Got my hands on a 2.6GHz system for race and flight simulations.
Now I'm wondering what a good graphics card for this system would be.
After all, most of the simulator stuff is heavily CPU dependant and
I would hate to spend too much money for a top notch graphics card
only to find out that the CPU is not powerfull enough to use it properly.
Looking forward to your input.
TIA
HTH,
Kendt
Consider that recently I upgraded my video card, from an old Radeon 8500
AIW to a new X800SE. My system is less powerful than yours, I have an
Athlon 1900+ with 768 MB of RAM. Well, now I can play with GTR, rFactor
and Flatout very smoothly at 1024*768 with filters, before it was
impossible (very low frame rates). Actually, I am very happy for the
results of the upgrade. So, I think that in your case you can buy a good
video card without be limited by the processor.
Regards,
Socius
> Now I'm wondering what a good graphics card for this system would be.
> After all, most of the simulator stuff is heavily CPU dependant and
> I would hate to spend too much money for a top notch graphics card
> only to find out that the CPU is not powerfull enough to use it properly.
> Looking forward to your input.
> TIA
In either case, a good entry level card is something in the nVidia 6600
line.
Regards,
Mr. S.
Hi.
I would like to ride N2K3, 4AA/8AF, with everything maxed out, on
1600x1200. 36fps min., with full field of cars. How high should I go,
regarding graphic card (with AMD 3000+)? What would be the best solution (I
mean, I do have a high expactations, but I am not a Rockefeller, : )). What
cards are better (nVidia or ATI), for N2K3?
TIA
Mario
Hm, funny thing happened. I cannot find 9800xt in my town. I can
only find 9800 Pro. How about newer generation? -- Mario
