Graphics Card
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XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5, runs all games out now at max settings with high fps (with the exception of a couple), though for some games it makes them run a little bit faster than intended (Fallout 3, TESIV, New Vegas) so you'll have to turn Vsync on to fix that. A nice card for the price, but it's of mid-end class as of now, far better cards out there that run circles around it. For some new games you'll have a very noticeable fps dip if you crank up the AA, though for others (Sims 3, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Street Fighter IV, etc) it runs just as smooth (60frames and up) with & without AA.
Got it last year for little over $100 at Newegg.com with some help from Steve. By next year I'll have to either upgrade it or just get a second one for crossfire.
Along with it, running 8GB of RAM and my Phenom II quad-core CPU.
Got it last year for little over $100 at Newegg.com with some help from Steve. By next year I'll have to either upgrade it or just get a second one for crossfire.
Along with it, running 8GB of RAM and my Phenom II quad-core CPU.
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I'm rocking an EVGA GTX 570 HD.
It runs smoothly and I've thrown all my games at it in max graphics/settings, and I've never had a single hiccup yet.
In-fact, here's a Just Cause 2 video I made just to show off the graphics cards smoothness and power (Mind you, Just Cause 2 has one of the most amazing graphics and some serious GPU stresser).
Here's my video:
and incase that YouTube Code didn't work, here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed1LDR1KB4M
It runs smoothly and I've thrown all my games at it in max graphics/settings, and I've never had a single hiccup yet.
In-fact, here's a Just Cause 2 video I made just to show off the graphics cards smoothness and power (Mind you, Just Cause 2 has one of the most amazing graphics and some serious GPU stresser).
Here's my video:
and incase that YouTube Code didn't work, here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed1LDR1KB4M
I run a HIS 5670 1gb, I like this card because it was a reasonable price and is great for my current needs, plus has some power in it if I decide to start mid range gaming or video editing.
I have an evga 9800 gtx+ and it runs oblivion at full with texture/graphics improvement mods as long as I have shadows off. but in order to turn shadows on all I have to do is remove the mods.
Mines pretty lame and pretty cheap. but it runs the games I used to run and still love, City of Villains, Blood omen 2, Resident evil 4, Battlefront ETC
Nvidia Geforce 8400 GS ehhh...
Nvidia Geforce 8400 GS ehhh...
One of my Rigs in 2008 had two 8800GTX's in SLI.
The 8800 cards in general were AMAZING.
Haha, **** you would have been able to destroy any game you played man. I think my dad has two of the Radeon equivalents of the 8800 in SLI. His machine is a beast and a half.
Oh, definitely. It was pretty beast.
As for your dads Rig, I'm sure it was just as beast. To be honest, I favor Radeon cards over nVidia cards, because if you game as much as I do, you notice a big difference in graphics (A lot of people claim there is no difference between graphics in nVidia and Radeon, but there is - Radeon colors pop out more, giving more of a "Realistic" feel, where nVidia graphics are a tad bit more "cartoonish"; However, nVidia runs smoother than Radeon, most likely from the rendering). I just use nVidia most of the time, because it gets better Benchmark scores.
I basically just choose whichever graphics card my dad gives me when he upgrades. I'm just glad he's a nerd, and upgrades frequently.