Graphics Card Advice

[Scottler]

Okay, I just got FS9, and although it runs well, I'm thinking I could get some better graphics if I upgrade my graphics card.  (I'm such a logical lad.)

Here's the thing...I know there have been some issues with various cards and types, but I don't remember what they were...

I've found a nice ATI Radeon 9200 with 128MB of RAM.  It seems like more card than I'll need, but never knowing what I'll want to do down the road, I figure it can't hurt.

Is this card something that should work well with FS9 and my system (specs to the left)?  

Thanks!

[ozzy72]

There were some issues with Radeon and FS9, I'm not sure if they're all fixed yet. The other option is an nVidia 5000 series card.

Mark

[Scottler]

That's another one I was looking at.  It's the NVIDIA GEFORCE 5200 128MB AGP, if that means something to anyone.  lol

[JBaymore]

Hyperion,

Welcome to fs2004.

I have an ATI 9600 pro agp card...... and I find it is NOT "enough card" to give good performance for FS2004.

[Smoke2much]

Mornin' Scott.

I got a GeForce 5200 256Mb 400Mhz Card for Christmas.  I have about 1.5 times the frame rate in 2k2 that I had before but with higher settings.  All of my other games have improved beyond belief.  I am maxed out in Mafia and it is amazingly smooth.

If you can afford more card get it but I feel so far (3 days) that this is a good card.

Will

[ATI_7500]

what do you have,will,a 5600 or a 5200?  ::)

[Smoke2much]

It's a 5600, my error sorry..

[4_Series_Scania]

[quote]Mornin' Scott.

I got a GeForce 5200 256Mb 400Mhz Card for Christmas.

[paulb]

Hi

I dont think that you can ever have too much power for FS9!

The ATI 9200 will not be more card than you need (sorry  ;)).

Buy the fastest card that you can afford, unless you want to keep a lot of the 'eye candy' turned down.

Cheers Paul