Q6600 8mb or E6850 4mb

obake87

what would do better on AOC..having a hardtime to see what one would do better

and 8800 Gt 519mb be good? or should get 768mb?

Psiho246

I believe you mean 8800GT 512 Mb and 8800 GTX 768.

If you can, get yourself a GTX its a far better card, but you will have no problem running this game with 8800GT either. 8800 GT can max out AoC I am sure of that.

obake87

Thanks, just having a hardtime building my comp.  what about the Q6600 D2c or E6850 4mb?

n4t3py13

 

 

Originally posted by Psiho246


I believe you mean 8800GT 512 Mb and 8800 GTX 768.
If you can, get yourself a GTX its a far better card, but you will have no problem running this game with 8800GT either. 8800 GT can max out AoC I am sure of that.

Please show me benchmarks that show the GTX being "far better". 

 

Moving from the 8800GT to the 8800GTX for that kind of performance gain is not really "far better" nor worth the price.

Stick with the 8800GT and E6850.

If you don't mind a little bit of noise from the fan, this is an amazing card at a great price from newegg at the moment:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125088

xenistis

Originally posted by Psiho246


I believe you mean 8800GT 512 Mb and 8800 GTX 768.
If you can, get yourself a GTX its a far better card, but you will have no problem running this game with 8800GT either. 8800 GT can max out AoC I am sure of that.

Neither 8800GTX can max out the game trust me.I mean if you solo and do quests the game runs pretty smooth but when it comes to mass pvp or areas with a lot of players you'll notice a huge fps drop and freezes in cases,which isnt due to lag.

I've tried it with 8800gtx,2.75ram and a decent HD.

Maybe with a bit more ram and a raptor Hard Disk things would be better!

cheeba

 

Originally posted by Psiho246


I believe you mean 8800GT 512 Mb and 8800 GTX 768.
If you can, get yourself a GTX its a far better card, but you will have no problem running this game with 8800GT either. 8800 GT can max out AoC I am sure of that.

8800GTX is not a far better card.  It is a little better but not worth the price imho.  Get either the 8800GT or a new 9 series card.

As for a 8800GT being enough for Age of Conan at max settings.  Thats completely false.  You will be no where close to maxing out AoC.  You will get good gameplay with medium settings depending on the rest of your pc components.  And I am talking about running in Dx9.  You will need even more power if you want to run Dx10.

Drewg

If your case can fit it, a 9800GTX will be great, I mean you wont have to upgrade at a later date.

It flogs the other cards there are atm (in some cases), except of course for the GX2.

Overall it's a good buy. But the 8800 should suit you fine, and the 8800ultra is a best buy if you're going to play in high resolution (really high).

 

For the trolls: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-9800gtx-review,1800-5.html

Psiho246

Its a god damned better card, why are you flaming me?

He doesnt have 8800GT so he didnt ask if GTX is a good upgrade from GT. If he has the extra cash, he should get the GTX.

As for maxing out AoC, I personaly run AoC on 60 FPS with HD3850 512 Mb on high and the lag is caused by the outdated AoC client. GT can max out DX9 settings AoC im sure of it, and I see no reason why GTX shouldn't max it out. This isn't Crysis for gods sake.

cheeba

 

Originally posted by Psiho246


Its a god damned better card, why are you flaming me?
He doesnt have 8800GT so he didnt ask if GTX is a good upgrade from GT. If he has the extra cash, he should get the GTX.
As for maxing out AoC, I personaly run AoC on 60 FPS with HD3850 512 Mb on high and the lag is caused by the outdated AoC client. GT can max out DX9 settings AoC im sure of it, and I see no reason why GTX shouldn't max it out. This isn't Crysis for gods sake.

Sorry wasn't trying to flame anyone. 

 

The GTX is only 3-4% faster in most tests.  Not worth the price difference for the little performance gain.  I would suggest the 8800GTS(G92) or the 9800GTX which is basically a better 8800GTS(G92).

8800GTX $359

9800GTX $299

8800GTS (G92) 512MB $195

8800GT  $159

 

obake87

boys,boys dont fight over me

oakae

I would get the Intel e8400. It's faster than the e6850 and cheaper. Unless AoC is well optimized for quad-cores, the e8400 will be faster than the q6600.

obake87

I dont like to build. im thinking of buying a new computer. from Dell thinking of getting the XPS 720 with 4Gb. but i want a comp that i can put High setting and enter zones in secs. any good comp that is already built that i can pay montly pay.??

price range 1500-2000$

Mattius

Think it comes down to what you do with your PC besides games, new titles will almost certainly take advantage of multiple cores, so your future proofing your system a bit more with a quad processor, and if you multitask at all...its definately a better option.

I read something about some of the new MMO's coming out or already out (ie Tabula Rasa) taking advantage of multi core, more than 2. Dunno if thats true or guff.

Fortunately i "think" i might be getting a really good price on a QX model with 12m cache...*crosses fingers*

 

 

cheeba

Originally posted by obake87


I dont like to build. im thinking of buying a new computer. from Dell thinking of getting the XPS 720 with 4Gb. but i want a comp that i can put High setting and enter zones in secs. any good comp that is already built that i can pay montly pay.??
price range 1500-2000$

We'll if you aren't gonna build it or no someone that could.  Go ahead and get the Dell 720 with 4Gb of ram.  I would not spend the $100 for the E6850.  The 6850 is faster for gaming no doubt.  But if you use alot of background apps or you are running Vista I would recommend the Q6600.

 

If you go with the 720 your only graphic choices are the 8800GT, 8800GTX, 8800Ultra.  The GTX and Ultra are way overpriced if you ask me.  $400 and $800 to upgrade from the 8800GT is laughable.  So after saying that I would go for the 8800GT.  You can always SLI the rig later or buy a 9 series cards in a few months for that same price.

 

 

Yukkione

*See below

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/

Yukkione

Originally posted by Yukkione


If you really don't want to build your own and save hundreds of dollars then go with a real gaming PC builder, not Dell. CyberPower is an excellent example of high build quality, price and service. You can configure your own system with a wide variety of components and get expert advice on each build. They will even professionally wire the system for that custom look. They are also highly rated in the industry.
AOC is also optimised for multi8ple cores., so a quad core is a good choice. You might actually consider the new run of AMD Phenoms...yes the Intel quads are faster, however the AMD's are true quads, are cheaper and the AM2+ platform will be used for a couple more years, so upgrading will not require a new mother board, unlike if you went Intel now. Also, get 4 or more GB or ram and Vista 64... then you can make use of all that ram. There isnt much sense in spending an arm and a leg on a video card when the rest of the system isnt up to it's speed. The GT is quite good enough and you can always go SLI at some point. (make sure you get an SLI board and a good PSU.
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/