Originally posted by: Cygnus X1
Originally posted by: destrekor
yes, you will likely need a current-gen card to really reach the highest eye candy. It is a hardware-demanding engine.
the amount of ram you have will not help with the textures. And you could have a 256mb card and still not be able to run anything past medium textures because the card may not be able to handle processing the textures along with everything else on the screen if the card isn't a high-performance card. more memory doesn't automatically qualify you for better textures, the card needs to be able to handle them at the same time as all the other processing (and i think i just went redundant there lol)
hope that helps
Well all is not lost because I do load the map a hell of a lot faster with 2 gigs.
Would a 6800GS if ever come to AGP or X850 XTPE be better. I really like Nvidia but I may be convinced to go to the dark side.ATI :evil:
more like the 'red' side
and, yea at least map loads are fast lol
the x850xt pe is a powerhouse for an agp card, but it has a real low power-to-cost ratio compared to the cheaper 7800gt and, hell even ati's x1800xl
but to upgrade the mobo to pci-e and get a pci-e card would probably break the bank compared to just upgrading to another agp card
but here's an idea:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130238
free evga nforce4 sli mobo
sure its $80 more than a better evga 7800gt model, but you can overclock that card without fear of breaking the warranty (but its not the copper heatsink model, but of which you can also replace and still stay under warranty, go evga!).. but even so, if you look at it this way, its still a great motherboard for $80.
And i hear its a solid overclocker too, but dont take my word, search for some reviews
good luck to ya, and happy hunting
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