worthwile upgrade??? help

von hally · 06-30-09, 05:07 PM

Hi all

currently run sh3 gwx gold on 2.6 amd proccessor
512 ram
128mb nvidia gforce fx5200 graphics card.

i have been given a radeon g600 256? card

is it worth changing to this or will it make little difference?

dont want to go rummaging inside pc if it's not worth it...any ideas?

Graf Paper · 06-30-09, 09:15 PM

That 256Mb Radeon card will give you a very noticeable improvement in frame rates, versus the FX5200. The 600 series Radeon is roughly equivalent to the FX6000 - FX6200 cards from nVidia.

I used to play GWX with an FX5200 and it tended to lag badly whenever there were explosions. All those particle effects brought my card to its knees, so to speak. Partly, that was due to the particle bug in SH3 that afflicts nearly all nVidia video cards but it also had a lot to do with the card not being able to meet the demands GWX placed upon it.

You also should be able to play using higher quality for textures and slighty better settings for AA and AF, antialiasing and anisotropic filtering.

von hally · 07-02-09, 12:37 PM

good enough for me matey

installing

06-30-09, 05:07 PM	#1
von hally Commodore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 634 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	worthwile upgrade??? help Hi all currently run sh3 gwx gold on 2.6 amd proccessor 512 ram 128mb nvidia gforce fx5200 graphics card. i have been given a radeon g600 256? card is it worth changing to this or will it make little difference? dont want to go rummaging inside pc if it's not worth it...any ideas? __________________ May God Have Mercy Upon My Enemies ..... Because I Wont.

06-30-09, 09:15 PM	#2
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	That 256Mb Radeon card will give you a very noticeable improvement in frame rates, versus the FX5200. The 600 series Radeon is roughly equivalent to the FX6000 - FX6200 cards from nVidia. I used to play GWX with an FX5200 and it tended to lag badly whenever there were explosions. All those particle effects brought my card to its knees, so to speak. Partly, that was due to the particle bug in SH3 that afflicts nearly all nVidia video cards but it also had a lot to do with the card not being able to meet the demands GWX placed upon it. You also should be able to play using higher quality for textures and slighty better settings for AA and AF, antialiasing and anisotropic filtering. __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.

07-02-09, 12:37 PM	#3
von hally Commodore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 634 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	good enough for me matey installing __________________ May God Have Mercy Upon My Enemies ..... Because I Wont.