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formula needed for video card vs processor
Is there a formula for upgrading video cards on a gameing machine. Is there
a point where an 8800gt or 9800gx2 or other card would be a waste ie not a significant improvement, let say if you had a dualcore AMD processor. |
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formula needed for video card vs processor
Peter wrote:
Is there a formula for upgrading video cards on a gameing machine. Is there a point where an 8800gt or 9800gx2 or other card would be a waste ie not a significant improvement, let say if you had a dualcore AMD processor. That depends chiefly on your choice of application and what resolution you run said game, plus the level of texture filtering applied to the scene. Current cards are more than capable of running moderate resolutions at almost any level of IQ for current DX9 and OpenGL titles, gains must be measured against that adequacy. Then, you must take the overall performance level of your PC, {if it is already unbalanced, gains will be minimized} but a balanced PC will always demonstrate the most gain with an upgrade. There is no magic formula, only the algorithm above where you plug in your specs, compare the price/performance ratio to the future specs, factor that against your expectations and then divide by your budget. You do the maths! |
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formula needed for video card vs processor
"John Edmister" wrote in message ... Oh, and Crysis....yea I tried it pft, its a joke, I'v read that it chokes on just about ANY system!! It's built for "whats yet to come". I put the settings on high, and got between 10 and 20 fps, as did everyone else I talked to even with multi-core processors, and single GPU 8800xxx cards. No one I know is willing to shell out over $1,000 for 8800 ultra cards just the cards alone to get the "optimal" effects. Not sure if what I said helped, but maybe it will at least lead you in the right direction!!! -- =s5a=Jackyl Asus A8N32-SLI del AMD FX-57 2gb Geil performance 3200 350gb SATA II seagate barracuda 3.0 XFX 7800GTX in SLI LG L226W @ 1680x1050 in DVI Don't believe what you read about what kind of performance some people are getting playing Crysis. I have a 8800GT 512 and a E6850 Core 2 and I played the game at 1280x1024 no AA 8xAF Vsync on, all settings set to high. My OS is XP, and I was getting around 35-40 fps. It played great 95% of the game. There was just a couple of spots in the game were the game did slow, but for the most part it ran smooth and looked fantastic. BTW I upgraded from a E6600 after I started the game and it really didn't do much when it came to performance. Loading was faster, but the game really needs a good GPU. The problem I think is that so many gamers now have large LCD monitors that need to run at very high resolutions. So if they can't get the game to play at their monitors native resolutions they get upset. I have a CRT and now that games are getting so demanding I'm glad I still have it. If I have to go down to 1024x768 which is what I used to game at for years, I can, and with AA, games look great to me. Anyway that's my theory. JLC |
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formula needed for video card vs processor
John Edmister wrote:
JLC, You are of course 100% correct!! That is the bad thing about LCD monitors. My drawback to getting a 22" monitor for Christmas..... Although I did have the same slow play with my old monitor my 17" LCD. I did not try playing Crysis with my 19" CRT, nor cutting my resolution with either of my LCD's. Being fairly new to LCD monitors, I really should read up on them, and changing resolutions on Toms..... I dont even know what effect it has, I just know what I've heard, they have a "native" resolution, and its best to stick with it. I DO have to add in Crysis's defense that if I put everything on medium, it does run 25-40 fps, but, man, seeing all the detail on high is a big, BIG difference. IE the clouds when you're first flying in... But, trying to frag at 9fps just doesn't cut it........ lol. Thanks for adding though, and as I said you are correct!!!!! Does anyone know how much it effects game play or performance/quality if you lower your rez on LCD's? I suppose it depends on the quality of the screen. Before I had the 8800GTS 512 I had to lower the rez on my 22" Samsung to get decent framerates at high settings in a number of games including Stalker, Bioshock and of course Crysis. I didn't notice ANY degradation of image quality (though of course many will argue) |
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formula needed for video card vs processor
Yes high resolutions like 1680X1050 eat up video ram and power in the days
of crt 800X 600 everything was awesome and you didnt have to upgrade for years untill xp came out then you had to upgrade doh I think if you have 512 mg mem why get a 8800 if the 7900 works so you cant have AA and HDR big deal. "Shawk" wrote in message ... John Edmister wrote: JLC, You are of course 100% correct!! That is the bad thing about LCD monitors. My drawback to getting a 22" monitor for Christmas..... Although I did have the same slow play with my old monitor my 17" LCD. I did not try playing Crysis with my 19" CRT, nor cutting my resolution with either of my LCD's. Being fairly new to LCD monitors, I really should read up on them, and changing resolutions on Toms..... I dont even know what effect it has, I just know what I've heard, they have a "native" resolution, and its best to stick with it. I DO have to add in Crysis's defense that if I put everything on medium, it does run 25-40 fps, but, man, seeing all the detail on high is a big, BIG difference. IE the clouds when you're first flying in... But, trying to frag at 9fps just doesn't cut it........ lol. Thanks for adding though, and as I said you are correct!!!!! Does anyone know how much it effects game play or performance/quality if you lower your rez on LCD's? I suppose it depends on the quality of the screen. Before I had the 8800GTS 512 I had to lower the rez on my 22" Samsung to get decent framerates at high settings in a number of games including Stalker, Bioshock and of course Crysis. I didn't notice ANY degradation of image quality (though of course many will argue) |
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