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I don't think the PC will be a problem.
It has a P4 3.0Ghz CPU, 1 Gig of RAM and the mobo is compatible with PCI-E.

The only reason I had such a low-end video card is because I didn't really
intend to use the PC for gaming purposes, so I didn't care about it.

GTR and GTLegends changed my mind:)
 
Thread resurrection!

I'm looking at a new videocard. I bought an 8800 GTS back in '08, and it held up well for a while, but it's starting to show its' age. Newer games no longer look as good as they could, and 512mb of RAM just isn't enough to run the games with large outdoor environments. I can barely sustain 35fps in GTA4 on medium settings with this thing.

So I'm looking at the GTX295.

I recall seeing a couple GTX models with over 2gb of RAM, but they appear to have been a passing market trend a few months ago, and are no longer widely available.

Anyway, I'm running this, with an 800 watt PSU.

What I'm wondering is, if anyone knows the difference between these two cards:

EVGA GTX 295
EVGA GTX295 "Co-op Edition"

It seems like there's a huge price discrepency between the two, likely a website error. I've contacted them for info, but they have yet to respond. Couldn't find much else on the difference besides an average $40-70 price difference between the two, and what appears to be an additional connection/output on the card.

Also, if anyone has any alternative suggestions for cards with ~1.5gb of VRAM, or more, I am very willing to listen.
 
It's not the RAM, your video card is just too slow. What's your price range?

It's pointless to go with the GTX2xx and HD4xxx series unless you are planning to do another upgrade soon or don't care for the features Directx11 provides.
 
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I was wondering what I can expect from my new Gateway ID58, it has the Nvidia GeFore G105M video card. It is a 64 bit system and I thought I could do some online racing w/ it.
 
ROAD_DOGG33J
It's not the RAM, your video card is just too slow. What's your price range?
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...which is why I'm getting another one. VRAM allows for more on-screen objects. There's a direct performance advantage to be had when rendering large, complex scenes.

It's pointless to go with the GTX2xx and HD4xxx series unless you are planning to do another upgrade soon or don't care for the features Directx11 provides.
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Could you explain this bit more?
 
LeftyWright69
I was wondering what I can expect from my new Gateway ID58, it has the Nvidia GeForce G105M video card. It is a 64 bit system and I thought I could do some online racing w/ it.
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You might be able to do it on low settings.


Public'sTwin
...which is why I'm getting another one. VRAM allows for more on-screen objects. There's a direct performance advantage to be had when rendering large, complex scenes.
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But it's not the performance advantage that I think you believe it is. It's not like if your old card would have had more RAM, it would be much faster.

What resolution are you running anyway?

Public'sTwin
Could you explain this bit more?
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New games for the PC are starting to use Directx11. This is a good start for an explanation. The first two series don't support DirectX11. Though the ATI's support 10.1. The next two do support DX11.

I suggest looking at some reviews to start making your decision.
 
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Don't Even. All your graphics cards suck. Mine pwns all of yours :P. Its an Intel 845 on board with 64MB of RAM. Now don't tell me that that isn't beast! Best game it can run is Halo 1 on minimum specs. LOL, I need a new computer...
 
ROAD_DOGG33J
New games for the PC are starting to use Directx11. This is a good start for an explanation. The first two series don't support DirectX11. Though the ATI's support 10.1. The next two do support DX11.
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Are you referring to the GTX series? Or Fermi-chip models? Which series?

Furthermore, does that mean that, aside from not being design with DX11 in mind, that my hardware is still essentially fine for running those cards?
 
Public'sTwin
Are you referring to the GTX series? Or Fermi-chip models? Which series?
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Crap, I thought I mentioned the other two in that post. The first two are the ones in the post. The GTX2-- series supports Dx10 and the HD4--- series supports Dx10.1. The GTX4--(Fermi) series and HD5--- series support Dx11.


Public'sTwin
Furthermore, does that mean that, aside from not being design with DX11 in mind, that my hardware is still essentially fine for running those cards?
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As far as I know, the thing that determines if you can run Dx11 features is the operating system(Vista&7) and the video card. edit Oh, there is that bit about the multi-core CPUs.

Is your hardware the 780i with the Q6600? The link didn't point me in the right direction.

Here is a good article on RAM and video cards.
 
I just clicked the cheaper gtx 295 and it is on backorder... they'll probably correct the price too. There aren't any directx11 only games out atm, iirc. Most of the popular ones are made for DX9 and 10, and the new ones will be backwards compatible, probably.
 
But why not just get a Dx11 card now? I picked up my 5770 for a fair price a bit over a month ago and I am quite pleased with it.

And RAM really isn't the critical aspect of most GFX cards, at least not how RAM on the mainboard is critical to how smoothly a computer will run.
 
Azuremen
But why not just get a Dx11 card now? I picked up my 5770 for a fair price a bit over a month ago and I am quite pleased with it.

And RAM really isn't the critical aspect of most GFX cards, at least not how RAM on the mainboard is critical to how smoothly a computer will run.
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Let me ask you this, then- Do you foresee 512mb VRAM remaining the standard for another 2 years? Or do you think, as the industry trend has indicated since the beginning of its' time, that eventually, 512mb won't be enough? ;)
 
I would not even consider a new card with out at least 1gb of ram. What OS are you running Public'sTwin? A 5770 from an 8800 GTS 512 will be a nice upgrade for the price.
 
GT3mich
I would not even consider a new card with out at least 1gb of ram. What OS are you running Public'sTwin? A 5770 from an 8800 GTS 512 will be a nice upgrade for the price.
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I'm currently on x64 Vista Premium. Will probably have Win7 by summer's end.
 
Nvidia Geforce GT240. Don't know if it's any good yet. Haven't really tried it out on any big games.
 
Aderrrm
Nvidia Geforce GT240. Don't know if it's any good yet. Haven't really tried it out on any big games.
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Well my laptop has the mobile version(with 1GB of dedicated DDR3 ram) and the card will run games like Just Cause 2 with medium graphics with little loss to fps. Since this is the desktop version you are talking about the results would be a tad better than my laptop could do.
 
I have just revived my NES-PC and the motherboard has a integrated Nvidia Geforce 9300 graphics card. Far as I know I can play Crysis with low to med graphics with a bit loss to fps. If I'm mad I can run some settings in high with quite a bit low fps. I'm quite amazed by the Mini-itx motherboard being able to take up to 170F while playing games. Though right now I'm going to retire the NES-PC to general use. My laptop can handle everything else and do even more.
 
i have an ati HD4670 AGP, which was the best i could get for 75 quid. i have a really old mobo and processor, and very limited budget. i play rfactor on my pc with no probs, and some new games, not all of them though.
 
I Currently own a Nvidia Geforce 9800GTX+ (yes, the + counts) on the desktop.
Nvidia Geforce GT330M on the laptop.
 
I'm still on a EVGA 7600GT 256MB. I got a Radeon 6850 sitting to the left of me but its staying in the box until I can upgrade my mobo and CPU.
 

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