Shadow Creepr on 15/11/2006 at 19:21
I did a search in the FAQ and couldn't find any info for the following.
I am thinking about buying a new PC and I wanted to verify if the video card would be compatible for T3. It's listed as a 256MB nVidia GeForce 7300 Turbocache graphics card. The last game specs listed in FAQ show using cards up to the 6xxx series. I want to make sure this card will be ok or to find out if anyone has had a problem with the 7xxxx card series and T3.
bikerdude on 19/11/2006 at 12:30
Afternoon Shadow
If your budget is very tight then I would suggest the following cards:-
GeForce 6600 GT 128mb - ebay for £10-30 (low spec DX9 card)
Radeon x800 128mb - ebay for £20-40 (medium spec DX9 card)
GeForce 6800 128mb - ebay for £20-40 (medium spec DX9 card)
GeForce 6800 GT 256mb - ebay for £50-90 (High spec DX9 card)
Radeon x800 XT 256mb - ebay for £50-90 (High spec DX9 card)
Dont bother with the Geforce Turbocache cards they are far too slow(slower than a 6600GT) and they only have 64mb of onboard memory, the remaining(192mb) is taken from system memory. Radeon cards seem to run TDS better than Geforce cards and the image quality on ATI cards of that generation supasses nVidia. If you need help figuring which card you want see this guide at tomes hardware:-
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http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphics/charts.html?modelx=33&model1=571&model2=540&chart=196)
hope that helps
ps. if you can get your hands on a X800 GTO2(like gold dust) (£60-90) - these cards can be bios flashed into a X850XT. Which makes the card as fast as an X1800/GF7800(£100-150) see link:
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http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/vidcard/127/2)
biker - your welcome shadow, let me know how you get on, Pm if needed ok...!?
Shadow Creepr on 19/11/2006 at 19:03
Thanks for the info! :D
