Back to old GPU?


(miDGet) #1

Hello guys,
i was thinking about getting my old nvidia 8800GTX back into my rig INSTEAD of my current ATI Radeon 5850. my problem should be clear: underwhelming performance with ATI cards causing many ppl to stop playing this game, and i also started losing the fun since i can’t keep up in competition with my 30ish frames in some parts of some maps and overall 40-80 fps.

now i would like to know if ppl with a similar system can play this game with a better performance.

my current system:

core 2 quad q6600 OCed to 3GHz
ASUS P5Q-E
4GB RAM
ATI Radeon 5850/nvidia 8800GTX

i don’t need AF/AA, i don’t have problems with using high-fps configs as long as i can use my 1680x1050 resolution.
so please people, help me and share your experiences!


(Jimmy James) #2

I’m getting pretty good performance on my core 2 duo Intel 2.4GHz with a 8600 GT nVidia card and 2 GB RAM (Win XP).

I’ve been considering a new nVidia card but I haven’t seen any decent deals locally.

-JJ


(miL) #3

well im running

OS = xp
GFX=ATI 4800
CPU=I7 quad core cpu overclocked to 4 GHz
MEM=6GiG (but only running 32 bit XP so only 3 GB Available)

Did the ati fixes both game updated , havent tweaked my config to much jsut tried lowering recommeded settings

Im getting depending on what map how big the area between a defo 40+ fps to 60 fps
But in the smaller areas of maps E.g Aquarium in the cellar area with he pipes etc Steady 60 -70 fps. i enjoy it there as long as fps is above 60 the game is smooth.

I know im held back by my card that is nealry 3-4 years old , and the fact that im on a old xp thats not greatly running at the moment, for me! and im not running 64 bit.

But i would hope that win 7 update , and anew ati card 200- 300 £ would increase my fps to 80-100+ fps stable.

As long as my fps is above 62 static or higher the game is smooth , as long as it stays above your monitor refresh rate it will be smooth in my experience in 11 years of playing online games.

So to anyone out there who else might read this lower you monitor refresh rate to 60 and try get your fps to 62+

Games i have played MOHAA 4 years

And all of the cods 1 2 and modern war fare

Cod was about fps you neeeded 125 250 333

Mohaa was about getting a stable 60 + fps that game was like a dvd movie, if you got that stable.

Anyone that has fooked about with there config so much now, reinstall your game theres alot of patches since the release. go back to default install. then tweak again. But test with out tweaking first


(Fatfool) #4

Hmm? I doubt so. I used to have an 8800GTX before I switched to a 5870.

It couldn’t do proper frame rates on ETQW’s salvage map. The 5870 could though.

The 8800GTX was a legend but it’s time has past.