Goalamerica5

[Goalamerica5]

Hi my question is will a ATI Radeon HD 2400 play empire total war. And what would be a good video card to play empire total war with decent graphics? Can anyone help me?

 

[hunter315]

Whats your budget and screen resolution? For $150ish you can get a 5770 which should handle it well, if you are on a smaller budget the 5750 or 5670 for less. I wouldnt go below a 5570 which performs similarly to a 4670.

 

[Goalamerica5]

Well my budget is like around 100 maybe a little over it. I am not sure what my screen resolution is.. I know it can go down to a 800 by 600 and then up to 1440 by 900 but right now i have it set in between them? and is it hard to install a graphics card yourself?

 

[Starges]

Assuming its $100, you can get a 4850, which is a good gpu.

 

[Goalamerica5]

100 would be for the card and to get someone to install it?? or can i do it myself?

 

[Starges]

100 is just for the card. I don't think you need to pay someone to install it for you :lol:
Its a simple DIY(Do It Yourself).
Just slot it in the PCIe slot and connect the 6-pin power supply cable to it and you are good to go. You needn't worry since the card also comes with a manual which is simple to follow.

 

[EXT64]

A 4850 will do great in ETW, including at max res. I still have one for ETW at 1280x1024.

If the monitor is an LCD, you should run it at maximum (native) resolution.

If you do get the card, post back and we can talk you though installing it. Or just google 'installing graphics card' or something like that.

 

[Goalamerica5]

Ok thank You very much i will look into it!!!!

 

[Goalamerica5]

would an PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCS work?? and how would i figure out my computers power.. or somethin like that?? and if my computers video card is welded into the computer i can still put another one in right????

 

[Goalamerica5]

oh yea one more peice of info i my computer is a inspiron 530 Vista Intel Core 2 quad!!!!!!!!! thx guys

 

[Starges]

would an PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCS work??

The HD 4850 512 is perfectly ok (though i would opt for a 1gb one rather than 512MB for an extra $10).

and how would i figure out my computers power.. or somethin like that

The main importance here is the power of your psu. what psu do you have and at what wattage?

and if my computers video card is welded into the computer i can still put another one in right????

As long as you have more than 1 PCIe slots on your motherboard, and your computer case itself has multiple expansion slots, then you can always put in another video card.

 

[EXT64]

Actually, to put a little less stress on the PSU, I'd recommend going 4770 or 5750. They'll cut 50+W off of max load and perform near the same.

 

[Goalamerica5]

ok would that video card i listed work with my computer that i had listed? and how do u determine the power of your psu? and how do i determine what psu i have and how do i tell what wattage my psu is at??? guys i need help!!!! thx

 

[EXT64]

Well, it may be on documentation that came with the computer, or open the side and check around. There should be a label somewhere on the PSU. This would also be a good time to see if you have a free PCI-E slot and a free PCI-E power connector.

 

[Goalamerica5]

ok well thx... we dont have any documentations since this video card was ordered seprate. yea i opened the side panel and looked around.... ok i will look for all that stuff u said but what does a PCI-E slot and a PCI-E power conector look like???

 

[Starges]

ok well thx... we dont have any documentations since this video card was ordered seprate. yea i opened the side panel and looked around.... ok i will look for all that stuff u said but what does a PCI-E slot and a PCI-E power conector look like???

This is how the PCIe slot on your motherboard looks like:
http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/LP_UT_X48_T3RS/pcie/DFI_UT_X48_T3RS_PCIE.jpg
http://gudlyf.com/media/mobo_sm.jpg

This is how the 6-pin power cable that goes to your card from the psu looks like:
http://z.about.com/d/pcsupport/1/0/7/7/-/-/atx-6pin.jpg
http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/pcie6index.jpg

 

[EXT64]

They may not have put one (power connector) in if your current card didn't need it. As for PCI-E slot, you current card (unless you have integrated) is plugged into it. Where do you hook your monitor to, up with the USBs/audio or down on a card?

 

[Goalamerica5]

ok well i finally got into my computer and pulled out the video card... so now i know how to do that... but i put it back in!! and the video card i want to get how do i know its compatable... and is there any other way of identifying your psu power and the the wattage of the psu???? and i think my psu is a Rev AOO! i think lol!!