pages of rubish (i can't use any other word it blanks it out :eek: lol) this thread lol:o:
Originally posted by Ant
What card do u have i meant to be getting 6800 soon hope fully
Im running a radeion 9600Xt (runs this game smoothly @ 1280 1024 max settings)
I am running it on 1.6gb processor and 512 ram. I have a Radeon 7000
graphics so nothing special there and the game runs fine. It is a little
bit sticky on the graphics but more than liveable. I am not getting any
crashing issues either (probably shouldn't have put that).
So I would definately wait until running the full game before spending a fortune upgrading.
Lol don't worry its not that much and its not only for RCT3 and my card comes tomorow woooo
joeypesci
18-11-2004, 04:28
I have a
AMD Athlon XP 1700+
512mb RAM
GeForce 4 Ti4200 128mb
LiteOn DVD Burner
20GB Hard Drive
SpinPoint V40 80GB Hard Drive
Lacie USB External 120GB Hard Drive
Motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-7DXR+
Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital
Win XP Pro SP1 (on one partition) SP2 is pants
Win 98se (on another partition)
Samsung SyncMaster 15GLi Monitor
and you can see from my Runs Like A Dog thread that even though my system can run Far Cry, smoothly. When I build my own custom parks in RCT3 it runs like a dog once several runs are up and running.
Yay i just got my card yesterday and dam the thing is huge!!! Its about 3 times bigger than my last card and preforms more than 10 times better i get a score of 3678 on 3D Mark 05 (look bk for last score)and the game :devil:
IT LOOKS REAL the graphics are so good :biggringr: lol!
The only prob is that the card is so big the cooling system is massive im glad i brought this card soon ill test it out on Half life 2 i hope lol:yum:
Thanks for all your help
If u want a pic pls ask i think it looks so gd that when i get a new card ill hang it on my wall (old one that is lol)!! :tonguegre
As you said i think ill need a new case lol!:weirdblue
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