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RastaBlasta420
Village Leader
Joined: 23 Oct 2002
Posts: 92
Location: Canada |
What is the best 32mb video card for this game. I need a new one. |
Tue Nov 12, 2002 5:52 am |
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hoyp
High Emperor
Joined: 02 Oct 2002
Posts: 501
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quote:
Originally posted by RastaBlasta420
What is the best 32mb video card for this game. I need a new one.
I strongly suggest a 64/128mb card like a geforce3 ti but if you dont want to buy one,
a geforce2 (32 mb) should do you good. |
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Tue Nov 12, 2002 5:59 am |
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hwfanatic
Average Fanatic
Joined: 28 Oct 2002
Posts: 2850
Location: Belgrade, Serbia |
quote:
Originally posted by RastaBlasta420
What is the best 32mb video card for this game. I need a new one.
You shouldn' t choose a graphics card according to just one game, since choosing one is a serious step for any pc-owner.
First, I doubt you'll be playing gothic more than a couple of months(first, second and maybe the third time), and, second, more important, Gothic demands fast memory and a lot of it, but not a hyper-speed graph. card.
So, state your configuration, and we'll think of an optimal solution.. |
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Tue Nov 12, 2002 9:54 am |
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RastaBlasta420
Village Leader
Joined: 23 Oct 2002
Posts: 92
Location: Canada |
I really just need to play Mafia and Gothic. As for memory, I am picking up an extra 128mb.Only having 128mb of memory sucks. |
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Tue Nov 12, 2002 10:09 am |
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RastaBlasta420
Village Leader
Joined: 23 Oct 2002
Posts: 92
Location: Canada |
My system specs:
500Mhz PIII
128mb RAM
Windows ME
Diamond Stealth3 video card
Sound Blaster sound card (no problems) |
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Tue Nov 12, 2002 10:14 am |
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hwfanatic
Average Fanatic
Joined: 28 Oct 2002
Posts: 2850
Location: Belgrade, Serbia |
You have some small appetite, dude 
In that case, you'll probably get satisfied with 2nd generation of geforce cards, like MX400(better cards won't run as much better with your cpu..) MX200 is not an option(actually it is, but i would not recommend it!!!), because the MX400 is already crippled geforce 2, and MX200 is the next faze of "crippling" 
Anyhow, swiching to 256mb of ram is good, and will definitelyh affect the speed of a system(remember to switch swap to 2,5*256=640mb)..
About video memory... It is a common thing to compensate lack of video memory with ram, by allowing agp to use some memory for graph. card; but since you'll have no memory to spare(you'll be playing gothic 2 aka memory eater  ) you should consider giving some more money for one with 64mb of ram..
Also, do change your os.. My recommendation is Win98, if one of your friends has it.. |
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Tue Nov 12, 2002 10:16 pm |
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Merz
Protector of the Realm
Joined: 22 Oct 2002
Posts: 260
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A GeForce 2 card with 64MB is OK: I am running Gothic and Mafia (demo) on GF2 GTS, and things are very playable (but I have a faster system too).
Anyway, you motherboard is probably AGP2, so I would not like to depend on it. Definitely go for 64MB (more is better) to minimise using it. Why don't you consider a budget card such as GF4200? They are fast, cheap and come with descent amount memory..
In the end, if you won't get good framerate, it's probably the rest of your system that is to blame..
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Tue Nov 12, 2002 10:45 pm |
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Gorath
Mostly Harmless
Joined: 03 Sep 2001
Posts: 6327
Location: NRW, Germany |
You should buy your card in a shop where you can return it in case it doesn´t like your relatively old system.
To simplify the matter avoid every graphics cards with GeForce2 <i>MX</i>, GeForce4 <i>MX</i> or an exotic chip.
Some recommendations:
DirectX7 chips:
-nVidia GeForce2 GTS / Pro / Ti / Ultra
-ATI Radeon7500
DirectX8 chips:
(-GeForce3 / Ti-200 / Ti-500)
-GeForce4 <i>Ti</i> 4200
-Radeon8500
DirectX8 includes more features than DirectX7 (although your system is too slow to use them).
Speed differences inside the groups are neglectable. Choose a group and buy the cheapest card.
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Wed Nov 13, 2002 1:33 am |
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RastaBlasta420
Village Leader
Joined: 23 Oct 2002
Posts: 92
Location: Canada |
Thanks for the help guys, I know what to buy. A ATi Radeon 7000, cheapest 64mb video card I could find. |
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Wed Nov 13, 2002 5:18 am |
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RastaBlasta420
Village Leader
Joined: 23 Oct 2002
Posts: 92
Location: Canada |
I finally upgraded my comp. I got a new GeForce2 64mb pro and I now have 327mb Ram but my framerate stays between 17-20fps outside the Old Camp. Any suggestions for smoother gameplay??? |
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Fri May 23, 2003 2:54 am |
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thebiz
Village Dweller
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Posts: 14
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A new processor.  |
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Sat Aug 30, 2003 11:54 am |
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MageofFire
Griller of Molerats
Joined: 03 Oct 2003
Posts: 1594
Location: Monastery of Innos |
Yeah, seriously dude, just get a new processor. If your motherboard can't handle a new processor, just get a new machine. If Gothic and Mafia are all you care about, don't look for a high-end system. My system is a PIII 933 with 384mb RAM and a 32mb GeForce 2 MX/MX400. Not a high-end rig by any standards, but it runs Gothic just fine.
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Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:52 pm |
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konny666
Noble Knight
Joined: 03 Jul 2003
Posts: 219
Location: Babylon 6 |
Gothic 1 is framerate capped at 23fps, no point in running it with a super-duper video card.
Gothic *2* on the other hand will use as fast a video card as you can throw at it! In fact even the best technology available will not give you more than 35fps in the Khorinis docks area at night with 400% visibility.  |
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Mon Oct 06, 2003 7:40 am |
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hwfanatic
Average Fanatic
Joined: 28 Oct 2002
Posts: 2850
Location: Belgrade, Serbia |
quote:
Originally posted by konny666
In fact even the best technology available will not give you more than 35fps in the Khorinis docks area at night with 400% visibility.
Nothing to do with the graph card, really... |
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Mon Oct 06, 2003 11:29 am |
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konny666
Noble Knight
Joined: 03 Jul 2003
Posts: 219
Location: Babylon 6 |
CPU then I guess...
I hope they come up with a new engine for Gothic3 which will take advantage of all the snazzy H/W I plan on buying in 6 months or so. And hopefully with the capability to have shields, horses, etc. |
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