Yo- alright theres this new game coming out sept. 18 called World in Conflict and right now i have the demo. the game is pretty sweet with awsome explosions and all that. but i have to put my graphics on low to enjoy the game with good fps but with it on high its super clear but with very low fps. i have an ATI RADEON 9550 256 MB AGP video card and its served me well since last november but now its time that i moved on. i want to now whats a good graphics card that can play this game and most of the new games with high detail and no lags or low fps? if its Ati then that would be awsome but im open to any card with the best graphic clearity.
2007-08-25 17:21:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Cheap but better than your 9550= ATI 9600 Pro or 7300GS AGP
Better but still cheap= 7300GT AGP, 7600GS AGP, X1650 Pro AGP
Awesome= ATI X1950 Pro AGP or 7950GT AGP
2007-08-26 01:30:39 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some more specifics would be helpful, specifically the price range you're looking at, do you have twin AGP slots, how about one or more PCI-E slots, and what the max resolution your monitor can handle? Your PC's specs are the second most important factor in getting the most bang for your buck - the most important is your budget!
The World in Conflict homepage has a nice Nvidia logo at the bottom... chances are then that they've done the development & testing using primarily Nvidia cards. Since you've framed the question with that game in mind, it's something to note. ATI does make a good product, but in my opinion their strength lies in the do everything cards they make (graphics, TV tuner, DRV, etc all in one... aka the All-in-wonder).
Straight out, I'm biased towards Nvidia cards since I play mostly games on my rig. I run 2 PNY 7800gt's in SLI mode (PNY puts the card together using Nvidia chips). Those cards still go for around $200 and are good stand alone cards. Depending on your mobo & cpu stats, SLI may be an option so you can put two less expensive cards together to outperform a single, more expensive card.
If you have PCI-E slots, as a rule of thumb, it's better to go with a card or cards that will utilize those slots instead of an AGP slot. The newest PCI-E slot/buss has about twice the bandwidth capability of the latest APG slot/buss.
If you're not going to / can't drop the cash for the latest generation card, make sure that what ever you go with supports pixel shader 3.0, else you will be screwed with other games you buy in the future (Bioshock is a prime example of this - great game, but no play w/o pixel shader 3).
The 8000 series and better for Nvidia support DirectX 10 - worth it if you have Vista or plan to get it before you upgrade cards again. The 8800gts you can get for around $300 and it's a great card (and if you get 2 and run them SLI, I will hate you). You always can run a search for video card reviews or roundups and see what the "experts" think.
Lastly, apologies if you knew most of what I said already - assumptions can be dangerous things, so I try not to make may of them.
2007-08-26 01:34:03 · answer #2 · answered by 7800gt SLI 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whats your system specifications?
X1950xt if your system can handle it(which I fairly doubt) fastest AGP card out there.
So I recommend a 7300 gt as maybe your processor and RAM aren't up to the task of high detail.but should be pretty nice any way (once over clocked its faster than a 7600 gs if you get a decent brand.)
2007-08-26 00:46:14 · answer #3 · answered by o0lcm0o 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋