New graphic card

[TDK1044]

Originally Posted by FooFighters

Hi there fellow captains

I want to upgrade my graphic card. Game was running smooth on 29 fps.
Now I use TM1.4 (which include Leo ocean mod).. This for me is a must have.
But my fps dropped to ca. 23 with some light stuttering.

My rig now consist of..
AMD 64 3200+ on Asus K8N socket 754
2 GB ram DDR (400mhz)
XFX 7600 GT 256mb
Windows XP (1280x1024)

I think the vid. card is the (small) problem here.
I have already looked around. The new 8600 series looks crap so far..
I want a card which has good results with AA & AF !

So it's gonna be a 7900 GS (256mb), 7950GT (512mb) or maybe a 8800GT
(still pretty expensive)

The 8800GT is also available in 320mb and 640mb versions.
Is there a lot of difference between those 2 (640 is also 100 euro more expensive)

What would you buy ? or should I upgrade something else ?

Thanks,

Foo
p.s. I want to stay with nvidia !

My rig is almost identical with the same video card, and TM 1.4 had no effect on my fps at all?

[FooFighters]

Originally Posted by TDK1044

My rig is almost identical with the same video card, and TM 1.4 had no effect on my fps at all?

Hmm strange.. :hmm:

But still I want to go to a mininum steady 40fps, preferably more :p
At this moment I am still leaning towards the 7950GT..

I am reading some articles, and lots of guys say that the 8800GTS is just slightly
better then a 7950GT on XP !
Next to that I don't know how this 8800 GTS will work with my AMD 64 3200+cpu. :hmm:

I hope it doesn't blow it up

[Gunner]

Originally Posted by FooFighters

Hmm strange.. :hmm:

But still I want to go to a mininum steady 40fps, preferably more :p
At this moment I am still leaning towards the 7950GT..

I am reading some articles, and lots of guys say that the 8800GTS is just slightly
better then a 7950GT on XP !
Next to that I don't know how this 8800 GTS will work with my AMD 64 3200+cpu. :hmm:

I hope it doesn't blow it up

I have a 8800GTS and get a solid 72 FPS inside and outside sub.at 1280 x 1024 All ingame settings maxed Had to upgrade my power supply to 500w. You should have at least 26A on the 12v rail.

E6600 dual core
Asus P5LD2
Ram 667 2GB
8800 GTS 320 MB
win XP

[CaptRari]

Hi Foofighters, i just recently upgraded my video card from a Nvidia 6800 (256 mb) to a BFG 7950 GT OC (512 mb) made a hugh difference on my fps,from 30 fps to over 90 fps (1024x768)Perhaps not as good as the 8800 gts, but very close and less expensive with out having to upgrade your power supply as well IMHO. My Rig: P4 3.2 HT,2 gigs of ram(533)Windows XP Pro,and above mentioned card.Since there is no current DX 10 games out save you $ on 2ndGen. DX 10 cards when they come out in the near future

[FooFighters]

Originally Posted by Gunner

I have a 8800GTS and get a solid 72 FPS inside and outside sub.at 1280 x 1024 All ingame settings maxed Had to upgrade my power supply to 500w. You should have at least 26A on the 12v rail.

E6600 dual core
Asus P5LD2
Ram 667 2GB
8800 GTS 320 MB
win XP

Power supply is no problem.. I bought a new Trust PW-5500 570W power supply a few months ago.
I am worried about the combo cpu (older AMD 64 3200+) and 8800 GTS.

@ captRari.. wow. Thats an impressive improvement.
More and more I think the 7950GT is a better upgrade for me

[Misfit138]

Did some checking on prices here in Finland and you can get the GF8800 320Mb about 280 euros. GeForce 7950 GT 256Mb costs around 220 euros and the one with 512Mb has the same price as GF8800 320Mb

I guess if you're playing games with relative low resolution then the GF7950 GT 256Mb is pretty good choice. Personally, I'd still choose the GF8800 but that's just me

[Gunner]

Reason went with 8800 over 7950GT is memory bandwidth
7950Gt 44.8 GB per second
8800 GTS 320 MB 64 GB per second, plus has way more pipelines, better bang for yer buck