Graphics card for fs 2004

[sam]

HI, I am planning to upgrade my graphics card,, any ideas what kind of
a card would make sence, I have a PC using XP, intel 2.6 processor and
512 ram Thanks

[Brett I. Holcomb]

I've found that Nvidia has been a good card over the years. Check out their
models and see what fits your price and needs.

sam wrote:

> HI, I am planning to upgrade my graphics card,, any ideas what kind of
> a card would make sence, I have a PC using XP, intel 2.6 processor and
> 512 ram Thanks

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[Dave]

"sam" > wrote in message
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> HI, I am planning to upgrade my graphics card,, any ideas what kind of
> a card would make sence, I have a PC using XP, intel 2.6 processor and
> 512 ram Thanks
>

Hi there,i'm using an Nvidia 6800GT with an Intel 2.8 CPU......works great!!
One thing to be aware of before buying is most high-end GPU's may need a
power source from your PSU.In my case this meant upgrading the PSU as well.

regards,
dAVE

[Dave]

"Dave" > wrote in message
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>
> "sam" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > HI, I am planning to upgrade my graphics card,, any ideas what kind of
> > a card would make sence, I have a PC using XP, intel 2.6 processor and
> > 512 ram Thanks
> >
>
> Hi there,i'm using an Nvidia 6800GT with an Intel 2.8 CPU......works
great!!
> One thing to be aware of before buying is most high-end GPU's may need a
> power source from your PSU.In my case this meant upgrading the PSU as
well.
>
> regards,
> dAVE
>
>

Forgot to add,upgrading to 1G of RAM from your 512 should make a difference
too.

[FatKat]

I'm assuming you mean either an AGP or PCI-e card. When you get your
card, can you please post your results? Thanks.

[Quilljar]

Look up Matrox Pahelia 128 card. It will give you three screens to use. You
will not regret it!

Cheers,

Quilly

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[Cal Vanize]

sam wrote:

> HI, I am planning to upgrade my graphics card,, any ideas what kind of
> a card would make sence, I have a PC using XP, intel 2.6 processor and
> 512 ram Thanks
>

Depends on your budget. If you're trying to get improved performance,
consider getting an nVidia FX-5200 (try to find one with 256mb video
RAM) AND increasing your memory from 512mb to 1gb (or more). The 5200
will do a very good job, but you'll really get the performance
improvement from the additional memory. IMO, 512 isn't quite enough
when additional resolution is desired.

[Leopold]

Man, I hope that's a typo, FX-5200 is the sequel to the MX series of
GF4MX cards. It is cheap, but you'll only get what you pay for in this case.
DirectX 9 compatibility with 5200 cards is only there if one really likes
slide shows. Getting a used GF4 Ti would be a far better bang for alittle
more buck if DX9 compatibility isn't required, and I do believe that in the
case of FS2004 it isn't. Radeon 9200 (don't get the SE version!) will beat
FX5200 hands down while the prices are similar, plus it is DX9 compatible.
Then again GF4 Ti is way better than R9200...

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"Cal Vanize" > wrote in message
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> Depends on your budget. If you're trying to get improved performance,
> consider getting an nVidia FX-5200 (try to find one with 256mb video RAM)
> AND increasing your memory from 512mb to 1gb (or more). The 5200 will do
> a very good job, but you'll really get the performance improvement from
> the additional memory. IMO, 512 isn't quite enough when additional
> resolution is desired.
>
>

[Cal Vanize]

Leopold wrote:

> Man, I hope that's a typo, FX-5200 is the sequel to the MX series of
> GF4MX cards. It is cheap, but you'll only get what you pay for in this
> case. DirectX 9 compatibility with 5200 cards is only there if one
> really likes slide shows. Getting a used GF4 Ti would be a far better
> bang for alittle more buck if DX9 compatibility isn't required, and I do
> believe that in the case of FS2004 it isn't. Radeon 9200 (don't get the
> SE version!) will beat FX5200 hands down while the prices are similar,
> plus it is DX9 compatible. Then again GF4 Ti is way better than R9200...


FX-5200 works fine even if the monitor is a 32" LDC HDTV in native mode
(768 x 1366). More important point is to invest in more memory. I just
monitored a FS2004 session and my system was using a little over 760mb
of memory (out of 1gb).

My personal preference is for nVidia video cards. Others prefer ATI.
I'm not sure it makes much difference for FS. YMMV.