Hey folks,
I have a Dimension 4600 (P4, 2.8Ghz, 1.5GB RAM, 40GB HD, 250 watt PS). It had a Radeon 9800 pro (128) that recently died. I pulled an old Riva TNT2 card from my spare computer, just to maintain basic function. I'm thinking that my attempt to play LOTRO with this card will be somewhat less than successful, so I'm looking at some different options.
One option I have is to purchase a used Radeon 9600 Pro for $30 (installed). The graphics card Hierarchy chart indicates that this is only one level below my 9800. Since I don't want to spend money on a PS upgrade, I'm also considering purchasing a HD2400 Pro (same level as 9800 Pro and sub-$50) or a HD 3650 (quite a jump in level, sub-$100, a bit risky with stock PS--although one poster said it runs fine on his identical system). My goal is to play LOTRO at medium settings for a year or so before I take advantage of affiliate employee purchase program with HP and buy a new system.
Any thoughts?
I have a Dimension 4600 (P4, 2.8Ghz, 1.5GB RAM, 40GB HD, 250 watt PS). It had a Radeon 9800 pro (128) that recently died. I pulled an old Riva TNT2 card from my spare computer, just to maintain basic function. I'm thinking that my attempt to play LOTRO with this card will be somewhat less than successful, so I'm looking at some different options.
One option I have is to purchase a used Radeon 9600 Pro for $30 (installed). The graphics card Hierarchy chart indicates that this is only one level below my 9800. Since I don't want to spend money on a PS upgrade, I'm also considering purchasing a HD2400 Pro (same level as 9800 Pro and sub-$50) or a HD 3650 (quite a jump in level, sub-$100, a bit risky with stock PS--although one poster said it runs fine on his identical system). My goal is to play LOTRO at medium settings for a year or so before I take advantage of affiliate employee purchase program with HP and buy a new system.
Any thoughts?
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