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joe3273 · Oct 24, 2007, 05:06 PM // 17:06

PNY NVIDIA VERTO GEFORCE 8800 GTX PCIE X16 768MB Vista Certified
Product Description PNY XLR8 8800 GTX - graphics adapter - GF 8800 GTX - 768 MB
Device Type Graphics adapter
Enclosure Type Plug-in card
Interface Type PCI Express x16
Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Core Clock Speed 575 MHz
RAMDAC Clock Speed 400 MHz
API Supported OpenGL 2.0, DirectX 10
Video Memory Installed ( Max ) 768 MB - GDDR3 SDRAM
Video Output 2560 x 1600
Max Monitors Supported 2
TV Interface HDTV out
System Requirements Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP

Going in a 2.8 GHz Pentium D with 3 Gigs of ram running Windows Media Center 2005 SP2
(Dell XPS 400)

Tell what ya think.........

BDZeres · Oct 24, 2007, 09:59 PM // 21:59

If you haven't bought it yet hold off. The new Nvidia cards are coming out soon (one end october and the other end of november or december). the 8800 GT, which is closest to release seems to offer GTX performance for below $300.

http://forum.donanimhaber.com/m_18569234/tm.htm

Even if you decide you want a GTX or an Ultra, it would be prudent to wait till the GT releases and see if there are price cuts on the GTXs and the Ultras.

Josh · Oct 25, 2007, 01:11 AM // 01:11

Also with an Intel Pentium D @ 2.8GHz.. Why the hell bother? :P

What graphics card do you currently have?

joe3273 · Oct 25, 2007, 03:19 PM // 15:19

Right now I have a ASUS GeForce 7950gt 512mb

Well just to mention I'm not just using this for GW but want to play other games also
So it should run anything I put in front of it

iridescentfyre · Oct 25, 2007, 04:19 PM // 16:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe3273

Right now I have a ASUS GeForce 7950gt 512mb

Well just to mention I'm not just using this for GW but want to play other games also
So it should run anything I put in front of it

I really doubt that with a Pentium D, you've ever seen your 7950GT run at its best. That's already an extremely beefy GPU. The only reason I'd want to make that upgrade right now would be if you simply MUST have DirectX 10, and even the top-end DX10 cards seem to be giving quirky results when actually tested in DX10.

If you currently feel you have performance issues with pretty much any game (not just GW, that's a given using 2007 technology) then I would say relatively confidently your video card is not the problem.

Quaker · Oct 25, 2007, 05:27 PM // 17:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe3273

Going in a 2.8 GHz Pentium D with 3 Gigs of ram running Windows Media Center 2005 SP2
(Dell XPS 400)

Beyond what people have said about the card, you might want to check if the power supply in your Dell can handle the card. If not, you may find that the Dell power supply has a non-standard motherboard connector (it looks standard, but is wired differently), limiting your choice of upgrade PS's.

joe3273 · Oct 25, 2007, 05:38 PM // 17:38

I do have a ThermalTake 250 watt dedicated PSU that fits into a drive bay.
Have that running my 7950GT now, so I should have enough power and its an SLI cerified PSU with 2 6-pin connectors