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Post by **Flailer** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:32 am

for a new graphics card:

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61426

JesterOI · Post by **JesterOI** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:29 am

I just bought a 6800 last month.

Look at XFX if you're into nvidia, cheapest prices usually. Their 6800 sold for less than a few competitors' 6600GT's.
XFX is made in China as far as I know, but I have never seen an issue online about their qaulity.

Jain · Post by **Jain** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:46 pm

So sweeet! Any plans to converting NS4 over? (since they say modules will be portable to nwn2) perhaps run both at once? The only reason i can play on NS4 so much is because it works on my laptop, freeing up my desktop for work and other stuph.

I have an ati 9800pro but my cpu is slower... Quake4 recently woke me up to the fact that my cpu is now ancient.

AggieDan · Post by **AggieDan** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:11 pm

Here's hoping my BFG 6800 GT OC is able to hold up for a while.

Though, I do think I picked up a side job at $40/hr. doing some database work. So, I may be able to funnel that money into a few system upgrades.

But, I cannot wait to see that stuff in-game. WOW!

Kromix · Post by **Kromix** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:57 am

i have to start saving

my system is getting old

2Ghz Athlon thoroughbread
1 Gig ram pc 2100 (i'm poor coudnt afford 2700 nor 3200)
128 ATI Radean 9200

it runs all my games and runs Brothers in arms (hill30) ok...

have running NWN max graphics.

but for the looks of it i will need to make a face lift to my compy...

knowing that it CANT run doom 3 properly my FSB is too low

it runs at 2-6 frames a second :cry:

this is my compy

EDIT: and for all those who say, that is too bright! or is too noisy!!!
well all the lighs have switches and the fans have their respective fan contoller

EDIT: and NO those are not JI-Joes, they are Homies, given to me in my birthday as a joke

EDIT: and those pics where a few days before i finished terminating the cables so some have shaggy ends :oops:

EDIT: oh and the DVD player was changed by a DVD -+R/RW

but this means i get to buld another compy!!!!!! :twisted:

Kromix · Post by **Kromix** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:22 am

http://82.66.132.40/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1968

all i could find

bongoblue · Post by **bongoblue** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:23 am

last year I was playing NS with a win98se 550MHz computer, with a n ati radeon 7200 runing 32 megs of video ram, and under 500 megs of regular ram.

edit: my new computer is 2.66 GHz, with 1.5 gigs of ram, an ati radeon 9200 with 128 megs of video ram.

OneKnightinChina · Post by **OneKnightinChina** » Tue May 09, 2006 5:42 am

bongoblue wrote:last year I was playing NS with a win98se 550MHz computer, with a n ati radeon 7200 runing 32 megs of video ram, and under 500 megs of regular ram.

edit: my new computer is 2.66 GHz, with 1.5 gigs of ram, an ati radeon 9200 with 128 megs of video ram.

I was the same although i had a Geforce 3ti with my computer, luckily i've upgraded since then. i can't remember all the specs for it but my computer is running the game much better now and i don't get water glitches any more which is a relief, they really spoilt the atmosphere looking out to sea from a cliffs watching the sun dissappear into the sea along with the sea dissappearing in squares

kingfatzo · Post by **kingfatzo** » Tue May 09, 2006 10:03 pm

I also use the Nvidia 6800.... a nice card, and depending on the type it can be a bit expensive ( i bought mine last summer, a big hit to the bank) but its worth it...

Unless you are obsessive/cumpulsive about your cards, then i couldnt see any reason spending more cash...unless you can afford it

For refrence -- to those of you who have played/seen TES-4 Oblivion -- this setup can run it with the graphics cranked...and it looks sweet !.... an image is worth a thousand words.

( My CPU )

a "customized" Dell...

Pentium 4 HT -- 2.8 ghz
Nvidia 6800 (256 mb DDR3)
2.5gb DDR2 Ram (533mhz bus)
2 sata drives... (200gb total) -- and i need MORE SPACE !!!!
and an external HD for random STUFF (100gb)

....yada yada yada

--- ande a side note....if you are upgrading your card and feel that you dont have much in the means of fans/ventalation .... then break out the sawzall or buy a bigger case... A buddy of mine had stuck a 6600Gt in his standard HP computer tower and the thing could have served as a personal heater. :lol:

JesterOI · Post by **JesterOI** » Wed May 10, 2006 1:04 am

Dude! You got a DELL?!!!

Bwahahaha p\/\/ nd !!!

I put all my systems together myself, almost time for a new system.

OneKnightinChina · Post by **OneKnightinChina** » Wed May 10, 2006 1:18 am

JesterOI wrote:Dude! You got a DELL?!!!

Bwahahaha p\/\/ nd !!!

I put all my systems together myself, almost time for a new system.

my computer is a dell too, i wish i hadn't bought the machine it's so touchy, it has power problems, the cd/dvd rw drive sometimes stops working, i phoned them about it they sent a new one out to me and never told me how to install it.

but on the bright side, when it's working it's alright. it's a monster of a computer.

JesterOI · Post by **JesterOI** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:23 am

PSU is the problem most of the time. Go with a name brand one like Enermax or Antec.