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Komomu   04-01-2009 at 12:33:30 AM

I have:

AMD Anthlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3.00GHz
and
3GB RAM

what would be the best graphics card for me to get that is under $120 to actually run crysis

i have been looking at some cards and it seems that ATI has a better value on their cards but a lot of games including crysis support Nvidia .

Thanks in advance



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invisik   04-01-2009 at 12:37:14 AM
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Well is this the only gaming you will be playing?
what resolution do you play at?
Does your motherboard support cf or sli?
What are the specs of your psu?

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Zenthar   04-01-2009 at 01:39:18 AM
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You have to consider invisik questions to make sure the suggestion is compatible, but on top of my head either a 9800GTX+, a 4850 or, if you can spare like 10-20$ more, a 4870 (totally worth the extra). They should all allow you to play Crysis on high settings @1680x1050.

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gunz77   04-01-2009 at 05:56:14 AM
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ati HD4850or up, with more then 512mb vid ram should do it short and sweet, but last time i checked NASA says they almost have a pc that will run crysis lol good luck dude.


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gkay09   04-01-2009 at 06:40:30 AM
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Komomu wrote :

I have:

AMD Anthlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3.00GHz
and
3GB RAM

what would be the best graphics card for me to get that is under $120 to actually run crysis

i have been looking at some cards and it seems that ATI has a better value on their cards but a lot of games including crysis support Nvidia .

Thanks in advance



Just WAIT...ATI and nivida are launching new cards...and mostly all of them know this...So you should be able to get a good deal then...

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jerryt74332   04-01-2009 at 06:10:31 PM
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My kids computer is a x2 4000 @ 2.8 ghz 2gb ram vista and 8800gts512 and it plays crysis at 1440x900 on medium setting no problems. BTW crysis looks very good on medium. FYI a single 4870 512 on my c2d@4.2 will barely handle high settings at 1680x1050 I run it on medium settings as well because I hate shutter.

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Komomu   04-01-2009 at 10:00:29 PM
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invisik wrote :

Well is this the only gaming you will be playing?
what resolution do you play at?
Does your motherboard support cf or sli?
What are the specs of your psu?



no i would be playing other games such as World in Conflict

Supreme Commander

The Call of Duty franchise
i'll be playing at 1440 by 900
it supports crossfire i suppose

My psu is only 350 watt

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Bluescreendeath   04-01-2009 at 10:31:27 PM
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jerryt74332 wrote :

My kids computer is a x2 4000 @ 2.8 ghz 2gb ram vista and 8800gts512 and it plays crysis at 1440x900 on medium setting no problems. BTW crysis looks very good on medium. FYI a single 4870 512 on my c2d@4.2 will barely handle high settings at 1680x1050 I run it on medium settings as well because I hate shutter.



You should install the Crysis Ultra High mod by Cuban/Ultimate/Taowolf/etc.
There are 6 levels total, and setting the gfx to 3 gets you "high graphics" but with fps similar to if you had set it to medium.

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jerreece   04-01-2009 at 10:32:08 PM
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You say you "suppose" your motherboard supports Crossfire. You need to really make sure of that before you even consider that as an option.

With a 350watt power supply you'll never run SLI or Crossfire.

You may need to look at lower end video cards than the 4850 even with your power supply, unless you upgrade your power supply. When looking at new PSUs (or your existing one) you need to know the max wattage (350W for instance) and how many Amps it provides on the 12V. It'll usually say something like "12V @ 18A" or something.

The more details you can give the better. Ultimately the model of your Motherboard, and the model of your Power Supply Unit will help folks determine what your system can or can not run. :)

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jerreece   04-01-2009 at 10:34:02 PM
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Komuno you said your PSU is only 350 watts.

 

Your "Member Configuration" says 550W. It also shows the P5LD2 motherboard.

 

Just want to confirm those details are perhaps for a different computer?

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Komomu   04-02-2009 at 01:00:49 AM
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jerreece wrote :

Komuno you said your PSU is only 350 watts.

Your "Member Configuration" says 550W. It also shows the P5LD2 motherboard.

Just want to confirm those details are perhaps for a different computer?




I recently got this computer so i forgot to change my computer specs on tom's

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Komomu   04-02-2009 at 01:09:58 AM
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jerreece wrote :

Komuno you said your PSU is only 350 watts.

Your "Member Configuration" says 550W. It also shows the P5LD2 motherboard.

Just want to confirm those details are perhaps for a different computer?



I just changed it but i don't know my board yet

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