 |
|
|
|
| Tiger Woods Golf Forum - new graphics card? - Page 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
TranzMembrif |
 General Member |
|
United States of America |
| |
| Joined: 8/6/2006 |
|
B-Day: 7/9/1946 (79) |
|
Posts: 81 |
| |
|
| |
| Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2010 at
7:41:50 AM |
IP Logged |
|
I know this has been covered before, but it seems the latest was in 2009. With new cards on the market and new prices for older cards I figure to make a fresh thread.
Here's what I've got:
Videocard: ATI integrated AMD 690G Radeon X1200
Processor: Athlon 64 4400+
Mainboard: ASUS M2A-VM HDMI
Memory: DDR800 - 2 GB
Soundcard: onboard Realtek High Definition Audio
PSU: Thermaltake Purepower 500
Monitor: ASUS VH235 23" LCD 1920x1080
All this works fine for most TW08 play, but I do keep my Options/Graphics at about 80% toward Best Performance and everything else in that panel turned OFF. Even with that, running at 1280 (the highest I can choose in the game), some customs are too laggy to play, most notably recently Wolf Creek. The monitor is new here, an upgrade from a 19" CRT. So, I want to be able to run at 1600 with better visual quality and with no lag even on complex customs. I don't want to change the motherboard, CPU, power supply or RAM if I can help it, so a new graphics card seems the ticket.
I do have requirements for a new card.
1. it must have HDMI out for my TV, DVI for my PC LCD, and D-SUB for the old CRT
2. ASUS mobo specs say an ATI card is required for multiple monitors
3. my budget for a new card maxes out at about $75
Over here, under Supported Video... Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 Demo: Readme
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/tigerwoodspgatour08/readme.html?sid=6181280
they don't list any 'modern' cards as Supported, so I don't know.
But here's a snap of the cards I'm considering over at the egg. Maybe they're all overkill and I should look for a very cheap used card? Any and all suggestions very much appreciated:
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
Gunpower61 |
 Site Admin |
|
Belgium |
| |
| Joined: 12/9/2004 |
|
B-Day: 4/30/1961 (64) |
|
Posts: 4,236 |
| |
|
| |
| Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2010 at
12:46:59 PM |
IP Logged |
|
| edited by: Gunpower61 on
Thursday, June 24, 2010 at
12:47:00 PM
|
| |
Hi Tranz....
A friend is using the ATI HD 4650 card on TW08, and he is very happy with it. |
| |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
TranzMembrif |
|
General Member |
|
|
|
United States of America |
| |
| Joined: 8/6/2006 |
|
B-Day: 7/9/1946 (79) |
|
Posts: 81 |
| |
|
| |
| Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2010 at
1:47:08 PM |
IP Logged |
|
| Thanks Gunpower, good to know. |
| |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
TranzMembrif |
|
General Member |
|
|
|
United States of America |
| |
| Joined: 8/6/2006 |
|
B-Day: 7/9/1946 (79) |
|
Posts: 81 |
| |
|
| |
| Posted: Saturday, June 26, 2010 at
6:52:47 AM |
IP Logged |
|
After much research, and talking with ASUS tech about the compatibility of the 5450 with this mobo (yes), I took a chance and ordered a Sapphire HD 5570, much faster, for $67 at the egg after a $10 MIR. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102874
I'll report back after it's done.
Good luck to me...................... |
| |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
Gunpower61 |
|
Site Admin |
|
|
|
Belgium |
| |
| Joined: 12/9/2004 |
|
B-Day: 4/30/1961 (64) |
|
Posts: 4,236 |
| |
|
| |
| Posted: Saturday, June 26, 2010 at
7:24:22 AM |
IP Logged |
|
| edited by: Gunpower61 on
Saturday, June 26, 2010 at
7:34:00 AM
|
| |
Very good choice i believe....
Should work very well on TW08.
On my second PC (; AMD 64 Athlon ) i am using: Sapphire Radeon HD 5450.
I can play TW08 without problems (;also the custom courses) on average settings.
Sapphire Radeon HD 5570 is performing much better compared with HD 5450, so i am sure you will be able to play the game TW08 on higher settings.
I also noticed they added a fan on the HD 5570 card, good improvement.
Good article and compare on link below:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/ati-5450-5570 |
| |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
TranzMembrif |
|
General Member |
|
|
|
United States of America |
| |
| Joined: 8/6/2006 |
|
B-Day: 7/9/1946 (79) |
|
Posts: 81 |
| |
|
| |
| Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2010 at
3:28:07 PM |
IP Logged |
|
|
"Very good choice i believe....
http://www.silentpcreview.com/ati-5450-5570" |
Thanks again, good compare review too. Here's hoping! |
| |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tiger Woods Golf Forum - new graphics card? - Page 1 Loaded in 0.172 seconds
Friday, September 12, 2025 @ 6:17:25 PM
Copyright 2025 - CourseDownloads.com
All Rights Reserved - No part of this site may be reproduced or used without express written permission of the CourseDownloads.com Staff
CourseDownloads.com is not endorsed by or affiliated with Electronic Arts, or its licensors. Trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
Game content and materials copyright Electronic Arts Inc. and its licensors. All Rights Reserved.
Post Reply
New Topic