Heavyarms Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 How much does one cost? I bought empire earth and Mechwarrior 4, both of which would not run properly on my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 Only 8mb? very cheap. How much are you wanting to spend? Would you buy one off an auction site? AGP or PCI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyarms Posted January 2, 2002 Author Share Posted January 2, 2002 probably the better, AGP or PCI. I would buy one off of a computer retailer, and I would figure out how to install it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithMaster2003 Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 The following is a quote on a graphics card a cnet.com XPERT 98 PCI 8MB WIN 98 2D/3D ACCELERATOR List Price: N/A Lowest Price: $32.46 Price drop alert Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc. Part Number: 100419031 or click the link to see full specs on the card. http://www.ati.com/na/pages/products/pc/xpert98/index.html I hope this helps out a bit. If i happen to be posting the wrong info, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyarms Posted January 2, 2002 Author Share Posted January 2, 2002 thanks, I have a 4mb card, and I was thinking of getting a 8mb. Are they easy to install yourself or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherack Nhar Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 Video cards are very easy to install, but I doubt that you'll get acceptable framerate in Mechwarrior 4 with an 8 mb card. Mech4 uses DirectX8... If you really don't want to spend much, go snag a Geforce2 MX. These are outrageously cheap, and it's 32MB of RAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithMaster2003 Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 yeah, they are pretty easy to install as long as you read the directions. Just dont buy a card that is same same size as your case or larger. I bought a voodoo 5500 agp card for my old computer about 1 1/2 year ago (i think) and it was the exact size of my case. becasue of the placement off all the stuff inside the case, i had to move the hard drive (which was mounted really strange) and a few other things so i could get the car to fit. of course, with the 8 mb card you shouldnt have much of a problem, unless you have a really small case. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyarms Posted January 2, 2002 Author Share Posted January 2, 2002 I have 64 mb of ram, and I just want the bare minimums, so I can play some new games I got. I tried Empire earth, had a bad framerate, and wanted to get a new one, so I could possibly play Mechwarrior 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithMaster2003 Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 of course Sherack has a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyarms Posted January 2, 2002 Author Share Posted January 2, 2002 I'll call my computer store, see if they can possibly get me a decent card that will fit and not cost a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithMaster2003 Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 by the way, what is your system like??? how fast is it what processor hard drive manufacturer and all the other good stuff i am just tryin to see if an 8mb card would really be worth it. you may need more ram to go with it or somethin. but i would like to know the specs. please post them if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyarms Posted January 2, 2002 Author Share Posted January 2, 2002 4mb video card right now, it is a compaq, like a 2 gig hard drive, intel celeron procesor I think, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithMaster2003 Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 well, if you are willing to spend the money i would just go get a new system. i saw an ad for an e-machine for like $350. up to you though. seems like a 8mb card should do the trick. the only other thing to worry about would be the ram. your machine, your choice. i just pass along the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyarms Posted January 2, 2002 Author Share Posted January 2, 2002 saying I would need more RAM possibly? I have at least 16-24 MB of RAM that I have pulled from an old computer that doesn't work anymore. edit: I don't have that much, just enough to get the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithMaster2003 Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 what are the RAM requirements for most of the games you play??? running below will definitely reduce game performance. running at their recommened requirements will give you average game performance. and running above will of course give you the best performance. (not that this has the greatest affect on the graphics, but... it helps) but, hey, if it aint the games soaking up the ram, its applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyarms Posted January 2, 2002 Author Share Posted January 2, 2002 always run games without it, and most games need 64 mb of ram, and that is what I have , so I don't need any. I will consult my local computer guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 i'd get some ram, it's super-cheap now. I got 256 megs of SDRAM for around $60 at a computer show. I can run the Mechwarrior 4 demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyarms Posted January 2, 2002 Author Share Posted January 2, 2002 After looking at my computer specs, I noticed it is my video card, not my RAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithMaster2003 Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 man, you all are lucky, i am stcuk with rambus memory. expensive stuff..... too expemsive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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