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Originally Posted by Arrakis
I'm a bit lost among all these Nvidia graphic cards...
I have on my laptop a Nvidia 9600GT 512 Mo.
Maerean, in his post, is positive that a nVidia 8800GT 512 will be fine to run the game with all options checked.
But, is a 8800GT better than my 9600GT? Will I be able to play the game properly with that one?
Do you think you'll change your graphic card to play SH5?
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the 8800gt is no longer sold, i have one and its great but its hard to say what it is equal to in the newer 9000 series cards. the newest cards are the 200 series but they are also the most expensive too.
my guess (and its only a guess) is a 9500gt or 9600gt would be about the same as the older 8800gt were.
i have found its very hard to get unbiased opinions on video cards so keep this in mind when people give you recommendations. pay more attention to the specs like ram and series number of the cards then do your own shopping for the best value you can find. (newegg.com is my choice)
i will make some people gasp for saying this but there often isnt that much difference in the cards that you will be able to see if they share simular specs so the difference in a 9400 from a 9500 or a 9600 are different on paper but in what you can see and tell on your computer you probably wont notice much difference unless your comparing bench tests. dont get me wrong, there will be a drop off from one card to the next but the lesser card will do the job in most cases so you just have to decide if you want to spend a little more for a little better performance from your card.
now if you are a serious hard core gamer looking for the most fps you can get then the tiny difference between cards may be worth it but not for most average gamers.
when you figure out what you want, look for a brand name that you have heard of before and preferably one with a lifetime warranty and get that. also pay attention to the cooler on the card so its not too loud and noisy or not too quiet so as to let the card run hot on you. reading the customer reviews are your best way to find this info.
ps- if you have a micro computer or something with a small compact case you really need to take care to be sure it fits in your box. some cards have coolers that need a lot of room or they wont fit so again, read the reviews carefully and see if anyone mentions clearance issues.
this is a link for a website where you can get what i consider good advice and info about building and fixing computers and about buying computer components and hardware.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/index.php