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RNGT   04-15-2009 at 05:28:54 AM

Hey, I bought Call Of Duty: World At War, and it doesnt work because my graphics card is outdated. So it requires a 256MB Nvidia Geforce 6600GT or better...so if I bought a 512MB GeForce 8400GS, is that better?

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colddevil324   04-15-2009 at 06:08:25 AM
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yea its better but only by a year. if u want a card that will work for u or the new two years and is relatively new, maybe u should get the geforce 9500, it costs like 10$ more but u could play everything on higher settings

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 814127385R

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pace   04-15-2009 at 06:08:31 AM
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no, buy something better... ati 4830 or 4850.

...assuming it's within ur budget, and your power supply can handle it.

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indigoataxia   04-15-2009 at 06:37:59 AM
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Depending on your budget or your resolution I would recommend either a HD 4670 or HD 4830. Both should play it nicely on 1440x900 and pretty good on 1650x1080. If your power supply isnt above 400w I would definately go with the 4670 because it doesnt need the 6-pin power plug any card above it would need. 4670 consumes 70w vs 4830 110w.

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RazberyBandit   04-15-2009 at 06:38:16 AM
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An 8400GS would run the game, but you could get something better for only a fraction more money. If you're on a low budget and have a "weaker" power supply, I'd suggest an ATI 4650 or 4670. Good lower resolution gaming performance, low cost, and low power consumption all packed into one.

Can you post some specs? Motherboard & Power Supply make/model, CPU, and what additional devices (drives, sound card, USB, etc) you're using, as well as what resolution monitor you have? It would make recommending a card that's completely compatible with your system and would compliment it well much easier.

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colddevil324   04-18-2009 at 07:30:24 PM
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it also depends on what type of connector he has. pci 1.0 or 2 that makes a huge diff

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rewindlabs   04-18-2009 at 07:48:58 PM
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colddevil324 wrote :

it also depends on what type of connector he has. pci 1.0 or 2 that makes a huge diff


Really?

You have benchmarks to back up that claim :ange: notice i said claim ;) because it is bs...the difference isn't even noticeable...


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pace   04-18-2009 at 07:53:31 PM
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i think some cards are maxing out pci-e 1.0 (or 1.1? i forget) now... google is ur friend of course.

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rewindlabs   04-19-2009 at 02:29:33 AM
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Only high end cards really push the "limit"

 

I can't post a link for some reason...google it up...

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] choose#bas

 

Im just wondering if you tried to suggest google to me...id hope not


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pace   04-19-2009 at 04:49:12 AM
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err i was, but not in a mean way... sorry :S

but yea, now you can change your stance... some cards are pushing the limit of pcie 1.1

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RazberyBandit   04-19-2009 at 06:36:15 AM
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We won't see any single x16 card push the limit of PCI-E 2.0 because it's actually designed to support up to x32. That's why on some motherboards you can run 2x16 in SLI and Crossfire configs.

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Bluescreendeath   04-19-2009 at 06:47:34 AM
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8400GS is horse poo. 9500 isn't much better.

Get the 4650 or 9600GS at the minimum ~$60-$70
I suggest the 4670 or 9600GT ~$70-$80
Get the 8800GT/9800GT or 4830 for good gaming performance ~80-$100

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