help with furtre video card

[grifen]

can any one please tell me if Nvidia GeForce 9600GS will be good enough to play WAR & Warcraft (Lich King) smoothly without lag at decent settings, will be paired with a 24 inch dell * Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution
* 16:9 dynamic aspect ratio
* HDMI high quality digital connection

 

[alvine]

if you want slideshow then yes
smoothly? no.
you will need beefy card like ati 4870 to play at that resolution smoothly.

 

[grifen]

what about nvidia dont like ati

 

[alvine]

for nvidia you can get 8800gt or 9800gtx if you have two 6pin connectors.

its kind of disturbing you dont like ati since they have performance crown right now lol. I go for the best product for the price, not the company.

 

[grifen]

well the card come with this pc http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0163086498.1224511445@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjadefhfdllffcflgceggdhhmdfhm.0&category_oid=-35410&sku=035569&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null so not sure

 

[aevm]

You've got a bit of a problem there. That sort of PCs usually come with small PSUs and small cases, both of which could prevent you from upgrading to a serious gaming card. Do you have the PC already? Try to see how much room you have for the video card. You need about 9.5" for a HD 4870 and about 11" for a GTX 260, I think. Also check the PSU parameters - they should be written on the back of the PSU. You need something like 500W or more for HD 4870, and 525W/(38A on 12V) for GTX 260.

 

[grifen]

aint that case a standard atx so it should fit http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(27080)Creative-Soundblaster-XFi-Series-Xtreme-Audio.aspx http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(38393)NVIDIA-GeForce-8800-GTS-320MB---PCIE.aspx

 

[rags_20]

If you have to go for NVIDIA (It does not offer SM 4.1 & DX 10.1) Go for ATI & you'll have the latest SM & DX. Anyway, if its NVIDIA, 9800GTX, ATI - HD 4850
Your card's main problem is its memory bandwidth, it runs DDR2
But IMO you can stick with it if its just Warcraft that you're gonna play