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NimiNimi Member Posts: 52
in World of Warcraft

Ok, Im not very good at computers when it comes down to hardware. Well my last one (GF 3 Ti 500) had problems with WoW when I entered big cities. Instead of the city I got my screen covered with big squares in all colors and when I looked up in the sky it got covered with them too.
Now I got my hands on a newer one, (Radeon 9550 256 mb) but I haven't been able to test it in WoW yet becouse of the EU FB isn't out. So I wonder if someone know if this card will work better/good?

~Lets see said the blind man to the deaf man~

~Lets see said the blind man to the deaf man~

Comments

  • Silver.Silver. Member Posts: 368

    That is alot better.
    You can run the game ok now. Just tune down graphics settings if they are on max, down in big citys.
    But I do not realy know. Just test it in the FB. Good luck!


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  • EvilPizzaManEvilPizzaMan Member Posts: 16

    j/w, whats your RAM

  • VampirVampir Member Posts: 4,239
    first off i would not have gone with the radeon for this particular game. when u enter the video options menu it says quite blundtly "Powered  by Nvidia" this means it will be easier to run the game with a  nvidia based card. so instead of the Ati card u got u should have gotten a nvidia equivalent for the same price.( note this is ntoa  hardware dif between cards but rather the drivers associated with the cards). so if u still have the receit u might want to do that.  but beyond that i think ull be able to run it ok.  THis goes back to the whole computer hardware industry paying developers to design for their cards. EX doom 3 with nvidia 6800 and half life 2 with ati 9600 and above. i hate this whole issue and think it is an evil i condem blizzard for doing this. but however if it gives them the extra bucks needed to make a better game its slightly ok.image

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  • YawnsterYawnster Member Posts: 46
    got a radeon for xmas... pumped graphics to the top, worked fine, but not much different than default... left in default... no lag yet... usually my lag came from outdated vid card... there we go

  • JohnarkJohnark Member Posts: 901

    RETURN IT! RETURN IT! RETURN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ATI Radeon 9550 256MB, the worst card ATI could have ever released for an insanely stupid price!

    I work for a Computer Store, that freaking card is the most returned video card for the past 2 months!!!

    Don't let the 9500 fool you! Yes, the ATI Radeon 9500 *****PRO***** was an amazing card for it's time! But that was the PRO!!! 9550 is not, I repeat, NOT, more powerful, it's not equal, it's not even CLOSE to being as fast as the famous legendary ATI Radeon 9500 Pro we all loved and wish they didn't discontinue!

    It's so slow. People have bought that card thinking they could run Half-Life 2 on their Pentium 4 3.0ghz... the game lags so much with the 9550 they have to set all their graphics to Medium or Low!!!!!!!!

    You want a good video card? Try finding any ATI Radeon 9600 series if you can! Normal, Pro or XT, they were all great cards.

    Or if you must, try getting a Geforce FX5900. That's what I have, it may be 50-100$ more expensive than a 9550, but damn does it rock! I'm running at 1024x768 75hz textures High, almost all options at High except Anti-Aliasing OFF, shadows OFF and Worlds of Warcraft runs so smooth it's scary. Why is it scary? Cause I couldn't run Star Wars Galaxies and Everquest 2 with high settings without lag... then I get WoW and NO LAG! Woah... my dream MMORPG, finally!

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  • NimiNimi Member Posts: 52

    Originally posted by Silver.
    That is alot better.
    You can run the game ok now. Just tune down graphics settings if they are on max, down in big citys.
    But I do not realy know. Just test it in the FB. Good luck!


    Ok. ::::19::

    Originally posted by EvilPizzaMan
    j/w, whats your RAM

    1 gb.

    Originally posted by Vampyr
    first off i would not have gone with the radeon for this particular game. when u enter the video options menu it says quite blundtly "Powered by Nvidia" this means it will be easier to run the game with a nvidia based card. so instead of the Ati card u got u should have gotten a nvidia equivalent for the same price.( note this is ntoa hardware dif between cards but rather the drivers associated with the cards). so if u still have the receit u might want to do that. but beyond that i think ull be able to run it ok. THis goes back to the whole computer hardware industry paying developers to design for their cards. EX doom 3 with nvidia 6800 and half life 2 with ati 9600 and above. i hate this whole issue and think it is an evil i condem blizzard for doing this. but however if it gives them the extra bucks needed to make a better game its slightly ok.image Vladamir the impaler

    This was a christmas present from my parents. They usually don't give me anything that has any connection to computers at all but I guess they thought it was time to put my standars a little higher, and I hate returning presents so Im "stuck" with this card ::::19::

    Originally posted by Yawnster
    got a radeon for xmas... pumped graphics to the top, worked fine, but not much different than default... left in default... no lag yet... usually my lag came from outdated vid card... there we go

    What one?

    Originally posted by Johnark
    RETURN IT! RETURN IT! RETURN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ATI Radeon 9550 256MB, the worst card ATI could have ever released for an insanely stupid price!I work for a Computer Store, that freaking card is the most returned video card for the past 2 months!!!Don't let the 9500 fool you! Yes, the ATI Radeon 9500 *****PRO***** was an amazing card for it's time! But that was the PRO!!! 9550 is not, I repeat, NOT, more powerful, it's not equal, it's not even CLOSE to being as fast as the famous legendary ATI Radeon 9500 Pro we all loved and wish they didn't discontinue!It's so slow. People have bought that card thinking they could run Half-Life 2 on their Pentium 4 3.0ghz... the game lags so much with the 9550 they have to set all their graphics to Medium or Low!!!!!!!!You want a good video card? Try finding any ATI Radeon 9600 series if you can! Normal, Pro or XT, they were all great cards. Or if you must, try getting a Geforce FX5900. That's what I have, it may be 50-100$ more expensive than a 9550, but damn does it rock! I'm running at 1024x768 75hz textures High, almost all options at High except Anti-Aliasing OFF, shadows OFF and Worlds of Warcraft runs so smooth it's scary. Why is it scary? Cause I couldn't run Star Wars Galaxies and Everquest 2 with high settings without lag... then I get WoW and NO LAG! Woah... my dream MMORPG, finally!

    Same answer as the one I gave Vampyr, plus I don't have much money lying around.

    Thanks all for the replies! ::::28::

    ~Lets see said the blind man to the deaf man~

    ~Lets see said the blind man to the deaf man~

  • OnyxBMWOnyxBMW Member Posts: 207

    As long as the card itself is better than your old one, you'll be fine.

    More importantly, what kind of RAM do you have? YES this makes a difference depending on the kind of ram (not the maker, the specific kind)

    IMO WoW is a more RAM heavy game than it is video card heavy, and it runs fine on my system at mid-to-high settings with a radeon 9600 SE 128mb vram with 1 gig DDR400 ram.

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