I'm about to build a well runnning yet low-cost computer.
The graphics card I'm about to order is the Diamond Viper ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO 512MB . The specs on this beast is amazing but I'm not so sure if it's good with gaming. But it handles Direct X10 so it should work great right?
2007-10-08 12:45:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It will play older games pretty well (2-3 years plus) but anything newer, you will only get medium settings. And as for DirectX 10, don't even think about putting a DirectX 10 game on it, even the high end cards can barely run DirectX 10 games at decent framerates, forget about this one doing it. Look at a 2900Pro if you can, about $280 but is well worth the money.
2007-10-08 13:21:21 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
512mb of RAM should be more than enough for gaming. Seeing as how the RAM in video cards handles most of the polygons. Although I wouldn't get it unless it has a pixel4 shader. Also you're going to want to check your motherboard to see if it has AGP or PCI ports. Although most cards these days use PCI 16x.
2007-10-08 12:49:06 · answer #2 · answered by devilshadow934 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yea should be good for gaming will handel all the latest games with direct X10
Or have a look at the 8800 series from Nvidia there really good as well.
2007-10-08 12:49:01 · answer #3 · answered by Lex (The Tech) 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yup, that is a decent mainstream DX10 card. What is best about it is that simply overclocking it brings it to XT level. It runs cool because of its low power draw.
2007-10-08 13:12:03 · answer #4 · answered by Karz 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋