Graphics Cards

[Manshoon]

hello everyone, i have a question...
Now i upgrade my graphics card, but i dont say......for WOW i take 6800 GT or x800 Pro ?
I have amd buthon 3000+
1 gb ram ddr 400 mhz
Hd 120 gb serial ata
560 w thermaltake
I desire x800xt Pe but i dont sure find it on shop in italy:(
Thank for reply, thanks for patience ^^
Your fps and graphics cards please?

[Aradorn]

x800 pro vivo (450 bucks) flash the bios to XT:PE (very easy and works 100% of the time) and viola you have a 600 dollar vid card. Buy an aftermarket vid card cooler (Arctic Cooling VGA silencer is the bese) and bam you got a top end vid card =)

[Aradorn]

also i run this same setup with a AMD64 3500+ 939 with 1 gig of OCZ PC3500 ram and i get ~70 FPS with 1 client, 30 or so with 2 clients open

[Dendriath]

Go for a x800 or x850.
Hard to get, but definitely worth it.

Or else a 6800 GT or ultra. But try x800/850!!

[sokkeh]

i got x800 pro now but the rest of my system ist that good.. upgraded my memory yesterday but i couldnt play wow since the beta was over and retail starts tomorrow so i dont know :P

[Myrsnipe]

in anycase both cards will run wow smoothly, but i will say go for the x800 since i'm an ATI fanboy. I have a r9800 pro and run it at 40 fps even during 40-60 players on screen (althought as i have uppgraded from 512 to 1024 mb ram during my wow playtime i can tell you that ram is the top priority in this game, no more laggy IF around the AH).

[DarkS]

Get a X800XL cheaper & sweet ^_^

[demon-surge]

I rock the geforce 2 mx 400 still, and probably will for atleast another year.

Who needs a good video card.

[Protagonist]

I rock the geforce 2 mx 400 still, and probably will for atleast another year.

Who needs a good video card.

But the world is so bootiful with a nice card.

I have to echo: 1GB of RAM is CRITICAL to a smooth running game. Don't run with anything less, even if this sacrifices a new vid card for an old one, so you can buy more RAM.

Sadly, I only have 512, but hope to get to 1GB tomorrow (you better have PC3200 this time, Office Depot!)

[Silth]

Protaganist, why shop at Office Depot, instead of online?

And to original poster.

I would say ATI card as well.
I have
2.6 ghz pentium 4 - fsb 533
1.5 gig of 333mhz ddr dual channel
ati radeon 9800 pro

my game runs 40+ fps all the time, with maxed out visuals.

[Sypher]

well, i used to play FPS's competitively before WoW, so i tried to keep up to date on the latest video cards on the market about possible upgrades. Truth is, I am still satisfied with my ati 9700 pro. I still manage to run extremely smooth on WoW in 1280x1024 and I really don't see a reason to get anything more beefy. I have talked to several people who have x800's and they say they get about +10-15fps more than me.

Trust me, I can tell when im getting low frames and tearing and al that, and I notice none with WoW.

Just trying to save ya money ;)

[FroZenOne_IhF]

with my 6800GT (3500+ 939, 1GB Corsair TwinX) i get 50-99 fps@max gfx
it doesn't really make a difference whether you go for nvidia or ati..

ati: x800pro vivo(!) -> flash to x800xt + get a ATI Silencer (Arctic Cooling)
nvidia: 6800GT -> overclock to Ultra speeds + get NV Silencer (Arctic Cooling)

[Manshoon]

Ok now i Have on my pc PowerColor Ati Radeon X800XT Platinum Edition Game Fx board series :)
Amd 3000+ Burton
asus a7n8x deluxe
1 gb ddr 400 mhz Kingstone
120 gb Hd serial ata
my fps on wow 50/75? this fps dont are low for this system?
Where is the video options of wow for increase my fps?
tnx for reply ad sorry for my horrbile english ;)

[Aradorn]

that sounds about right

[Ryanzbane]

If you're on a budget grab a 6600GT ($200). I can run WoW full graphics 30fps up to 60fps (I can still OC it further and get those numbers higher with the right cooling). If you're not playing anything graphicly intense (EQ2 yuck) theres really no sense buying a $400+ video card.