Building/Upgrading a PC for TS2
DrBeast:
Personally, I'd go for the 9600. I have the same card on my rig (albeit the Pro version with 256MB of RAM) and the game is running decently. Since it's only a temporary solution, I'd go for it. Plus, it's not as energy demanding as the NVidia cards, so I think your 250W power supply should handle it (barely, truth be told, especially if it's a no-name).
Indiasong:
Here I am again. I found a x800 gto on Ebay, as there were none to be had in stores.
Assuming I get it and it works, I need a power supply. One that is standard, but without a start/stop button as there is no place for it in the case, sturdy, reliable, efficient and silent. Seasonic is very popular in France, but is rather expensive.
What could you suggest? I'd go for 450w at least. And the ones I saw mentionned pciexpress connectors, but not agp. Should I go looking for outdated power supplies? Here is my current one again: http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8300/sm/techov.htm#1102452
yetyak:
Quote from: SpaceDoll on 2006 September 12, 05:15:11
I blew up my gaming computer and won't be able to replace it until the new year (yay tax return), so I'm upgrading my old desktop just enough to run the Sims 2. I have about $100 for both a video card (agp) and memory (this piece of crap compaq has only 256 and can only handle 512). I found RAM for about 35 bucks with a coupon at upgradememory.com (anyone ever buy from them?) so I have about 40 to 80 dollars for an agp video card. I'm thinking about a GeForce fx5700 or 6200, or a Radeon 9600. At EA support, the 6200 isn't listed as compatible with the game, but I've heard a few people say they play with it. My PSU is only 250 watts, so I think the GeForce 6600 or 6800 are too much, right? Does the 6600 need it's own power supply? I only have a GeForce 2 on this pitiful box, so anything would be better at this point. Opinions?
I have a 6200, and will be replacing it as soon as I can justify the expense. There are a lot of colorful glitches in the game that never appear at any other time. Changing to 78.01 drivers helps slightly.
SpaceDoll:
I found a 6600 for about 90 bucks, if I can find one a little cheaper (maybe refurbished), I'll probably go with that. Yeah, I'm pretty sure the power supply is no name; it's what came in the box--Compaq Presario 5410us!! With a 1.3 GHz processor and a 6600, do you think I'll get the cinematics?
Edit: DrBeast, I just re-read your post and saw you wrote 9600, not 6600! Great, I can get a 9600pro for 20 or 30 bucks cheaper than a 6600! Yay, I will be simming a lot sooner! What about the cinematics?
Hegelian:
Quote from: Indiasong on 2006 September 12, 17:32:34
Here I am again. I found a x800 gto on Ebay, as there were none to be had in stores.
Assuming I get it and it works, I need a power supply. One that is standard, but without a start/stop button as there is no place for it in the case, sturdy, reliable, efficient and silent. Seasonic is very popular in France, but is rather expensive.
What could you suggest? I'd go for 450w at least. And the ones I saw mentionned pciexpress connectors, but not agp.
ATX motherboards (virtually everything out there these days) switch on the power supplies these days, so you don't really need a switch on the PSU, although it won't hurt. The X800 GTOs that I have seen use a regular Molex power plug like the one that connects to an IDE/ATA hard drive.
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