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I finally took the plunge and upgraded my lowly GeForce 5200FX to the
GeForce 6600 GT (APG version). (My CPU is a P4/3GHz.)
I *was* playing D3 at medium quality, 640x480, no AA. Even at those low
settings, I thought D3 looked pretty damn good and getting around 30fps.
Now I have everything cranked up - ultra quality, 1024x768 (I have an LCD
panel and that's as high as it goes), all eye candy turned on, 4xAA. It
is a whole different experience. Yes, gameplay issues still remain but I
had no idea I could be drawn in so much by the graphics.
I've noticed that fps fluctuates wildly in D3. It seemed capped out at 60
and is often pegged at 60. Some monster attacks, and certain rooms, can
knock fps down to the 30's - still smooth and playable.
I've also been enjoying Farcry with graphics turned way up. Was playing
medium textures, 800x600, and generally low graphics options. Testing the
6600 - at first I got ballsy and went straight for the extreme-high
settings. The game ran very smooth until the shooting started at which
point it got a tiny amount of choppiness. I knocked the settings down to
"high" and played all the way through without the slightest hiccup. Once
again, I thought the game looked good with my old card, yet the
improvement is quite noticeable.
I didn't get much improvement with Half-Life 2. It was running quite well
with my old card so I was nearly maxed out in the first place. I haven't
actually played through yet - just did a quick test.
Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, as expected, show no distinct improvement. Once
your park gets about medium-sized, the game bogs down but it seems more
CPU-bound than GPU.
After all is said and done, I have to hand it to my old 5200. I got to
the point where I knew what game settings to turn up and turn down. In
general I would have to sacrifice some resolution, but shadows and water
reflections were always good. For a low-end card, it certainly didn't
deny me the pleasure to be found in these games. Oh...and it's a whole
lot quieter than the 6600.
--
sda_mail Scott | Yields over 30 blasts or
@comcast.net Amspoker | 80 gentle honks per charge!
^ my email |
I finally took the plunge and upgraded my lowly GeForce 5200FX to the
GeForce 6600 GT (APG version). (My CPU is a P4/3GHz.)
I *was* playing D3 at medium quality, 640x480, no AA. Even at those low
settings, I thought D3 looked pretty damn good and getting around 30fps.
Now I have everything cranked up - ultra quality, 1024x768 (I have an LCD
panel and that's as high as it goes), all eye candy turned on, 4xAA. It
is a whole different experience. Yes, gameplay issues still remain but I
had no idea I could be drawn in so much by the graphics.
I've noticed that fps fluctuates wildly in D3. It seemed capped out at 60
and is often pegged at 60. Some monster attacks, and certain rooms, can
knock fps down to the 30's - still smooth and playable.
I've also been enjoying Farcry with graphics turned way up. Was playing
medium textures, 800x600, and generally low graphics options. Testing the
6600 - at first I got ballsy and went straight for the extreme-high
settings. The game ran very smooth until the shooting started at which
point it got a tiny amount of choppiness. I knocked the settings down to
"high" and played all the way through without the slightest hiccup. Once
again, I thought the game looked good with my old card, yet the
improvement is quite noticeable.
I didn't get much improvement with Half-Life 2. It was running quite well
with my old card so I was nearly maxed out in the first place. I haven't
actually played through yet - just did a quick test.
Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, as expected, show no distinct improvement. Once
your park gets about medium-sized, the game bogs down but it seems more
CPU-bound than GPU.
After all is said and done, I have to hand it to my old 5200. I got to
the point where I knew what game settings to turn up and turn down. In
general I would have to sacrifice some resolution, but shadows and water
reflections were always good. For a low-end card, it certainly didn't
deny me the pleasure to be found in these games. Oh...and it's a whole
lot quieter than the 6600.
--
sda_mail Scott | Yields over 30 blasts or
@comcast.net Amspoker | 80 gentle honks per charge!
^ my email |
s3lv09l3g31q0doc30l7qsfm3ejlm2hfi@4ax.com...
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