Looking for an afordable Graphics Card to Play SH4

Antrodemus · 04-20-07, 01:54 PM

Hmmm... that's the "low-profile" I was referring to, i.e., half-height backplate versions. I've always had a problem sourcing low-profile but reasonably high-spec cards for customers in our shop, specifically those who are unwilling to shell-out for a whole new PC.

NefariousKoel · 04-20-07, 02:09 PM

Yep, they're a pain in the @ss.

Hartmann · 04-20-07, 02:42 PM

Any good card for an AGP slot ?? and not very expensive

7XXX or Ati equivalent

Quillan · 04-20-07, 02:43 PM

Koel, are you talking about the metal mounting plate at the rear, or something else? The slot interface doesn't change, as far as I know, as that's part of what makes it AGP. But a lot of the more modern cards on the nVidia side have huge PC boards they're build around. Some computers physically don't have room for a card that's 10-11" in length.

Camaero · 04-20-07, 02:48 PM

I am using a Radeon X1950 Pro AGP and I ran run SHIV with max everything at 1280 x 1024 and x6 aa without any slow ups at all. It is a damn good card. I haven't tried 1600 x 1200 yet but it wouldn't surprised me if it ran it just fine.

NefariousKoel · 04-20-07, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quillan

Koel, are you talking about the metal mounting plate at the rear, or something else? The slot interface doesn't change, as far as I know, as that's part of what makes it AGP. But a lot of the more modern cards on the nVidia side have huge PC boards they're build around. Some computers physically don't have room for a card that's 10-11" in length.

Yes, the plate on the back to fit in one of those flat tabeltop PCs. Not only that but the board itself will have to fit both dimensions. You can't just grab any normal card for a tower unless you plan on hacking it up (if the board will even come close to fitting).

Edit: Yes, the AGP slots themselves are the same, however.

Iron Budokan · 04-20-07, 06:43 PM

I no longer play this sim but when I did I used the X1300 and it worked great!

FIREWALL · 04-20-07, 08:02 PM

Tigerdirect.com

PNY NVidia 7600 gs 512mb AGP $154.00 shipped USA.

richoahu · 04-20-07, 08:06 PM

great cheap cards here:

http://www.newegg.com/

i was refered to tis site when i wanted to get a decent card for my cpu, but not "too" good because it isn't the "express". wanted a good card to play with until i got a new cpu.

for $100 i got the g-4 6800 with the 256 ram on it. not a bad deal, that was about 8 months ago. it is playing SH4 just fine. just a few things turned off.

rest of my cpu is:

Pent IV 3.2 ghtz
2 gig ram

then the card above. i was glad i just spent that amount of money on a card that runs everything i have tried ro play:

Battlefield II (full blast)
EQ1 (eq is a pig LOL)
LOTRO (almost full blast)

and multiple other games that run great.

04-20-07, 02:09 PM	#2
NefariousKoel Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: No-good Missouri scum Posts: 1,223 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Yep, they're a pain in the @ss. __________________ "When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different." - Jack Handey

04-20-07, 02:42 PM	#3
Hartmann Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grid CH 26, Spain ,Barcelona Posts: 1,857 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Any good card for an AGP slot ?? and not very expensive 7XXX or Ati equivalent __________________ But this ship can't sink!... She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. and she will. It is a mathematical certainty. Strength and honor

04-20-07, 02:43 PM	#4
Quillan Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 579 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Koel, are you talking about the metal mounting plate at the rear, or something else? The slot interface doesn't change, as far as I know, as that's part of what makes it AGP. But a lot of the more modern cards on the nVidia side have huge PC boards they're build around. Some computers physically don't have room for a card that's 10-11" in length. __________________ We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

04-20-07, 02:48 PM	#5
Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I am using a Radeon X1950 Pro AGP and I ran run SHIV with max everything at 1280 x 1024 and x6 aa without any slow ups at all. It is a damn good card. I haven't tried 1600 x 1200 yet but it wouldn't surprised me if it ran it just fine. __________________

04-20-07, 06:43 PM	#7
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I no longer play this sim but when I did I used the X1300 and it worked great! __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins, Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

04-20-07, 01:54 PM	#1
Antrodemus Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 117 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hmmm... that's the "low-profile" I was referring to, i.e., half-height backplate versions. I've always had a problem sourcing low-profile but reasonably high-spec cards for customers in our shop, specifically those who are unwilling to shell-out for a whole new PC.

04-20-07, 08:02 PM	#8
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Tigerdirect.com PNY NVidia 7600 gs 512mb AGP $154.00 shipped USA. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

04-20-07, 08:06 PM	#9
richoahu Sailor man Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 44 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	great cheap cards here: http://www.newegg.com/ i was refered to tis site when i wanted to get a decent card for my cpu, but not "too" good because it isn't the "express". wanted a good card to play with until i got a new cpu. for $100 i got the g-4 6800 with the 256 ram on it. not a bad deal, that was about 8 months ago. it is playing SH4 just fine. just a few things turned off. rest of my cpu is: Pent IV 3.2 ghtz 2 gig ram then the card above. i was glad i just spent that amount of money on a card that runs everything i have tried ro play: Battlefield II (full blast) EQ1 (eq is a pig LOL) LOTRO (almost full blast) and multiple other games that run great.

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