Supreme Commander

[Wolfgang]

Dear All,

I bought the game Supreme Commander not thinking that my Nvidia Geforce 5500 would be more than sufficient to run it but I only found out it wouldn't run after installation. :embrass:

Now, I am looking to upgrade my graphic card so I was wondering if anyone here knows of any video cards that are compatible the AGP port used by the Geforce 5500 and can be used to play Supreme Commander? :dunno:

Kindly advise.

PS: Budget < $200 if possible.

Thank you.

 

[glennyong]

the geforce 6 series is still the AGP 8X, can get easily sub $200 for 2nd hand. but new should be readily available for brands like leadtek.

but from what i see. if you want to play it smooth, the gfx has to be strong. :dunno:

 

[Wolfgang]

the geforce 6 series is still the AGP 8X, can get easily sub $200 for 2nd hand. but new should be readily available for brands like leadtek.

but from what i see. if you want to play it smooth, the gfx has to be strong. :dunno:

I probably will get a new card... but what do you mean the "gfx has to be strong?"

 

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

I probably will get a new card... but what do you mean the "gfx has to be strong?"

think he meant the gfx CARD...

but since u using AGP chipset, i reckon your CPU also not really fast as well... why not upgrade all at 1 shot? Since PCIe is here to stay..

 

[glennyong]

PCIe is here to stay man !! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

$200 can get you a XpertVision 7900GS Sonic 2nd hand... best part. can play Company of Heroes with full (Ultra) specs...

imagine the graphics...

i fell in love with the quadro man.... sigh... i think i should get the rams first... :bsmilie:

 

[Bluestrike]

Well for $200... I think the best bet will be the 7600 series unless you are willing to pump out another $100 for the 1950Pro AGP. well the PC show coming soon, maybe you will be able to get one at abt $250 .....

 

[Wolfgang]

Right.... well, cant really change my whole system.... :sweat:

But thank you for all your advice.

 

[zcf]

there are some 2nd hand AGP cards selling at Hardwarezone or VR-zone, which should be affordable. The fastest for AGP so far should be ATI X1950Pro, price around $350 new, not sure got 2nd hand or not. NVIDIA 6800 series also not too bad.

 

[ExplorerZ]

at sub $200, you should able to get 7600GS...

 

[hazmee]

I am looking for a good AGP graphics card to replace my Geforce FX 5700. The ATI X1950Pro sounds very yummilicious.

 

[Wolfgang]

at sub $200, you should able to get 7600GS...

And what would be the difference between GT & GS? I saw a GTS model even... :sweat:

 

[Wolfgang]

I am looking for a good AGP graphics card to replace my Geforce FX 5700. The ATI X1950Pro sounds very yummilicious.

there are some 2nd hand AGP cards selling at Hardwarezone or VR-zone, which should be affordable. The fastest for AGP so far should be ATI X1950Pro, price around $350 new, not sure got 2nd hand or not. NVIDIA 6800 series also not too bad.

Hazmee/Zcf, This X1950 model sounds very promising but it is a tad over my budget...

zcf, thanks for your tip.. will go check it out. But is it worth while buying a 2nd hand graphic card? :dunno:

 

[yanyewkay]

Well for $200... I think the best bet will be the 7600 series unless you are willing to pump out another $100 for the 1950Pro AGP. well the PC show coming soon, maybe you will be able to get one at abt $250 .....

PC Show/IT Fair is always around the corner.. :bsmilie: it's never more than 3 months away..:bsmilie:

 

[hazmee]

Hazmee/Zcf, This X1950 model sounds very promising but it is a tad over my budget...

It is over my budget as well. :bsmilie: I think I should check out the 7600 and see how it goes. Going to 'Slim' Lim today during lunch. Will update this space.

 

[Wolfgang]

PC Show/IT Fair is always around the corner.. :bsmilie: it's never more than 3 months away..:bsmilie:

:bsmilie: True true... which is the closest one that is coming up though?

PCshow @ Suntec?

 

[zcf]

Hazmee/Zcf, This X1950 model sounds very promising but it is a tad over my budget...

zcf, thanks for your tip.. will go check it out. But is it worth while buying a 2nd hand graphic card? :dunno:

buying 2nd graphic card is depend on your luck, just like 2nd camera, but graphic card once spoilt, it's not worth the repairing usually :sweat:

And what would be the difference between GT & GS? I saw a GTS model even... :sweat:

it mainly indicate different version of the same model, with different clock/ram speed, pipeline enable etc, which sometime really make a whole lot of differences. e.g. http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/07...ear/page2.html#geforce_7_series_feature_table
GS is lower end than GT/GTS version.
you can see some GPU performing chart below
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html

 

[seankyh]

Actually during PCShows, the best place to go is Sim Lim Square :bsmilie:

If you're upgrading to a newer card like the x1950 etc, don't forget to check the power requirements and make sure that your PSU can handle it. The newer cards have a high wattage requirement especially for powering the fans.

 

[zcf]

but even with a faster graphic card, you may need a faster CPU to give a optimum performance also. A high end GPU may be drag down by a slower CPU sometimes. as the CPU become the bottle neck of the system output.

 

[Sjourn]

mmm...happen to me many times, buy a latest game and than find out my comp not good enough.

Good reason to upgrade comp though...keke:bsmilie: :bsmilie:

 

[Wolfgang]

ZCF.. alright, thank you.