I don't know when I am going to be able to get an HDTV. I would imagine for at least the next year I am stuck with my conventional tv...and conventional tv resolution for my gaming system. I see a lot of threads about 2GB ram needed for BF2 and the newer games. Obviously I am not going to need that. I am content with playing at lower resolutions.
FOR NOW, what is the cheapest video and memory I could get away with so that i can actually play all the latest games (including BF2) and upcoming games at low tv resolutions. Obviously, I don't want to spend a lot now if in a year I get an HDTV and then need to upgrade.
I am aware of this thread which seems to suggest ati over nividia for tv gaming:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=31&threadid=1788401&enterthread=y
Can you get away with playing BF2 with a 9600 pro and 512mb memory at low settings? I just want to get my gaming system up and running. Right now its down because I haven't decided what ram to get and my video card is a geforce 3.
My specs:
abit vt7 mobo
2.6ghz northwood
Maxtor SATA HD
16x DVDrom
Geforce 3 (soon to be replaced)
FOR NOW, what is the cheapest video and memory I could get away with so that i can actually play all the latest games (including BF2) and upcoming games at low tv resolutions. Obviously, I don't want to spend a lot now if in a year I get an HDTV and then need to upgrade.
I am aware of this thread which seems to suggest ati over nividia for tv gaming:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=31&threadid=1788401&enterthread=y
Can you get away with playing BF2 with a 9600 pro and 512mb memory at low settings? I just want to get my gaming system up and running. Right now its down because I haven't decided what ram to get and my video card is a geforce 3.
My specs:
abit vt7 mobo
2.6ghz northwood
Maxtor SATA HD
16x DVDrom
Geforce 3 (soon to be replaced)
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