i know vid cards have been discussed until the subject smells like onions, but i need some advice. i would like a 9600 pro but i understand it needs the pro power slot on the mobo. i have an nf7-s, and it doesn't have the power slot. can i just up the voltage to compensate, or will it not run period? if i cant get the pro, what is an equivalent card for the same price--9600xt, 5700 ultra, etc etc?
Just a question, I've heard people rave about having a sound card and BF...I'm running normal on board audio and sometimes when the shit is hitting the fan, my FPS goes down a tad. I've got a delicious setup, just wondering if a card + BF is a good idea?
And card I mean a Audigy 2LZ or whatever its called...worth the money or just crazy talk?
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Just a question, I've heard people rave about having a sound card and BF...I'm running normal on board audio and sometimes when the shit is hitting the fan, my FPS goes down a tad. I've got a delicious setup, just wondering if a card + BF is a good idea?
And card I mean a Audigy 2LZ or whatever its called...worth the money or just crazy talk?
A decent soundcard is well worth it with this and many other games. any Audigy 2 should do you well. the spatial awareness it provides on headphones is quite decent too.
I don't know, seems that some of you wasted your money. Then again if you have it to begin with I guess your'e free to spend it on whatever you deem fit. I'm running BF with a Radeon 9000 Pro, which i bought a little over 2 years ago, on a computer I put together for a little over 600 bucks, without hard dirve, and monitor. Using the HIGHEST settings possible, and I've never had any lag, or problems.
System specs:
2.0 Athlon XP 2400+
1024 MB PC3200 Ram*
64 MB Radeon 9000 Pro
it's true, the absolute high-end cards are never worth the money you spend, unless bragging rights are important, and if so then you're a complete idiot.
it's always amusing that people throw away 50-100$ or even more for a pathetic 5% increase in performance....a difference you will NEVER notice in practice. haven't seen the XT in action, but I have seen PRO and non-PRO...absolutely no practical difference, and the performance-delta is considerably LESS between the PRO and the XT than it is between PRO and non-PRO.
and that extra 128 mb hardly help shit. in fact you sometimes end up with a DECREASE in performance, although that again is so tiny that you won't notice it.
but geeks will always make sure they have the most badass system on the block. consider it some sort of *bip*-extender.
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Why do you have 512 RAM and only a 16 meg card? You can get a GF4 64 meg for like 30 dollars or something (well it sucks but it's alot better then a 16 meg card hehe)
I think i will go for a radeon 9600 pro when i get some money.
Well, I live in Finland and all i get for 30€ (=35$) is some Radeon 7000 32MB, and the difference to a Rage 128 Pro is not worth that much money, since the 7000 already is almost as obsolete as my card.
And even if could get an GF4 for 30$ I wouldn't by it, I happen to prefer ATI.
But I am actually considering upgrading to a Radeon 9200SE, but I don't think I will, cause I will have my conscription service after six months and after it the cards will be cheaper and better.
And RAM is important, it makes maps load faster, and improves performance.
Well as i see it i have noticed an increase in fps for me from 30-50 to 90-110 (yes, my screen only supports 75 but..) when i upgraded from a GF4 ti4600 to this 9800xt, and i feel it worth it, now i very seldom feel lag and then i surely can say its the server and it runs smoothly for me when others screams "lag".
Witchhunter..: I now can use this card for atleast three years until i have to upgrade again (and, hehe, i dont need a graphicscard to compensate, heh i even drive a Hyundai Accent...)
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I'm running BF with a Radeon 9000 Pro,
which i bought a little over 2 years ago, on a computer I put together for a little over 600 bucks, without hard dirve, and monitor. Using the HIGHEST settings possible, and I've never had any lag, or problems. 
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