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StaindSoulStaindSoul Member Posts: 16
in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
I have a 2.4 pent 4

1.5 gig ram

6600 gt 128 meg video card

dell 4550 series



I am getting around 30 fps in town and usually above 20 in medium traffic areas.

i am getting ready to go to best buy. what should i do to get best performance.

move up to 2 gig ram for 150$ or spend 150$ on new video card and what kind. i prefer nvidia. i think my power supply in 300 or maybe 250 in this dell. ?

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  • i8thewormi8theworm Member Posts: 27
    My 7900 GS works great with the game, and I paid around $150 in December for it FWIW.
  • ThalosVipavThalosVipav Member Posts: 273

    Upgrade the Vid card. I picked up a 7600 with 512mb on it and the difference was amazing. Cost me 149 i think after a rebate that was being offered.

    Thalos Vipav
    Star Wars Galaxies: R.I.P.

  • StaindSoulStaindSoul Member Posts: 16
    will my power supply be ok though
  • CaleSentariCaleSentari Member Posts: 178
    On the Power Supply, the best way to know is to check the specs on the graphics card to see if what it requires, then check your Dell Comp Manual to see for sure what you have in your current rig.  I've had to buy a new PSU due to a graphics card upgrade, but it just depends on what it needs and what you have.
  • i8thewormi8theworm Member Posts: 27
    My Athlon 64 (single core), 2 HDD, GForce 7900, two DVD players, all run fine on a 350w PS.
  • StaindSoulStaindSoul Member Posts: 16
    i think my pc has a 250 or 300 watt though
  • BigMangoBigMango Member UncommonPosts: 1,821


    If image quality is important to you and you prefer Nvidia, don't take anything less than a 8800 series.



    The Nvidias prior to the 8800 do not support enabling anti-aliasing together with HDR lightening (During the last week of the VG beta a dev said that it was a matter of a couple more hours to get anti-aliasing working, so we should see it very soon).



    The NV 8800 is the best card on the market. For anything less take an ATI. I think the best bang for the bucks right now is the x1950pro-512. If you can shell out a little more an x1950xt-512 will be even better. And of course if you can put more than this take an NV 8800.



    Take a 512Mb version, especially as you have only 1,5 Gb ram, it will complete it nicely.



    PSU: I know the ati x1900xt works fine on a 450W PSU, these are very cheap these days.
  • voodounvoodoun Member Posts: 25
    Just make sure beforehand you know whether you have an AGP or PCIe system. 



    I would also advise if you are going for a newer PCIe card you upgrade that power supply.
  • StaindSoulStaindSoul Member Posts: 16
    i have agp though. would it cost much to upgrade mb and ps
  • i8thewormi8theworm Member Posts: 27
    Originally posted by BigMango



    If image quality is important to you and you prefer Nvidia, don't take anything less than a 8800 series.



    The Nvidias prior to the 8800 do not support enabling anti-aliasing together with HDR lightening (During the last week of the VG beta a dev said that it was a matter of a couple more hours to get anti-aliasing working, so we should see it very soon).



    The NV 8800 is the best card on the market. For anything less take an ATI. I think the best bang for the bucks right now is the x1950pro-512. If you can shell out a little more an x1950xt-512 will be even better. And of course if you can put more than this take an NV 8800.



    Take a 512Mb version, especially as you have only 1,5 Gb ram, it will complete it nicely.



    PSU: I know the ati x1900xt works fine on a 450W PSU, these are very cheap these days.
    Good luck finding one for $150 though.
  • BigMangoBigMango Member UncommonPosts: 1,821
    Originally posted by StaindSoul

    i have agp though. would it cost much to upgrade mb and ps
    Hahaha, LOL. Once you start upgrading you are never finished



    If you decide to upgrade your MB change your CPU for a dual core. This game needs a dual core at higher settings. When I run the game (I'm at max settings with 16x anisotropic) on only 1 core I lose 5-10fps and I get the hitching problems many are frustrated about (this is a non issue when using both cores).



    My sepc FYI : core2duo, 2Gb ram, ati x1900xt-512
  • BigMangoBigMango Member UncommonPosts: 1,821
    Originally posted by i8theworm

    Originally posted by BigMango



    If image quality is important to you and you prefer Nvidia, don't take anything less than a 8800 series.



    The Nvidias prior to the 8800 do not support enabling anti-aliasing together with HDR lightening (During the last week of the VG beta a dev said that it was a matter of a couple more hours to get anti-aliasing working, so we should see it very soon).



    The NV 8800 is the best card on the market. For anything less take an ATI. I think the best bang for the bucks right now is the x1950pro-512. If you can shell out a little more an x1950xt-512 will be even better. And of course if you can put more than this take an NV 8800.



    Take a 512Mb version, especially as you have only 1,5 Gb ram, it will complete it nicely.



    PSU: I know the ati x1900xt works fine on a 450W PSU, these are very cheap these days.
    Good luck finding one for $150 though.

    Sure, but you also need to decide if you want to enjoy the game or not. This game was not designed to look good on lower end hardware. I enjoy the game a lot at max settings, but I'm not sure if I would still be playing it on low settings (but this is me, I know some people don't care that much about gfx).



    Edit: you can also look for a lower end ati. For example many people have reported on these forums that the game runs very nicely on an x1300.
  • StaindSoulStaindSoul Member Posts: 16
    ok thanks guys i think i will just wait a month or two and buy a new pc.
  • BigMangoBigMango Member UncommonPosts: 1,821
    Originally posted by StaindSoul

    ok thanks guys i think i will just wait a month or two and buy a new pc.
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