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Siruder
Lieutenant Commander
Joined: January 19, 2008
Posts: 2
|  Posted: 2008-01-21 18:28
Here are my comp stats:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Processor AMD Athlon 2.13 ghz
608 Mb of Ram
Graphics Card:
S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR
VideoMemory: 32mb I think? Sad I know
if you need any other info ill find it. I have Cable/Dsl so internet connection should not be the issue. Advice, bashing of how terrible my videocard is, and cheap solutions if you can are all appreciated. Thanks!
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jedi42
Grand Admiral
Evil Empires Inc.
Joined: February 25, 2002
Posts: 478
From: jedi42
| Posted: 2008-01-21 18:30
Your video card is pretty bad. I'd upgrade that first.
Also, not sure how you have 608MB of RAM? 512MB
[ This Message was edited by: dj42 {C?} on 2008-01-21 18:31 ]
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Siruder
Lieutenant Commander
Joined: January 19, 2008
Posts: 2
| Posted: 2008-01-21 18:32
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On 2008-01-21 18:30, dj42 {C?} wrote:
Your video card is pretty bad. I'd upgrade that first.
Also, not sure how you have 608MB of RAM? 512MB
[ This Message was edited by: dj42 {C?} on 2008-01-21 18:31 ]
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Haha I'm not sure either, just reading the system info and copying it down...and yeah...it is pretty bad lol...
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Grimith
Grand Admiral
Templar Knights
Joined: August 09, 2003
Posts: 836
From: Your local future farm.
| Posted: 2008-01-21 18:33
I've got the noob Intel Media Graphics Accelerator for my laptop along with a GB of RAM, and I run this game very well on full detail. With that in mind, I'd suggest more RAM first.
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jedi42
Grand Admiral
Evil Empires Inc.
Joined: February 25, 2002
Posts: 478
From: jedi42
| Posted: 2008-01-21 18:34
Basically, any nVidia card after the TNT2 would be an upgrade.
What you need to do is figure out what kind of AGP slot you have on that motherboard.
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Dionysian *EP5* (Angel of Destruction)
Grand Admiral
*Renegade Space Marines*
Joined: November 21, 2003
Posts: 135
| Posted: 2008-01-21 18:45
i got an AGP slot on my motherboard and after my last graphics card died i had great difficulty finding a replacement AGP card. You don't want to know how bad my present card is - suffice to say that i got minimum detail and 10% trail length!!
IF you can afford to replace the pc soon - do that. AGP is dead so as time goes on you'll find fewer and fewer cards tro fit that slot. I decided that spending £50 - £60 on a new videocard for an obsolete PC was pointless - better to wait 3-4 m and get a new quad core based machine with shed loads of memory and a decent video card.
If a new pc aint on the horizon then agree with the others - a new video card if you can find one - and get the memory up as high as you can afford. 2 gig would be nice.
For a half way house - can you afford a new motherboard with PCI E based graphic card. More expensive than just a new card but cheaper than a new PC and you can re-use all the othe bits in the case (If they fit ofc) and will be a bit more upgradabale as the finances permit.
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jedi42
Grand Admiral
Evil Empires Inc.
Joined: February 25, 2002
Posts: 478
From: jedi42
| Posted: 2008-01-21 19:06
You can pickup a Geforce FX5200 for $30 or a Radeon 9550 for $40 on newegg.com, but I wouldn't spend much more $$ than that, since it will begin to make more sense to save up for a new comp.
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BackSlash
Marshal
Galactic Navy
Joined: March 23, 2003
Posts: 11183
From: Bristol, England
| Posted: 2008-01-22 05:57
Try and find a Radeon 9600 XT for $50.
Pretty much one of the best mid-ranged old AGP cards you can get.
If you can find the cash, a Radeon X1650 Pro or X1800 GTO are two current top AGP cards (Both from ATI).
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