Video card upgrade question!

Ronn_Bman · 09-19-2002, 06:08 PM

Minor spamming here.

I have a thread in GD about upgrading the video card on my brand new machine to increase my NWN performance. I'm terribly impatient and want to upgrade SOON, but I need your input to help decide.

Here's a link. Any help will be greatly appreciated

[ 09-19-2002, 06:09 PM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]

Davros · 09-20-2002, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ronn_Bman:
Minor spamming here.

I have a thread in GD about upgrading the video card on my brand new machine to increase my NWN performance. I'm terribly impatient and want to upgrade SOON, but I need your input to help decide.

Here's a link. Any help will be greatly appreciated

I can't help too much Ron, because I went for the 4400 Ti AND XP and the 512 Ram. The combination is sweet

. I suggest you go the video card first but - gotta love those graphics.

Megabot · 09-20-2002, 11:05 AM

I would go for GF 4200 it is good! I also have a gf 3 with 128 ram and is more than good for this game! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Ronn_Bman · 09-20-2002, 05:03 PM

Thanks guys! I can't tell you how much I appreciate your input.

Mouse · 09-20-2002, 05:48 PM

Just fyi, I got a new PC about a month ago and specified a 128 meg Ti4200 card. Works like a dream [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

The detailed specs on my new rig are somewhere in here

[ 09-20-2002, 05:51 PM: Message edited by: Mouse ]

Ronn_Bman · 09-20-2002, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mouse:
[QB]Just fyi, I got a new PC about a month ago and specified a 128 meg Ti4200 card. Works like a dream [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
QB]

I wish I'd done a bit more research before I'd ordered mine in May, but I've never had a game that suffered from a underpowered video card before, so I figured the recommended would be more than adequate on a nice machine like the one I ordered.

I didn't expect the best graphics card in the world, but I did think the one I got would play any current games smoothly.

Oh well, live and learn

kanri · 09-20-2002, 09:33 PM

Well this is a bit off topic but i have a brand new pc and nwn runs so s....l...o...w. Its very annoying and even and some parts it runs so slow my computer freezes i beleve the problem is my video card and i am getting a new one this weekend. If you think its n e thing else tell me. Thnx in advance..

Davros · 09-22-2002, 01:47 AM

Without knowing your other specs it's a bit difficult. For very good game performance - Ram you want a minimum 256 if you have Windows 2000 - 512 if you have windows XP, vid card you wnat a minimum GeF3Ti, processor something that is P4 1.7 or higher.

Debaser · 09-22-2002, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Davros:
Without knowing your other specs it's a bit difficult. For very good game performance - Ram you want a minimum 256 if you have Windows 2000 - 512 if you have windows XP, vid card you wnat a minimum GeF3Ti, processor something that is P4 1.7 or higher.

Well, I'm running the game on 450 mhz processor, with a GeForce2 mx400 64 mb video card and 256 ram and i have XP. the game runs pretty smoothly! the specs you're talking about would run it flawlessly, i would think.

Kinfyr · 09-22-2002, 08:48 PM

Davros, ya you are right but that is overkill for any game out there right now. Not to mention it would cost quite a bit of money especially with the P4 (garbage).

Kanri, since you said it was a new computer chance are you bought something like a dell or hp. If that is the case they have a tendency of putting tons of crap in your comp and thats what is slowing it down. Everytime I work on them I always format the harddrive and start over. Its a guaranteed speed increase everytime.

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Ronn_Bman Zartan Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: North Carolina USA Age: 57 Posts: 5,177	Minor spamming here. I have a thread in GD about upgrading the video card on my brand new machine to increase my NWN performance. I'm terribly impatient and want to upgrade SOON, but I need your input to help decide. Here's a link. Any help will be greatly appreciated [ 09-19-2002, 06:09 PM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ] __________________ [img]\"http://home.carolina.rr.com/orthanc/pics/Spinning%20Hammer%20Sig%20Pic.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

09-20-2002, 05:03 PM	#4
Ronn_Bman Zartan Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: North Carolina USA Age: 57 Posts: 5,177	Thanks guys! I can't tell you how much I appreciate your input. __________________ [img]\"http://home.carolina.rr.com/orthanc/pics/Spinning%20Hammer%20Sig%20Pic.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

09-20-2002, 05:48 PM	#5
Mouse Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 2,788	Just fyi, I got a new PC about a month ago and specified a 128 meg Ti4200 card. Works like a dream [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] The detailed specs on my new rig are somewhere in here [ 09-20-2002, 05:51 PM: Message edited by: Mouse ] __________________ Regards Mouse (Occasional crooner and all round friendly Scottish rodent)

09-20-2002, 09:33 PM	#7
kanri Dungeon Master Join Date: April 5, 2002 Location: mars Posts: 74	Well this is a bit off topic but i have a brand new pc and nwn runs so s....l...o...w. Its very annoying and even and some parts it runs so slow my computer freezes i beleve the problem is my video card and i am getting a new one this weekend. If you think its n e thing else tell me. Thnx in advance.. __________________ <br />Member of the IW Branch of the Anti-Anomen Society

09-22-2002, 01:47 AM	#8
Davros Takhisis Follower Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Mandurah, West Australia Age: 60 Posts: 5,073	Without knowing your other specs it's a bit difficult. For very good game performance - Ram you want a minimum 256 if you have Windows 2000 - 512 if you have windows XP, vid card you wnat a minimum GeF3Ti, processor something that is P4 1.7 or higher. __________________ Davros was right - just ask JD

09-20-2002, 11:05 AM	#3
Megabot Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: October 18, 2003 Location: Oslo, Norway. Age: 61 Posts: 3,360	I would go for GF 4200 it is good! I also have a gf 3 with 128 ram and is more than good for this game! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

09-22-2002, 08:48 PM	#10
Kinfyr Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: November 26, 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 34	Davros, ya you are right but that is overkill for any game out there right now. Not to mention it would cost quite a bit of money especially with the P4 (garbage). Kanri, since you said it was a new computer chance are you bought something like a dell or hp. If that is the case they have a tendency of putting tons of crap in your comp and thats what is slowing it down. Everytime I work on them I always format the harddrive and start over. Its a guaranteed speed increase everytime.

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