best gpu?
strodda
11-24-2003, 10:54 PM
ever since i sold my ps2, ive been playing more games on my computer. i just installed nfs underground, and everything is totally blocky. i cant even make out the menu options. i read the readme file and it says i need a minimun of a geforce2/radeon7500. i dont have anything close to that. i have a very oldschool ati aiw 128. from over 3years ago.
what would be the best card for my money? and i dont know if they all are, but this specific game says the card has to be directx9 compatible too.
what would be the best card for my money? and i dont know if they all are, but this specific game says the card has to be directx9 compatible too.
Graphik Styles
11-24-2003, 11:43 PM
how much money do you have?
strodda
11-24-2003, 11:50 PM
probably no more than $200. im not looking for the best card ever. just a good one to get me by.
btw, heres a screen shot of what the menu screen looks like with my current ati all-in-wonder 128pci card.
is it a card problem, or a bad copy of the game?
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=503/15487Untitled-1.jpg
and all those square patches all over the place are supposed to be text. thats how bad it is.
btw, heres a screen shot of what the menu screen looks like with my current ati all-in-wonder 128pci card.
is it a card problem, or a bad copy of the game?
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=503/15487Untitled-1.jpg
and all those square patches all over the place are supposed to be text. thats how bad it is.
Neutrino
11-25-2003, 04:33 AM
for 200 you could get a radeon 9600 retail.....
strodda
11-25-2003, 06:03 PM
k, sounds good. thats what i was planning on getting. i went searching around the ati and nvidia sites, and i was either planning on getting the 9800 or 9600xt
btw, do you know if the graphics looking like that is a card problem?
btw, do you know if the graphics looking like that is a card problem?
Graphik Styles
11-25-2003, 08:20 PM
i would recommend these cards...
ATI Radeon 9200 128MB AGP Video Card
or
XFX GeForce FX5200 128MB DDR Video Card
because if you live in canada then the price of a ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB Video Card is about $260-$290. And im pretty sure that the graphics look like that because of your video card. Also be sure to get a AGP Slot card, because they generally run faster and smoother.
ATI Radeon 9200 128MB AGP Video Card
or
XFX GeForce FX5200 128MB DDR Video Card
because if you live in canada then the price of a ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB Video Card is about $260-$290. And im pretty sure that the graphics look like that because of your video card. Also be sure to get a AGP Slot card, because they generally run faster and smoother.
Shortbus
11-30-2003, 06:13 PM
k, sounds good. thats what i was planning on getting. i went searching around the ati and nvidia sites, and i was either planning on getting the 9800 or 9600xt
btw, do you know if the graphics looking like that is a card problem?
Yes I would say it is a card problem. I had a similar problem with a copy of max payne running on a vodoo 3500. The text was all blurred and distorted, I swapped the vodoo with a G-force Ti500 and no problems since. Oh and I also encountered that same goofey text problem with a few of my flight sim games on the vodoo.
btw, do you know if the graphics looking like that is a card problem?
Yes I would say it is a card problem. I had a similar problem with a copy of max payne running on a vodoo 3500. The text was all blurred and distorted, I swapped the vodoo with a G-force Ti500 and no problems since. Oh and I also encountered that same goofey text problem with a few of my flight sim games on the vodoo.
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