dgard20 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Hi Everyone What I'm about to tell you might sound crazy but here goes. My PC is a Gateway. About four years old with 512 ram, and a 64 meg ATI Radeon 8500. Now I've read some of the articles about video problems and which one to but etc but I don't seem to have any problems. Perhaps the players helmut could be a bit more round but its still pretty good. I guess my number one question would be and I need an answer from someone thats done this but would I really notice a big difference in the graphics? Can all or any respond and tell me what the differences would look like. Thanks And yes which card? Funds are very low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 IMO you should post some screenshots so people get an idea of the graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleMo Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 I can tell you right now that if yoru video card is 64mb and you only have 512 of ram, wow. You need an upgrade. If you want to really rock it, get another 512 and get a MUCH better video card. How fast is the PC though? If you are saying that a helmet needs to be more round, then I think you are answering our own questions. I bet if you look at the graphics in your own game and look a print screens from our own game, you should be able to tell yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgard20 Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 I guess your right but I still think my graphics are very good. Do you know if this 9600 ATI is any good or better than the 8500 series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgard20 Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 P4 1.9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgard20 Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 8500 Radeon vs 9500 or 9600 ? Is it worth it? I guess thats my real question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleMo Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 MUCH better. MUCH MUCH better. Keep your costs low. Get a 9600 series if it is compatible with your PC. If you want to use great uniforms and stadiums, also get 512 of ram with that kind of card. But get a better card than that one. You'll be much happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgard20 Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 Thanks. I have been thinking about a 9600. I've seen them at Staples and CompUSA for about 100-119 I think. What mem should the card have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleMo Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 128-256. In the future, when you research cards, look for their specifications where it says clock speed & memory speed The higher the numbe the better. For mvp, go with a 9600 or better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsFan1983 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 UncleMo is right 128-256 would be a good match. To get more bang for your buck, I'd try shopping at NewEgg for the card. I hope that 8500 you got in there was an AGP based card. I did a search for you and it came up with some good cards for under $200. Video Card Link Not trying to spam or anything, just trying to save a guy a few bucks. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim825 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 I've got a 128 Mb 9600 Pro that I bought from newegg.com about 16 months ago for $110. I haven't seen these on newegg recently but have seen them much cheaper elsewhere (especially eBay). I've been extremely happy with this card and the games I play (MVP, Call of Duty, Medal of Honor) look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefWahoo Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Sorry to swim against the tide here, but I say if you think the graphics are pretty good and you're not seeing lots of stuttering, you really don't need to upgrade. I'm sort of sorry I did. I'm running a machine very similar to yours -- AMD XP 2000+ with 512MB PC2100 RAM & a 4x AGP slot. I upgraded from a Radeon 9100 with 64MB (pretty much an 8500) to a used Radeon 9700 Pro with 128MB. My frame rates are higher, but the game doesn't really look that much better to me. The graphics look cleaner if I turn on AA & AF to 4x each or higher (which slows the game to a crawl with my 9100). But then I get these thin vertical lines on the L & R edges around baserunner windows when a base is occupied that I find a bit distracting -- especially if I use the BTP cam of KSM's 4.2 datafile, where the line from a runner on 3rd actually lines up on top of the umpire's head. I'm pretty sure its not a problem with the 9700 as I saw the same thing when I tried it with the old 9100. So basically I'm back to playing with AA & AF at the minimum. Heck, I was able to run that just fine on the 9100 even with stadium mods & KC's uni updates. So what was the point of upgrading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim825 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Sorry to swim against the tide here, but I say if you think the graphics are pretty good and you're not seeing lots of stuttering, you really don't need to upgrade. I can understand what you're saying here. I've been thinking recently about upgrading from my 9600 Pro to a 9800 Pro, but I keep asking myself, "Do I really need to do this? Will it really be worth spending the money?" I'm happy with the way my games look, so I've talked myself out of upgrading at least for a while.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgard20 Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 Thank guys. I just called Gateway and they wanted to sell me a PNY FX5500. I said I wanted ATI. There seems to be a issue here thats getting a bit confusing for me. The guy said AGP 4X is what I need. Can someone explain this to me. I'm leaning torwards doing nothing since I do think my card works preety good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim825 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 AGP is the type of slot that the video card will plug into. There are 3 card types -- PCI, AGP, and PCI-e. PCI is the longer slots in your motherboard that the majority of your cards plug into. AGP is a shorter slot and if your PC has supports AGP, it will have one or at most two slots (my PC has 1 slot). PCI-e is a new card slot type and it is only in the newest PC's. If you look at your user manual, it should have a picture of your motherboard in it (my Dell users manual does) and it will point out the number of slots you have. If there is no picture, this information is probably in the technical specs. section of the manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinTheWin Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 PCI-e man i want that...even though my video is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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