Graphics Card opinions
imyourboy:
Quote from: jsalemi on 2008 August 12, 03:10:20
Yes. Stick with the ATI card; the rest of your specs look pretty good. Maybe go with a little faster CPU -- the 3.0Ghz core 2 duos aren't that much more than the 2.5Ghz these days.
Why do you reccommend sticking with ATI? I thought Nvidia was a much better card? The reason I bring it up is that I'm in the process of building a new machine and I'm trying to decide which way to go. I've used Nvidia and ATI and I always thought my Nvidia was better. Does ATI work better for TS2? What do you think TS3 will need? I'm trying to plan ahead.
Theo:
Quote from: jsalemi on 2008 August 12, 15:28:50
That E8400 is a sweet processor, isn't it?
Yeah, it was the best choice for my budget, since its price has been cut quite considerably.
After my old computer went kaput, I had to buy this processor, an Asus P5KE, 2Gb DDR2, a 250Gb SATA2 drive, and an XFX Geforce 8800GTS, all for under €500
It's clear this is a mid-range setup, but it's enough to play Freetime, with little to no drag, although loading times haven't improved that much.
jsalemi:
Quote from: imyourboy on 2008 August 12, 15:39:50
Why do you reccommend sticking with ATI? I thought Nvidia was a much better card? The reason I bring it up is that I'm in the process of building a new machine and I'm trying to decide which way to go. I've used Nvidia and ATI and I always thought my Nvidia was better. Does ATI work better for TS2? What do you think TS3 will need? I'm trying to plan ahead.
nVidia's have usually been the better gaming card overall, but there's traditionally been many more problems with them than with the ATI cards as far as TS2 is concerned. So if TS2 (and probably TS3) is your main game, it's worth sticking with ATI. Most other games won't have any problem running with the high-end ATIs anyway.
Quote from: Theo on 2008 August 12, 17:21:46
After my old computer went kaput, I had to buy this processor, an Asus P5KE, 2Gb DDR2, a 250Gb SATA2 drive, and an XFX Geforce 8800GTS, all for under €500
It's clear this is a mid-range setup, but it's enough to play Freetime, with little to no drag, although loading times haven't improved that much.
Double your RAM -- I did that, and TS2 flies. Fast loading, and I hardly ever get any lag.
Edited by moderator to fix double posting. Tsk, tsk, Jsalemi; you really should know better.
Moon:
I don't know how much just the processor is off hand, but the entire build was quoted to me at $615 CDN.
Keep in mind it does not include a monitor, the fiddly bits, or OS as I plan to use my existing copy of XP. And they will install and update XP for me (service pack 1)... which is one less thing to bother with.
From what I've been looking at it seems to be a pretty fair price. I'm happy to pay the possible little bit extra for having a machine built locally with support that is close and friendly.
I have only ever considered ATI, for their stability with TS2 and, actually, the company is based very very nearby so I feel like I am supporting a small, local business. I know that's not really the case but it still makes me feel slightly warm and fuzzy.
My only concern was that the 3650 is supposed to be the better of the cheaper HD cards. Would love a 3870 but it's like 60% more expensive and I really do need to look at cost right now. So I wanted to check and make sure that it is still a viable care for TS2. But, I was playing with a x1300 pro before... so I'm hoping this will be even prettier.
summerbliz:
Just out of curiosity, I've got a 2 GHz ( dual core) and 2 GB of ram . I'm finding a lot a lag since Freetime. Should I invest in a larger processor or boost up my ram.... or do both?
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page