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This may sound stupid but Im thinking of upgrading my Graphics Card a nVidia GeForce 8800GT to be precise. Do you need certain specs for this and would this be alright for things like COD 4 on PC. Another question is If you have this could you post some screenshots of some graphics....
Thanks
Jack
You'll need a PCI-E slot on your motherboard, and yes it will be fine for CoD 4.
a PSU that can support it :P
Hmmm I have a 7600 GS at the moment so will that be in the PCI-E SlotQuote:
Originally Posted by N!ck
It might be. Approximately how old is your computer?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockstar
Also, you will need a PSU with enough wattage and a PCI-E power connector to use your 8800gt.
PCI-E power connector :S I always thought the power goes through the PCI-E slot to the GFX card... Also wouldnt it just be a normal PSU power plug..Quote:
Originally Posted by darkchicken101
You also need a minimum of 1GB ram.
And the PCI-E slot cannot provide enough power by itself so extra power is needed.
It's not a normal molex plug, but graphics cards come with an adapter to convert a standard molex into a PCI-E plug. The PSU needs to be able to handle the power though.
A minimum of 450w PSU is recommended. Or it might be 400. Depends what other stuff your running.
But there's no point getting a super fast GPU if your CPU can't keep up. Even a Core 2 Duo E6400 isn't quick enough to supply it with a steady flow of information
Ill get some screenshots for you from COD4, DiRT and FSX when COD4 is downloaded, bloody steam.
Screenshots don't really help.. it's how well it runs the game not what it looks like :P
I have a 8800GT and COD4 runs great on it :)
FPS Counters ftw ;]Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen
www.***********.co.uk/ss-gt
Ill get some COD4 when its done.
Still pretty crap quality to be honest. Why can't we have a reasonable priced graphics card with proper anti-alias... cause if you look at those screenshots majority of the plane is jagged.
Thats because its the default FSX AA, I just formatted and haven't sorted out the Nvidia settings.
Also, those planes are default, their paints are low qaulity, if I got a payware plane they would be better.
Thats a crap example :P Crap graphics with a crap barely playable FPS xD At least give the card some justice :(
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Originally Posted by Tawm
You can buy my old 8600GTS :D
I will do hehe, thats playable for FSX! Aren't most movies at 25fps? ;)
FSX is always a bad example :P
That's just a bad example.. if we began talking about that we would be going into a world of pain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tawm
Standard def is either 25 or 30 depending on if it's PAL or NTSC respectively. High def is double I think so 50 and 60 for PAL and NTSC or they may both be 60 i don't properly know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen
Some older cards can.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen
Indeed. but we are talking about the 8800 hereQuote:
Originally Posted by Jewish Bear
The 8800GT needs a 6 pin power connector.