7900gs prob

[riraz]

i buy this card 2 years ago at that time i played gears of war the graphic is nice but the game does not running smooth..now i try to played this game again the graphic look sketchy at certain place and the game will be crashed in a minutes. i already try to play in very low video setting also have a same prob but i can play the game at my laptop which does not have a good garphic card (very low setting)..

is the problem is with my7900gs?

my spec
amd x2 2.0ghz
7900 gs
2048 ram 800mhz

 

[Ben90]

Try to describe what the sketchy graphics look like

 

[dguy6789]

Sounds like the card is dying. You're probably observing what is called graphical artifacts. Consider buying a new one.

 

[riraz]

the sketchy is like you open tv but no channel.. but only at the certain part..i went to the store they said that this grphic card is old could not support new game.is there any true of this?

 

[Ben90]

Yea it sounds to me like the card is dieing as well; the store obviously doesnt know what they are talking about, of course gears of war "supports" that video card

 

[riraz]

ok thanks guys..it really help me to decide thing..i guess i need to buy myself a new card..

 

[toyota]

Originally posted by: riraz
ok thanks guys..it really help me to decide thing..i guess i need to buy myself a new card..

well a 9600gt or 4670 would be about as high as I would go with that cpu if you cant overclock it. either one would be much better than what you have now and use about the same or less power.

 

[riraz]

Originally posted by: toyota

Originally posted by: riraz
ok thanks guys..it really help me to decide thing..i guess i need to buy myself a new card..

well a 9600gt or 4670 would be about as high as I would go with that cpu if you cant overclock it. either one would be much better than what you have now and use about the same or less power.

really?? i thought i were going to buy myself ati4890 or gtx275..thank for the tips

 

[toyota]

Originally posted by: riraz

Originally posted by: toyota

Originally posted by: riraz
ok thanks guys..it really help me to decide thing..i guess i need to buy myself a new card..

well a 9600gt or 4670 would be about as high as I would go with that cpu if you cant overclock it. either one would be much better than what you have now and use about the same or less power.

really?? i thought i were going to buy myself ati4890 or gtx275..thank for the tips

yeah your cpu is WAY too slow to be with any card close to a 4890 or gtx275. if you were already getting by with a 7900gs then a 4670 or 9600gt will be a nice improvement.

 

[dguy6789]

Agreed. 9600 and 4670 are cheap and very fast and a perfect match for your system.

 

[riraz]

how about ati 4770?

 

[toyota]

Originally posted by: riraz
how about ati 4770?

tbh if you arent going to oc that cpu then just save the 35 bucks and go with the 4670. the only reason you are getting a new gpu is because your other one has issues and a 4670 will be a nice little upgrade. you are not going to get all that even a low end card like the 4670 can do with that slow X2.

 

[riraz]

i would like to overclock but i just dont know how and to afraid to try it..but what if i upgrade my cpu to Athlon X2 7850 (2.8 ghz) what is the optimum garphic card i can buy? btw thanks again for all the tip, you're all so helpful..

 

[toyota]

Originally posted by: riraz
i would like to overclock but i just dont know how and to afraid to try it..but what if i upgrade my cpu to Athlon X2 7850 (2.8 ghz) what is the optimum garphic card i can buy? btw thanks again for all the tip, you're all so helpful..

well thats a much better cpu than what you have but its still a little slow compared to the newer amd and intel cpus. I certainly would not pay a whole lot just to upgrade to it. if you get it though the 4770 would be a good card to go along with it if you want something low power but still fast. you could get something a little faster but make sure you have a good power supply. what res are you going to be playing at?

 

[CurseTheSky]

A 4770 would be a good choice, IMO. It would make a nice backup card in the future, or could go to someone else that wants to play a few games. And, especially if you're running at 1680x1050 or higher, you shouldn't be horribly CPU bound.

It's more a matter of what power supply you have. A quality 350w+ (Antec, Seasonic, PC Power & Cooling, Corsair, BFG, etc.) unit should do the trick.

 

[riraz]

just 1024 * 768..currently i do not have big budget but i try to get piece by piece depending on what you guys feedback in this thread..

 

[dguy6789]

If all you want to do is 1024x768, save yourself a lot of money and just get a 4670. You'll probably be surprised by how fast it is for how cheap it is. You could probably run Crysis on a 4670 at 1024x768.

 

[toyota]

Originally posted by: riraz
just 1024 * 768..currently i do not have big budget but i try to get piece by piece depending on what you guys feedback in this thread..

well unless you plan on getting a monitor pretty soon then I would just get a 4670. it will certainly be held back a bit by your current cpu at that low res so dont expect it to match the benchmarks you see in reviews. if the 7850 X2 isnt too much then go ahead and get it too. at 1024x768 a 7850 X2 and 4670 will be about twice as fast as what you have now. then several months from now when you do get a monitor you could just sale that 4670 and get a mid range next gen DX11 card.

 

[CurseTheSky]

At that resolution, I'll third the 4670 suggestion. The resolution is more CPU bound that GPU bound.

 

[betasub]

Originally posted by: riraz
just 1024 * 768....

really?? i thought i were going to buy myself ati4890 or gtx275..

A X2 @2.0GHz (3800+?) and low, low res 1024x768. Toyota's advice above makes sense if you are still going to use the above set-up.

As you need a graphics card anyway, perhaps you could budget for a full system upgrade?

 

[riraz]

yeah...i know somebody will says that upgrade the whole system..anyway thanks everybody for giving me feedback..