HockeyGoalie35 Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Hi I currently have a Nvidea Geforce 8500 GT. when I play republic Commando, the Bumpmapping doesnt work at all(even when set on high)and Unreal Editor crashes on Startup. Is there any fix to this OR what graphics Card should I buy (FANLESS PLEASE!) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 The 8500 is a low end card, more designed for basic desktop/multimedia only. What is your budget for this fanless card? Im thinking of the Gigabyte 9800GT, but know that the fanless varieties for such cards are always more expensive, and clunkier because they need a large heatsink. mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSlinky Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 What OS are you running, that could be contributing I probably should buy a new card. Possible Fixes: --update/downgrade drivers --tweak options --run in windowed mode --run RC with no graphics card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyGoalie35 Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 Well, I run Windows 7 Pro 64 bit i have fully upgraded drivers, i played around with options of the game, and that nvidia control panal, but no avail Windowed mode didnt do anything to help either. ill look intot he Gigabyte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Unless you're willing to buy and mount a huge aftermarket heatsink, a fanless video card that's worth a damn just doesn't exist. What are your system's other specs, Hockey? CPU? Amount of RAM? Your monitor's resolution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSlinky Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Liquid cooling is another option, but for the money and time it would take...you would be better off with a fan. (Unless you are a extreme overclocker) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyGoalie35 Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 CPU- 2394mhz 4G of ram screen res: 1536x960 and I really would perfer a fanless because of the noise....I hate "misquito" fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSlinky Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 What is your brand and model CPU (Intel and AMD are very different), model because some have more cores, larger L caches ext... Nearly every graphics card has a fan, unless you want a heat sink larger then your computer, have a $500+ and want to liquid cool, its a price you will have to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Rpublic commando,Unreal Editor screen res: 1536x960 and I really would perfer a fanless because of the noise The 9800GT I linkied you to is still an option. If you dont mind paying a bit more, powercolor have a fanless 5750 1GB $149USD http://www.powercolor.com/Global/News.asp?id=834 Personal 2c: coupling passive cooling and GDDR5 is a recipe for increased power bills and a hot hot hot case! You must be a stickler for the noise. Even my GTX 295 is only is loud-ish when at full load running a high end hame or folding. When youre gaming the volume is usually up so it isnt really that bothersome if you have some decent fans for starters Good luck with your choice mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyGoalie35 Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 Ok, I have an intel quad core Q6600. And whats the difference between: Gigabyte 9500 And powercolor 5750 Shouldn't the 9500 be better becasue its a higher number? Or is that just the model name? (by the way, thanks for all the help:thumbsup:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I know that it's confusing. You're comparing cards from the two major GPU manufacturers, so, no, comparing model #s won't work. The cards that you're going to want to get familiar with are ATI's HD 4xxx and HD 5xxx series and Nvidia's GeForce 9, 2xx and 4xx series. To simplify things a bit, look in the "Config core" category to compare the different models. Higher #s there denote a more powerful GPU. Keep in mind that, due to architectural differences, 1 Nvidia unified shader is equal to roughly 3.5 ATI unified shaders, which is why ATI GPUs have such a high number of them. Oh, and you definitely have adequate CPU power and RAM. You would benefit from a much better video card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 1 Nvidia unified shader is equal to roughly 3.5 ATI unified shaders Q! I barely know what that means @HockeyGoalie: The best way to shop for a card is to choose what games you like and then find benchmarks done on these games by cards you are interested in. Then you simply compare..looking at performance, price (and whatever other factors are important to you like heat/power consumption etc) eg. Republic commando uses the unreal v2, engine. Benchies for Unreal2 games arent easy to come by for modern cards, but games using the Unreal3 engine will give you a decent idea of how an Unreal2 based game would run. I quickly sourced some benchies for the 5750 and 9800GT and a couple of Unreal3 games >> COD4 and CODWorld At War. I also isolated the resolutions relevant to you. Its important to remember that the average frames per second for both cards across both games always is over 60fps. 60fps looks nice and smooth. In fact, most people wont notice 82 vs 75 fps, thats something just the benchmarking app can discern. The reason for this is becuase of the speed at which the human eye works, but rather than go into that, just remember ; average 60fps or more = good/playable/fun to look at To read more see of the reviews I used, see some benchies for different types of games >> see here ATI Radeon 57xx series review at Xbit labs Gigabyte 9800GT review at Bjorn3D *nb, They reviewed a card with 512Mb video memory. There *usually* are improvements when the card is 1GB, but it is not double performance ...usually something like 5% (or not at all!) It varies according to title/program of course hope that is useful info mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 At your present screen resolution, you could get by with a 512MB card and not notice much, if any difference. You only really need 1024MB for 1080p and above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyGoalie35 Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 Hmm. ok Thanks for the info! I will Most Likly go with the Gigabyte 9800! Thanks again for all you help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Are you in the US? Do you have a Windows Live account? If so, sign up for Bing cashback, go to Bing.com and search for "video card". Look for Tiger Direct's sponsored link at the top of the page (should read 13.2% Bing cash back) and use that link to take you to Tiger Direct and look for this card. After rebate and Bing cash back, it should come to about $53 and change, including shipping. Just make sure that you jump through all of the hoops correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Q Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Bing Cashback is over... Read your own quote. It's in effect until July 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyGoalie35 Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 how much money does bing cashback save? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 In this case $11.88. Hockey, do you live near a Fry's Electronics? There's an even better deal going on there, but it's in-store only. By the way, whichever card you get, you're going to have to check and see if your power supply is up to the task of powering it. Graphics cards are power-hungry. What kind of PSU do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Hmm. ok Thanks for the info! I will Most Likly go with the Gigabyte 9800! Thanks again for all you help! As Q mentions, make sure your Power Supply Unit(PSU) is up the task. If you dont know what you have, best visually inspect it mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 And don't worry, the cost of a better one that could power these cards is less than you would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSlinky Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Read your own quote. It's in effect until July 30. Dang, I thought that said June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyGoalie35 Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 I'm 90% sure its a 450 watt supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Should be enough. Do you live near a Fry's? The deal there is on an EVGA GTS 250 for $49.99, which is more powerful than a 9800GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyGoalie35 Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 no i do not. the closest one is in illinois. i live in connecticut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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