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great sir s · Mar 04, 2008, 04:40 AM // 04:40

alright so heres mine:
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 (i think?)

i know its pretty damn bad, but how bad is it? and what is a "good" video card i should get that would run guild wars smoothly?

preferably looking for something not over $150....

PS: i know next to nothing about video cards, so if you coud just explain a bit what youre talking about so i could understand that would be awesome ;D

Master Sword Keeper · Mar 04, 2008, 04:56 AM // 04:56

Ati Radeon sapphire Pro.

512mb
DVI support.
onboard cpu clock - (permanant upgrade to cpu link)
Dual DVI port adaptation (for use with dual monitors to multi-task)

More stats but i cant give them atm. This card costed me $250AUS. prolly cheaper in US, but it's the best of the best. =)

eggrolls · Mar 04, 2008, 05:48 AM // 05:48

Yeah, that video card is "pretty damn bad" like you said. There are a lot of video cards for $150 (or even $100) that will run GW smoothly. What you want to get would depend on what your computer can actually support. Give us your computer's model number or download CPU-z (http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php) and tell us what your processor is (CPU tab) and graphics interface (mainboard tab).

My guess is that you have AGP, considering your current card. In that case, something like this would do nicely:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161032

sthpaw · Mar 04, 2008, 05:51 AM // 05:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by great sir s

alright so heres mine:
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 (i think?)

i know its pretty damn bad, but how bad is it? and what is a "good" video card i should get that would run guild wars smoothly?

preferably looking for something not over $150....

PS: i know next to nothing about video cards, so if you coud just explain a bit what youre talking about so i could understand that would be awesome ;D

well thats pretty old! so i guess ur using agp so i recommend for ati at least x1600pro, or nvidia 7300gt or similar will set u back about 100$aust, but depends on your processor and ram as well since im guessing ur comp is at least 2yrs old based on ur video card

Bront · Mar 04, 2008, 09:16 AM // 09:16

Radeon HD 2400 for $69.99 isn't too bad. Not great, but the price isn't too bad.

Geforce 7600 GS for $89.99 isn't too bad either.

I wouldn't spend more than $100 if you're talking AGP (which you are with a 5200). The above 2 cards get you something better at a resonable price.

Blackhearted · Mar 04, 2008, 11:34 AM // 11:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bront

Radeon HD 2400 for $69.99 isn't too bad. Not great, but the price isn't too bad.

Geforce 7600 GS for $89.99 isn't too bad either.

I wouldn't spend more than $100 if you're talking AGP (which you are with a 5200). The above 2 cards get you something better at a resonable price.

I'm not sure if i would recommend an agp version of the HD2x00 series. Unless ati has fixed their drivers recently, the agp versions tend to have a fair ammount of issues from what i've heard.

jackers1234 · Mar 05, 2008, 06:09 PM // 18:09

hmm, for AGP i wud say the nvidia 7600 GS.

ATi Sapphire isn't bad either, but some models have a fondness of overheating massively.

otherwise, buy a pci-e mobo, and get the nividia 8800gt

llsektorll · Mar 05, 2008, 06:13 PM // 18:13

i wouldn't really go for ATi knowing their track record.... if it was up to me I'd spend 50 extra dollars and get one of the 8800 series from newegg

Admael · Mar 07, 2008, 10:50 PM // 22:50

If you change your board, I could only guess that you'll have to change much more, hardware wise, to run it stable.

My suggestion would be 6800GT (or 6800XT if you can't find one, link). It's the only card that is built for extreme gaming that fits both your financial requirements and your system requirements.