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The best videocard for bioshock in the 300-400 range?
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Magdylite
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3. October 2007 @ 12:28 |
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Something that is preferably cool and low in noise. I just played bioshock 640 X 480 and im floored haha.
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3. October 2007 @ 13:18 |
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Do you have a pci-e or agp system?
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Magdylite
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3. October 2007 @ 18:49 |
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Pci-e of course
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AXT
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3. October 2007 @ 21:20 |
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HD2900XT or 8800GTS 640MB
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4. October 2007 @ 04:23 |
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Whats your budget? A 2900XT 1GB by Diamond Viper is better than the 8800GTS 640mb, so it will probably be your best bet.
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4. October 2007 @ 06:11 |
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His budget is $300 to $400 dollars. The 1GB HD2900XT does not fall into that range.
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4. October 2007 @ 11:02 |
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Then he can get the 512mb version, its $390 on newegg. If he can expand his budget a little he can double his vram.
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Magdylite
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4. October 2007 @ 13:32 |
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512mb version is better then anything nvidia has at that range? I know thats a very opinionated question just wondering whats your opinion ...
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4. October 2007 @ 13:54 |
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I believe so... Its in between a 8800GTS 640mb and a 8800GTX.
The 1GB version of the 2900 is around the 8800GTX
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4. October 2007 @ 16:16 |
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Will my future PC run Bioshock nicely?
Mobo ASUS M2N-SLI DELUXE
2x Kingston 1 GB DDR2 667 mhz
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT 512 MB DDR3 PCI-E
Power Source OCZ StealthXStream 600W ATX
HD 320GB SeaGate SATA
Processor AM2 Athlon 64 X2 5200 Dual Core
so will Bioshock run nicely on my PC?
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4. October 2007 @ 16:55 |
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yeah, thats a pretty kickass computer! But, you will not be able to use the dx10 features as you dont have vista or a dx10 card. But judging by that, bioshock should run pretty well!
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4. October 2007 @ 19:36 |
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You guys are so lucky to have good videocards. Unlike my 7350 LE...
Maybe you should try getting a 320 mb 8800 GTS. I heard it runs many games ''like a dream''
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5. October 2007 @ 05:21 |
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Only old games. 320MB isn't enough memory for a graphics card any more.
You really need 512MB or above, which is why I recommend cards like the X1950 Pro and 7950GT above the 8800GTS 320MB. Quake 4 won't run properly for me on Ultra detail because I only have 512MB of texture memory, the game needs 550-600 on ultra! The lower 8800GTS would have no chance.
The HD2900XT is getting cheap, but it runs hot and is very noisy, certainly moreso than the 8800GTX. That's something worth bearing in mind.
The upside, however is that any of the 8800s, and now the HD2900 series can be fitted with Thermalright's HR-03 cooler. If you want a cool and quiet graphics card, that is the answer, without question. It lowered my X1900XT's temps by 30C at load, and I don't even have a fan on it!
of course this all depends on whether you're willing to replace your graphics card's cooler, it's not much different to replacing a CPU cooler in terms of skill, but unlike changing a CPU cooler, it will void your warranty.
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5. October 2007 @ 06:47 |
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it all depends on how much money u have to give for grafic card i played bioshock with my old x1950xtx toxic on all high settings without a glich so if u can find x1950xt or pro card take it they are amazing spitting gragfics with ease u have more choices geforce 7950 gt is a great card and not expensive but if u have allot money to spend then 8800 gts 640mb or gtx forget obout ati hd series they are not worth the money
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5. October 2007 @ 08:41 |
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They didn't use to be, but they're cheaper now and you can get some good deals out of them. Besides, the HD2900XT 1GB is in some ways the new performance champion, so they can't be that bad!
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5. October 2007 @ 10:57 |
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i agree, the 2900XT 1GB version competes with the 8800GTX, and since it has 1GB of vram, then large maps and textures wont be a problem! the drivers are said to be better for the 2900XT now, not to sure about ati's other cards. I use omegas, which work great for my ati card.
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