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15th Sep 2009, 14:24
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i have a need to get rid of my x800pro because it is locking up my system when being used on the highest specs in fear
i need an agp card and im on an old 2.8ghz northwood and 2gb of ram so i know there is a bottleneck issue so i look at the slightly older cards which would not be as bottlenecked but the newest agp the hd3850 and hd 4650 come up cheaper than say the x1950 pro so i figure i want directx 10 support for no other reason than to just have it so im chosing between hd3850 and hd4650 and with the bottleneck issue in mind would i notice any difference in graphical quality on the newer hd4650 which is slightly more expensive thanks |
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15th Sep 2009, 14:28
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Neither are really worth the money if you're doing any gaming type stuff. The 3850 is equivalent to a 8800GT/9800GT, while the 4650 is newer, has less heat and power req, etc. I'd skip both of them in favor of the 4850 or at least 4670.
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15th Sep 2009, 15:19
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both those cards of pci-e i need agp only but thanks for the quick response
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16th Sep 2009, 09:46
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Realistically, you're not going to get Fear running on an AGP system at full specs unless you run at small resolutions. Might be the time to upgrade man.
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16th Sep 2009, 10:26
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i currently have fear running on max specs with my x800pro (4xaa and 16x aniostropic) with just the shadows turned off works on 1024*768 average between 30 fps to 60 fps simalar on 1280*720
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16th Sep 2009, 10:32
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Yeah, on those resolutions you'll be ok.
Have you thought that it might just be heat that's causing the card to crash? |
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16th Sep 2009, 11:11
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no its the processor hanging as i set the process to high priotiy all fine working on normal
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