garphics card

jediKatana · 06-05-2002, 03:33 PM

this is for my fellow british members. i have a crap computer and ineed to upgrade it in order to play jedi knight 2.
i was just wondering what graphics card you ude to play this game, ie, geforce 3.
i have an ati slot so i was wondering what would be the best card to get.

Lime-Light · 06-05-2002, 03:43 PM

wtf is an ati slot? Do you mean AGP? Go with a geforce, anything over G2MX400.

techsurfer · 06-05-2002, 03:50 PM

I have a fairly old PC with a sub 1GHz processor but I got a GeForce 3 Ti200 - just under £200 - and I can run JK2 with the highest graphics options perfectly fine. Bit of slowdown when in MP against about 4 enemies with lightsabers all slashing at one another but a faster processor and maybe more RAM would sort that!

Lime-Light · 06-05-2002, 03:54 PM

A setup that could run JK2 without any hiccups and max graphics (highest resolution) would be: 1.4-2 gig p4 w/ 512mg DDR ram, GeForce 3 Ti440. That would be about 1200-1500, dont know what it would be in pounds, eurodollar, yen or whatever the f*** you use.

techsurfer · 06-05-2002, 03:58 PM

In UK pounds i reckon that would be around £700 for the mid-spec suggested by Lime_light

Lime-Light · 06-05-2002, 04:01 PM

Ok, so what countries use the eurodollar? Germany? Spain?

Robbiesan · 06-05-2002, 04:42 PM

for a good graphics card have a look at the ATI Radeon 8500.. it is an excellent card and a superb bang for the buck.. I upgraded from a Geforce2 MX400 64MB to it and I'm happy I did.. the card performs as well or better in many case to the Ti500 for at least 40% less, at least here in Canada.. as for the rest of the puter what has been said is good.. if you can afford a nice P4 or AMD XP with 512MB DDR you'll be a happy camper..

Cobalt60 · 06-05-2002, 05:02 PM

without knowing your system specs, its difficult to suggest a card for you.
if you have a 'crap' computer as you say, then your options for video cards are limited.

for example, the minimum CPU requirement for Geforce3Ti200 is 600mhz CPU.
you must bear this in mind.
(therefore if your CPU is less than 600mhz, you will be limited to cards such as Geforce2-Ultra , Geforce2GTS, Geforce2Ti , etc , etc)
((suggestion: you might want to buy a used product on Ebay))

also note: the Radeon8500 mentioned above is not supported by Windows95/98
you must bear this in mind as well.
(therefore if your 'crap' computer has windows98 ,
you may be forced to upgrade your OS for compatability)
((suggestion : you might want to buy a new computer))

Katana , to the best of your knowledge, what are your current system specs?

Steg · 06-05-2002, 05:04 PM

go with GeForce 3 Ti 200
i picked 1 up recently for £120
loads of power for reletvly little cash
gr8 card
sum slow down on mirrored surfaces or when u have 7 stormies coming at u

(1Ghz Athlon, 256mg ram) but other wise its gr8

Steg

Cobalt60 · 06-05-2002, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Steg
sum slow down on mirrored surfaces or when u have 7 stormies coming at u (1Ghz Athlon, 256mg ram)

Steg

depending on your OS ,
256megs may not be enough RAM to prevent the annoying disc-caching (virtual memory useage) which will slow down your game like this.

my Win98se machine suffered this ailment,
until I upgraded the memory from 128meg to 384megs.

meanwhile,
my WinXP machine had the same problem,
until I upgraded from 256meg to 512megs.

(Steg, I think you would benefit from an extra 128megs)

jediKatana · 06-05-2002, 07:26 PM

ok, my systems crap, not too terrible, but could be better.

packard bell
pentium 3
450 mhz
64mb ram
8mb video memory
6.4gb hard drive (udma)
voodoo3 3dfx graphics card (obviously, i cant play the game with this.

ive narrowed it down to this...

apart from needing a bit more ram and video memory, thebest i can do is a 'pci' geforce 2 card.

and for my thread starter, i meant 'pci' not 'ati'. as i dont think my computer had an agp slot.

also, what is the difference between 'SDR', 'DDR' and 'GTS',

is the "Geforce 2 MX 32MB PCI " a good choice? im also on a low budget.

Lime-Light · 06-05-2002, 07:43 PM

go for the MX400 at least (64 meg). That would set you back maybe $60 (agian, no idea about pounds)

Emon · 06-05-2002, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jediKatana
ok, my systems crap, not too terrible, but could be better.

packard bell
pentium 3
450 mhz
64mb ram
8mb video memory
6.4gb hard drive (udma)
voodoo3 3dfx graphics card (obviously, i cant play the game with this.

ive narrowed it down to this...

apart from needing a bit more ram and video memory, thebest i can do is a 'pci' geforce 2 card.

and for my thread starter, i meant 'pci' not 'ati'. as i dont think my computer had an agp slot.

also, what is the difference between 'SDR', 'DDR' and 'GTS',

is the "Geforce 2 MX 32MB PCI " a good choice? im also on a low budget.

I am almost POSITIVE you have an AGP slot. They are PII standard, and you have a PIII. It's the brown slot on your motherboard all the way to one side, and it's about as long as the white PCI ones, and it's moved forward a bit.

SDR is single data rate, DDR is double data rate, and GTS is just some thing nVidia came up with to make their card sound cooler.

No, that card is NOT a good choice. No matter what you get, your performance will still suck. I recommend upgrading your CPU, motherboard, RAM and video card. If you absolutly CANNOT do that, then shoot for a GF3 Ti 200 AGP until you can replace your other parts.

Do NOT, I repeat do NOT buy a low end card just because the rest of your PC may suck. If you buy a crap card, at the time you upgrade the rest of your machine, you'll need another new video card, so I recommend getting something really good now, even if your PC is bottlnecking it.

Cobalt60 · 06-05-2002, 09:20 PM

you have no AGP slot.
I think your best bet , as you say, would be a GF2 PCI.

jediKatana · 06-05-2002, 09:25 PM

i emailed packard bell and they said my computer had no agp slots, but maybe they made a mistake.
ill have to check tomorrow.

jediKatana · 06-10-2002, 05:25 PM

sorry to power post, but i didnt wantto create a whole new topic for this.
is there anywhere that i can get a picture of the insignia on boba fetts shoulder. its like a skull with bad teeth.
a good enough size for an avatar.

also, could someone please tell me if the
geforce2 mx400 64mb is best for a pci only computer.
thanx

jediKatana · 06-10-2002, 05:30 PM

sorry to power post, but i didnt wantto create a whole new topic for this.
is there anywhere that i can get a picture of the insignia on boba fetts shoulder. its like a skull with bad teeth.
a good enough size for an avatar.

also, could someone please tell me if the
geforce2 mx400 64mb is best for a pci only computer.
thanx

Doppelganger · 06-11-2002, 01:11 AM

the I810 chipset, which is what that packard probably has, has no AGP slot. I know this well because my friend's old computer couldn't accept AGP and is a celeron 400, so that puts it in the right timeframe.

Steg · 06-11-2002, 01:26 PM

hey its cobolt60 again! anyway i use Win98 but when i get sum extra cash i will get me an extra 256 mg ram and update my com_hunnkmegs
does any1 else use com_hunkmegs and does it make any difference?

Steg