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looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoever??
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:06 amby gavinprice02
FSX Graphics are pretty rubbish on my PC the plane textures are blurred and the trees sometimes have square outlines. I'm looking to update my Graphics Card but I honestly don't have a clue about what type is suitable for my pc or what is a fairly decent one.
I've managed to get hold of my pc specs:-
-ASUS A7V-8X-A-L DDR 333MHZ MOTHERBOARD
-AMD ATHLON XP2800+ CPU
-1024MB (2x512MB) PC2700 DDR-MEMORY (333MHZ)
-120GB ULTRA FAST(7200RPM) HARD DRIVE WITH 2MB BUFFER
-ATI 128MB RADEON 9500 TV DVI
I don't really want to spend loads of money probably about
Re: looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoev
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:18 amby born_2_fly
To be honest I would probaly keep saving the money you have and wait until DX10 comes out. That way you can have a great card put into your new rig, rather than having an OK card now, and then a 'better' card in your new comp.
Cheers,
|Alex|
Re: looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoev
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:21 pmby cheesegrater
I assume that is an AGP system. The best you could do in the
Re: looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoev
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Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:20 amby ctjoyce
Actually you probibly could get a X850XT which would be a good buy. Again though, your running AGP, so your not going to be able to even buy a DX10 card for that PC.
Cheers
Cameron
Re: looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoev
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Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:25 amby gavinprice02
cheers for the help, just out of interest, what's AGP? and also can someone send me a link to the actual products themselves, because there seems to be a few different versions
Re: looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoev
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Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:28 amby 4_Series_Scania
cheers for the help, just out of interest, what's AGP? and also can someone send me a link to the actual products themselves, because there seems to be a few different versions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port - What AGP is. ;)
A new graphics card will reap major benefits with that rig.
BFG GeForce 7600 GS OC 512MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (AGP)
Re: looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoev
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Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:55 pmby ctjoyce
The X850XT is a better card for less money.
Cheers
Cameron
Re: looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoev
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Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:21 amby 4_Series_Scania
The X850XT is a better card for less money.
Cheers
Cameron
True, but, some of us would rather poke our eyes out than buy an Ati for numerous daft reasons. :P
Re: looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoev
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Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:35 amby cheesegrater
True, but, some of us would rather poke our eyes out than buy an Ati for numerous daft reasons. :P
What would those reasons be?
Re: looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoev
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Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:40 amby Mees
LMAO
Re: looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoev
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Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:40 amby Mees
LMAO
That'll be because my expiriences with ATi are bad...
Re: looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoev
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Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:11 pmby ctjoyce
LMAO
That'll be because my expiriences with ATi are bad...
The 9 series maybe, but the X have never given me any problems
Cheers
Cameron
Re: looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoev
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Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:25 amby gavinprice02
got the GeForce in the end guys, and must I say, what a great improvement. It's even improved frames a little, but still flying in cities is a big no no with my FPS. Would upgrading the RAM make a difference to this?
Re: looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoev
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Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:42 amby ctjoyce
Adding a second gig of RAM may be a good idea, but its not going to offer the drastic change you want, thats why you bought the graphics card.
Cheers
Cameron
Re: looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoev
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Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:52 amby congo
got the GeForce in the end guys
Which GeForce did you get ?