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| Posted: Sunday, March 8, 2009 at
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I have 2 choices, would someone who knows about such things, give me some advice as to which one is better?
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Games/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A2349736#Overview
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Graphics_Cards/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=A1586542
These meet my powersupply, which is 375watts, PCIE express.
Or suggestions would be apppreciated. These cards are also Direct X 10, is that compatible with 08?
P.S. I am currently using an ATI X300 128mb card, and want to move up, But, I dont want any junk, and I dont want to replace my power supply, so If you think these 2 cards would be junk, feel free to be honest. I dont have money to burn, but Im tired of not being able to play some customs.
Thanks again to all who help. I just want to be sure, one of these would be a step up. |
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| Posted: Sunday, March 8, 2009 at
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Hi Axe
Personally, for TW08, I would always go for the ATI card (I believe there is the slanted grass effect with NVidia cards) and the HD3650 512mb, is a very good card. I currently use the HD3870 1GB but I also found it was better to upgrade my PSU to a Thermaltake 650. So, if you are not wishing to go down the route of upgrading both card and PSU, then the ATI is in my own opinion, the better choice.
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| Posted: Sunday, March 8, 2009 at
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Howdy ZB, thank you so much, that is what I wanted to hear, and the price is right.
Take care bud, and thanks again, Im ordering right now. lol
Oh, and does the DirectX10 work for 08? Ok, I see that it takes 9 and higher.
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I would go with the nVidia card( I have the same model and can run every thing maxed),the ATI card is 128bit,nVidia 256 bit and the nVidia GPU is much faster,the link below shows the huge difference,TW is not one of the games tested but it shows the difference between the two cards.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_3650/9.html
The DX10 thing does not matter much as TW08 does not use any DX10 code but TW10 most likly will,DX 10 is only used in Vista and DX11 will be used in Windows7,DX10 card are backwards compatible with all other versions of DX. |
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| Posted: Sunday, March 8, 2009 at
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here is another site with cards,good site with fast service and maybe the lowest prices on the net.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%201305520548%20106792522%201067937365&name=GeForce%209600%20GT
some great prices on bigger cards but you would need a bigger power supply,which they also sell on the site. |
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Larry,
I'm not 100% sure but I believe my card is the HD 3650. I have had no problems whatsoever with it. Let me check on that just to make sure tho :) |
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Hey Larry...
I have a Nvidia GeForce 8500GT (512)... and I love it, I can run everything on MAX with no problem.. :)
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Thank you Carnoustie, (wow, big difference), thank ya Bobby, and Rob, I appreciate all your help.
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| "I would go with the nVidia card" |
I concur as the 9600 GT is a nice card and should be faster than the 3650 for sure. |
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| I would have to go in favor of the Nvidia 9600 series over the ATI 3600 series also. And as Carn posted, Newegg is probably hands down the best place to get one at. |
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| Posted: Monday, March 9, 2009 at
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Thanks DivotMaker and jmeier, preciate the advice, I already went with the ati card, and if Im not happy, the nvidia will be next.
Thank you again to all for your gr8 advice.
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| Thank you tctucom. |
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Well, I got my new video card today and I must say, it's awesome!!!!!!!!!!
I can finally play Cog Hill with settings maxed out, and no lagg whatsoever.
Man I can't believe I have been playing with my old card for so long.
True swing is actually a pleasure to play now, its so freaken fast. woo hooo!!!! |
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lol....It's like a whole new game isn't it..??? :)
What kind of card did you get ? |
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This card right here, for $79.00, and its awesome!!
ATI Radeon HD 3650 512 MB PCI Express Graphics Card
But, how do I know if I have the latest drivers? |
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You can go to ATI site and search drivers for your card... Check the driver you have now in device manager
START / Settings / Control Panel / System / Hardware // Display Adapters .. right click your ATI card and choose properties... Youll find the driver version there
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| Thank you Rob, I'm good to go. |
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| $79???? I might have to look at one of those! Mine's only a 256 MB. |
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| Bobby, there's one from Saphire with those specs for $59.99 over at newegg ( search under 256-bit memory interface cards...). |
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| Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at
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yep, here is one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129108 |
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