single best graphics card for this game

ABBAFAN · 12-04-06, 03:16 PM

i need a graphics card to FINALLY ARGH get this game running.i have win xp on my comp and also im after a faster processor what do people recommend im going looking tommorow.

_Seth_ · 12-04-06, 03:18 PM

Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX !!! The King!

mookiemookie · 12-04-06, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX !!! The King!

Yours for the low, low price of about $600!

mr chris · 12-04-06, 03:25 PM

I have a ATI SAPHIRE X850 256mgb
and a Pentium 4 processor 3.00ghz
It works very well i have frame rates of 35-50 in port and 120-180 at sea in GWX.

_Seth_ · 12-04-06, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX !!! The King!

Yours for the low, low price of about $600!

ok, thats the downside....

melnibonian · 12-04-06, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX !!! The King!

Yours for the low, low price of about $600!

A real bargain :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

AVGWarhawk · 12-04-06, 03:27 PM

I run the Nvidia 6200 256mb OC and it runs just fine and looks great. Also, the buggers can be had for a very nice price.

Look at the Nvidia cards and you will not be sorry. That's all I got to say about that.

stabiz · 12-04-06, 03:31 PM

I have the XFX 7900GS, and play with AA and AF at full with no slowdowns. It also runs any other game maxed out (including Medieval 2).

Its also rather cheap now, because of the imminent Direct X 10.

Roads88 · 12-04-06, 03:45 PM

Nvidia 7950GT KO really runs.

Not cheap

At the cost of the new direct X card(s), I think I will be good for sometime.

Cpt. Stewker · 12-04-06, 05:57 PM

I'd go for the 8800 of course, but atm I have no money... at all.

Currently though I am using SLI'd 7900 GTXs.

EDIT: it's overkill for SHIII though... SHIV may be a different story though.

Kingcobra24 · 12-04-06, 06:11 PM

I have the latest ATI card:

Connect3D RADEON X1950 Crossfire Edition 512MB PCI-E (C3D-3061)
but it's not for the faint of heart or thin wallets. My price was $450 :rotfl::rotfl:

Vikinger · 12-04-06, 06:20 PM

It depends what connection your motherboard have.

Is it AGP or PCI Express slot?

I have an PCI Express slot and are using this card now:
Leadtek Winfast PX7800 GTX TDH MyVivo Extreme 256meg.

I think that card can be bought for about 300-330$ now.

And iam happy whit that card.

ABBAFAN · 12-04-06, 07:00 PM

i dont know about the motherboard unless thats the mainboard which on mine is
GA-K8VT800 PRO

i have a 64 bit cpu but id like to get pentium 4 or something like that.is that ok with most games?

also my vid card was 256mb fx6200 which should be adequate but nothing of the games i have will run on it.

VIICDriver · 12-04-06, 07:02 PM

X850XT...no issues.

Chuck

mookiemookie · 12-04-06, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ABBAFAN

i dont know about the motherboard unless thats the mainboard which on mine is
GA-K8VT800 PRO

i have a 64 bit cpu but id like to get pentium 4 or something like that.is that ok with most games?

also my vid card was 256mb fx6200 which should be adequate but nothing of the games i have will run on it.

That board has PCI slots, not PCI-E. You should be able to pick up a nice PCI video card without breaking the bank.

12-04-06, 03:16 PM	#1
ABBAFAN Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 456 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	single best graphics card for this game i need a graphics card to FINALLY ARGH get this game running.i have win xp on my comp and also im after a faster processor what do people recommend im going looking tommorow. __________________ CHOOSE RFA! LESS GRAFT, MORE PAY.

12-04-06, 03:18 PM	#2
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX !!! The King! __________________

12-04-06, 03:25 PM	#4
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	I have a ATI SAPHIRE X850 256mgb and a Pentium 4 processor 3.00ghz It works very well i have frame rates of 35-50 in port and 120-180 at sea in GWX. __________________

12-04-06, 03:27 PM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,254 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I run the Nvidia 6200 256mb OC and it runs just fine and looks great. Also, the buggers can be had for a very nice price. Look at the Nvidia cards and you will not be sorry. That's all I got to say about that. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-04-06, 03:31 PM	#8
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I have the XFX 7900GS, and play with AA and AF at full with no slowdowns. It also runs any other game maxed out (including Medieval 2). Its also rather cheap now, because of the imminent Direct X 10. __________________

12-04-06, 03:45 PM	#9
Roads88 Sparky Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sacramento CA. Posts: 150 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nvidia 7950GT KO really runs. Not cheap At the cost of the new direct X card(s), I think I will be good for sometime. __________________ It's useless for sheep to pass resolution after resolution in support of vegetarianism, while wolves maintain a separate opinion.---Unknown Author.

12-04-06, 05:57 PM	#10
Cpt. Stewker Planesman Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bozeman, Montana, USA Posts: 192 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I'd go for the 8800 of course, but atm I have no money... at all. Currently though I am using SLI'd 7900 GTXs. EDIT: it's overkill for SHIII though... SHIV may be a different story though.

12-04-06, 06:11 PM	#11
Kingcobra24 Soundman Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 142 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have the latest ATI card: Connect3D RADEON X1950 Crossfire Edition 512MB PCI-E (C3D-3061) but it's not for the faint of heart or thin wallets. My price was $450 :rotfl::rotfl: __________________

12-04-06, 06:20 PM	#12
Vikinger Captain Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 514 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 6	It depends what connection your motherboard have. Is it AGP or PCI Express slot? I have an PCI Express slot and are using this card now: Leadtek Winfast PX7800 GTX TDH MyVivo Extreme 256meg. I think that card can be bought for about 300-330$ now. And iam happy whit that card.

12-04-06, 07:00 PM	#13
ABBAFAN Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 456 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i dont know about the motherboard unless thats the mainboard which on mine is GA-K8VT800 PRO i have a 64 bit cpu but id like to get pentium 4 or something like that.is that ok with most games? also my vid card was 256mb fx6200 which should be adequate but nothing of the games i have will run on it. __________________ CHOOSE RFA! LESS GRAFT, MORE PAY.

12-04-06, 07:02 PM	#14
VIICDriver Engineer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 203 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	X850XT...no issues. Chuck