Joined: Jul 18, 2009
Posts: 153
Location: North Dakota, USA
Well all,
I went and got a brand new 23 inch monitor and got it all hooked up. Thought 'hey, gonna see everybody now!' But alas.....it seems my GeForce 7600 graphics card is not strong enough to give me decent FPS while in game. I have tried and tried to get a better FPS to no avail. So I think as of now, I will be taking a break for a bit until I can afford a better graphics card. That of course entails rebuillding the computer a bit to accomodate a bigger graphics card. With a high FPS of 20 while in game, I am not even close to being competative. That and the Mrs is tired of me screaming and swearing at the machine! So until then....
Riv out...
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13 KJV
Joined: Jan 21, 2009
Posts: 1027
Location: South Carolina
Joined: Mar 13, 2009
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Joined: Jul 18, 2009
Posts: 153
Location: North Dakota, USA
Yeah Ladyhawk, Pompey-J and I are running the same card! Let him know I feel his pain! I lowered the screen resolution down to 1280x1024 and I get a whopping FPS of 31 now! I'm gonna run around town here and see if I can find at least a 9600 gt in my price range!
Riv out...
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13 KJV
Joined: Jul 26, 2007
Posts: 9893
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Rivank what price range are you looking for? I find that *BK* members can help greatly in helping to find cheep products online quickly.
GOA.Luke*BK*
Joined: Jul 10, 2009
Posts: 2218
Location: Poland
I have a GeForce 9800 GT and a 23 inch monitor on get 90 fps. It's a decent graphics card, look at it
Joined: Jul 18, 2009
Posts: 153
Location: North Dakota, USA
Yeah Sinister, that is the card I was looking at. Luke, I checked out newegg already but found one cheaper at Tiger Direct. GeForce 9800gt for about $120. If anyone knows of a cheaper place please let me know!
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13 KJV
Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 83
Location: Birmingham. UK
I've got two 9800GT in duel mode running a 32" plasma tv ( picture on Office post ), they are well worth the cash,
I belive a kidney is still worth 5k and if you have brothers or sisters, money just going to waste - please know im joking!
Joined: Jul 18, 2009
Posts: 153
Location: North Dakota, USA
Joined: Jul 30, 2009
Posts: 943
Location: Norway
Hey Rivank. I will soon get my new GTX 275 card. And then i have a 9800GT 512mb card on my hand. I know its a long way from Norway
but i can send it to you. I also have a 8800GTS 320mb laying around. Just so you know.
Btw. What power supply do you have?
CPU: Intel Core i7 960 @ 3.20Gz
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage Gene lll
GPU: Asus 6950 2Gb
RAM: 6Gb
HD: Corsair F-120Gb SSD+ WD 1Tb Black.
OS: Windows 7 64 bits
Case: HAF-X Big tower.
Joined: Jul 18, 2009
Posts: 153
Location: North Dakota, USA
Not sure of the power supply off hand. I have a stock E-Machine brand computer. The only upgrades it has is the GeForce 7600 gt card I put into it.
*Just tore the case apart. Looks like I have a 300w power supply. Won't be able to run dual graphics cards due the Mother Board having only one PCIe slot. So no luck on just getting another 7600!*
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13 KJV
Joined: Jul 30, 2009
Posts: 943
Location: Norway
To get full use of an big screen like yours....you need a larger Screencard. And a larger screencard needs a larger power supply.
Is the Screencard PCI-E or AGP ?
CPU: Intel Core i7 960 @ 3.20Gz
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage Gene lll
GPU: Asus 6950 2Gb
RAM: 6Gb
HD: Corsair F-120Gb SSD+ WD 1Tb Black.
OS: Windows 7 64 bits
Case: HAF-X Big tower.
