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StudMuffin

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2006

19 Jun 2006 at 00:16 - 1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130281

The 7900 GT one hell of a GFX, do you think my computer can take it?

two 3.4GHZ Pentium 4 Processors
1.5 MB of ram
Windows XP
Right now I have geforce 6800

If my computer cant handle it, what GFX card is worth getting and is an nvidia. Price is not a matter.

kvndoom

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Communistwealth of Virginia

Uninstalled

W/Mo

19 Jun 2006 at 01:00 - 2

Heh, I'd do something about that 1.5 MB of RAM. The DOS dynasty ended a long time ago.

Aside from that, a 7900GT will complement your computer nicely.

awesome sauce

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

19 Jun 2006 at 01:28 - 3

With that card and the 1.5 mb of ram, you will be able to play minesweeper on highest visual settings.

Coop2792

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

19 Jun 2006 at 01:29 - 4

Would a nVidia GeForce FX5200 Video Card, PCI, 128MB SDRAM play guild wars?

Bowman Artemis

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Gold Coast, Australia.

Overclockers Australia [OCAU]

19 Jun 2006 at 02:03 - 5

Must be 1.5gb, because the lowest ever windows xp run was 8mb of RAM.

StudMuffin

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2006

19 Jun 2006 at 02:23 - 6

Lol, sorry for the mistake. Is there any way of telling if you have a PCI Express slot on your motherboard without opening it up? And so you think my computer would be awesome with 7900 gt?

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

19 Jun 2006 at 02:26 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coop2792

Would a nVidia GeForce FX5200 Video Card, PCI, 128MB SDRAM play guild wars?

it should but you might want to look at a 6 series PCI card for a wee bit more possibly 6200/6600 pci version

Coop2792

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

19 Jun 2006 at 02:31 - 8

would it work at average graphics detail or low?

Coop2792

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

19 Jun 2006 at 02:34 - 9

is a Verto GeForce 6200 Video Card, 8x AGP, 128MB DDR the kind your talking about? (thanks for the help)

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

19 Jun 2006 at 02:40 - 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coop2792

would it work at average graphics detail or low?

probably very good as my old GF4 Ti 4200 did a great job and my 5600 ultra works fine but not as well as my 6600GT

search is down and i cant find the link to the 6 series pci cards.

EDIT

YOU CANT PUT AGP IN PCI SLOT.

these are pci versions

EDIT AGAIN

like this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102434

Coop2792

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

19 Jun 2006 at 02:44 - 11

so they would both work fairly well?

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

19 Jun 2006 at 02:47 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coop2792

so they would both work fairly well?

they should do fine as even integrated graphich can work.

if i find that link tomorrow i will put it up.

got to feed the cat

Coop2792

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

19 Jun 2006 at 02:49 - 13

thanks

StudMuffin

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2006

19 Jun 2006 at 03:00 - 14

thanks for taking over my thread

kvndoom

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Communistwealth of Virginia

Uninstalled

W/Mo

19 Jun 2006 at 22:34 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by StudMuffin

Lol, sorry for the mistake. Is there any way of telling if you have a PCI Express slot on your motherboard without opening it up? And so you think my computer would be awesome with 7900 gt?

Everest would tell you, it's a kick-ass diagnostic:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

Mustache Mayhem

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

BEN

R/N

20 Jun 2006 at 01:44 - 16

download this little app called CPU-Z.. find it on google- shows you about everything you'd wanna know about your mobo including the graphics interface

Coop2792

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

21 Jun 2006 at 04:25 - 17

I was just wondering if my current comp/video card can run guild wars. i Have a amd athlon 64 processor 3500+ with 2.19 Ghz and 960 Mb of Ram. My Grapics card is a Ati Radeon Xpress 200 series (256mb).

(1 Gb system memory, 200 Gb hard drive)

i'm not really worried about the computer, just the graphics card

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

21 Jun 2006 at 07:51 - 18

Chances are you have a PCIe or AGP slot so I'd dl CPU-z and check. If you're stuck on PCI... well...

It's under the motherboard tab, click attachment - that's my agp slot.

Josh

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

England, UK

D/Mo

21 Jun 2006 at 16:47 - 19

Depends. What Power Supply do you have, and how many amps does it have on the 12v rail(s)? It should say on a sticker on the side of your current Power Supply.

Coop2792

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

22 Jun 2006 at 00:28 - 20

I currently have a maxpower with 500 watts max. (this is a cheap brand though, so its probably equivalent to 300 watts on a good brand). I also have an extra power supply. its a bestec with 300 watts.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

22 Jun 2006 at 00:36 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coop2792

I was just wondering if my current comp/video card can run guild wars.

this will tell you for sure and also about how well it will run on a graph

http://gameadvisor.futuremark.com/ga.../game_scan.jsp

Quote:

Will it run on my PC?
This service allows you to analyze the gaming performance of your PC. For this we use PC performance analysis technology from Futuremark Corporation. To use this service for first time, a plug-in will be installed to your browser. Click the "Start" button and answer "Yes" to accept the installation.

By clicking the "Start" button, you agree to your have your PC system data collected. No personally identifiable data is ever collected. Microsoft and Futuremark are committed to maintain the highest privacy standards. Please read Futuremark's full Privacy Statement here and Microsoft's Privacy Statement here.

Coop2792

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

22 Jun 2006 at 00:41 - 22

I already have that. I know my comp will work, but that doesnt totally scan graphics cards. So can anyone tell me if the graphics card will work?

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

22 Jun 2006 at 00:51 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coop2792

I already have that. I know my comp will work, but that doesnt totally scan graphics cards. So can anyone tell me if the graphics card will work?

it scans the video card as well.

i know this for a fact as i ran my other pc to see if OBLIVION would run on it and it said no and flagged the video card.

if it says it will run it will run.

Coop2792

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

22 Jun 2006 at 00:58 - 24

Note: The Game Advisor database does not currently contain specific graphics card feature requirements for this game (such as T&L support, pixel shader version, etc.). Please verify that your graphics card meets the requirements set by the publisher. (thats copied from Windows Xp Game Advisor)