just got my money back on my 6200 AGP NVIDIA card and would like some one to recommend a card from this list most are in my prices range and sum are just pushing my price range of about £70/$100
GT220 PCI-E NVIDIA
256MB GeF 8400GS PCI-E 2.0
512MB GeF 8400GS SUPER
512MB GeF 8400GS SILENT PCI-E 2.0
512MB GeF 9400GT PCI-E 2.0 HDMI
512MB GeF 210 HDMI PCIE2.0 FAN
512MB GeF 210 PCI-E 2.0 HDMI
512MB GeF 9500GT SUPER PCI-E 2.0
512MB GeF 9500GT MAGIC PCI-E 2.0 HDMI
512MB GeF 9500GT BRAVO PCI-E 2.0 HDMI
512MB GEF GT 220 SONIC PCI-E 2.0 GDDR3 HDMI
1GB GeF 9500GT PCI-E 2.0 HDMI
1GB GeF 9600GSO SMART PCI-E 2.0 HDMI
256MB RADEON HD 4350 PCI-E 2.0 HDMI
512MB RADEON HD 3450 PCI-E 2.0 HDMI
512MB RADEON HD 4550 PCI-E 2.0 HDMI
1GB RADEON HD 4350 PCI-E 2.0 HDMI
512MB RADEON HD 4650 PCI-E 2.0 HDMI
1GB RADEON HD 4650 PCI-E 2.0 HDMI
1GB RADEON HD 4670 PCI-E 2.0 HDMI
You just stated that you return an AGP card. Assuming that the PC you are planning to put these cards in has a APG port; you can not use any of these cards. They are PCIE x16 cards. PCIE x16 replaced AGP. So you should not have any PCIE ports in your system.
Newegg has these ATI HD 4650 and 4670 AGP cards. Your PSU will also meet their power requirement of 400 W. As I stated in my response to your earlier question with the list of gaming cards to use.
AGP is a dead platform. Very few choices. It's time for a new system.
i am looking to buy a new PC that dose Have PCI-E Ports. I brought the APG card for my currant system and I Just need a recommendation on one or more of theses card for my new system that i am looking to get. my apologizes for the lack of info on my first post
i am looking to buy a new PC that dose Have PCI-E Ports. I brought the APG card for my currant system and I Just need a recommendation on one or more of theses card for my new system that i am looking to get. my apologizes for the lack of info on my first post
NP, get this one 1GB RADEON HD 4670 PCI-E 2.0 HDMI it's the best card on your list.
If you need help picking parts for you PC build we can help. Just do not buy a pre-build system. You just need to decide what you want this system to do and your budget.
If you are not comfortable building your own system Cyberpower is having a end of the year sale. You can get the "Mega Special 1" upgrade the GPU to a GS 250 1GB card for $610 or go for a GTX 260 for $712.00 net. These are pretty good prices for a gaming system.
Hey Knight & Cipher, I bought a Nvidia 9800GT and I looked at the card and I do not see the 6-pin plug to the power supply. It looks like I bought some Eco friendly version of the card that does not need to connect to the PSU. Are you guys familiar with this version of the card? I bought the 9800GT, but I did not know they made this lower power version of the card. Am I still ok? I did buy 4GB of RAM and a 500W power supply by OCZ. Do I still need this 500W or am I good with my 400W PSU?
Hey Knight & Cipher, I bought a Nvidia 9800GT and I looked at the card and I do not see the 6-pin plug to the power supply. It looks like I bought some Eco friendly version of the card that does not need to connect to the PSU. Are you guys familiar with this version of the card? I bought the 9800GT, but I did not know they made this lower power version of the card. Am I still ok? I did buy 4GB of RAM and a 500W power supply by OCZ. Do I still need this 500W or am I good with my 400W PSU?
The power requirement is on the cards box. Since you did not give us the make and model # of the card how are we to know anything about it. It like you telling a mechanic you have a car how good this it. Details....
I have a lap top with 2.2 Ghz and 3GB on the board. The video is a nvidia quatro fx360m.
Will this handle the game...I hope, I hope, I hope.
Unfortunately the Quatro is not a gaming GPU. It's meant to accelerate CAD and other engineering/architectural applications. You'll need a GeForce GPU if you want to game.
Hey Knight, sorry about the lack of details. I read the box and I found where it said it does not need the 6-pin connector. I read the directions first and it said to plug in the 6-pin plug. One last question though, I know that I have a PCI-E x16 slot, how do I know if it is a 2.0? My motherboard is an Intel Love Valley P965 Viiv. I am looking right now to see if I can find if it is a 2.0, but I have not seen anything yet.
Hey Knight, sorry about the lack of details. I read the box and I found where it said it does not need the 6-pin connector. I read the directions first and it said to plug in the 6-pin plug. One last question though, I know that I have a PCI-E x16 slot, how do I know if it is a 2.0? My motherboard is an Intel Love Valley P965 Viiv. I am looking right now to see if I can find if it is a 2.0, but I have not seen anything yet.
That's PCI-Express 1.0. But it won't matter. You can interchange the two versions of PCI Express for cards and slots.
Thanks Cipher, I was looking to see if they were compatible and it looks like I should be ok, maybe just not as fast as if I had a 2.0 slot. I bought a BFG Tech Nvidia 9800GT, Ecointelligence version. So according to the box I only need a 350W PSU and I do not need the 6-pin plug. I bought a 500W PSU and will probably install it anyway, just to insure that I do not have any power issues. I used to work at a computer software store, Waldensoftware/EB and I remember how easy things were back in the early 90's. Now there seems to be so many minute details. The last video card I bought was an Nvidia 5800 series to play Motor City Online because they quit supporting my Voodoo card. It was as simple as RAM requirement, AGP slot, buy and install. No power plugs, PSU, 1.0 or 2.0 issues.
Hey Knight, sorry about the lack of details. I read the box and I found where it said it does not need the 6-pin connector. I read the directions first and it said to plug in the 6-pin plug. One last question though, I know that I have a PCI-E x16 slot, how do I know if it is a 2.0? My motherboard is an Intel Love Valley P965 Viiv. I am looking right now to see if I can find if it is a 2.0, but I have not seen anything yet.
That's easy. If it doesn't said 2.0 then it's not. If it was 2.0 it would said so. PCIE 2.0 is backward compatible.
Thanks Cipher, I was looking to see if they were compatible and it looks like I should be ok, maybe just not as fast as if I had a 2.0 slot. I bought a BFG Tech Nvidia 9800GT, Ecointelligence version. So according to the box I only need a 350W PSU and I do not need the 6-pin plug. I bought a 500W PSU and will probably install it anyway, just to insure that I do not have any power issues. I used to work at a computer software store, Waldensoftware/EB and I remember how easy things were back in the early 90's. Now there seems to be so many minute details. The last video card I bought was an Nvidia 5800 series to play Motor City Online because they quit supporting my Voodoo card. It was as simple as RAM requirement, AGP slot, buy and install. No power plugs, PSU, 1.0 or 2.0 issues.
This is what I mean by details. Unfortunately there are no professional reviews on this card but the user reviews on newegg and amazon are positive.
I was really hoping for directX 10. Especially since Vista has been out for 2 yrs already.
DirectX11 would've been a real surprise.
Well, here's to hoping DX10 gets put in.
Will I be able to play STO maxed out with this system:
processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 overclocked @ 3GHz
Graphics card: Nvidia 8800 GTS
RAM: 2x2Gb DDR2
Windows 7 Professional 32bit
Will I be able to play STO maxed out with this system:
processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 overclocked @ 3GHz
Graphics card: Nvidia 8800 GTS
RAM: 2x2Gb DDR2
Windows 7 Professional 32bit
Most likely not. Your system doesn't meet recommended system specifications. You'll need to meet those just to run STO on High. Your CPU is too slow. To play at "maxed out" we don't know. The games not out yet but you will need a more powerful GPU. We believe a GTX 260 should do it. What's more important is your ISP connection. I was playing the CO free weekend last month and had to adjust the games setting down so the server would stop booting me. My system should have been able to play CO on Very High. But going from California to Boston I could not get the speeds I needed. Boston is were the STO servers are. I have comcast. My GTS 250 should run STO at high.
Most likely not. Your system doesn't meet recommended system specifications. You'll need to meet those just to run STO on High. Your CPU is too slow. To play at "maxed out" we don't know. The games not out yet but you will need a more powerful GPU. We believe a GTX 260 should do it. What's more important is your ISP connection. I was playing the CO free weekend last month and had to adjust the games setting down so the server would stop booting me. My system should have been able to play CO on Very High. But going from California to Boston I could not get the speeds I needed. Boston is were the STO servers are. I have comcast. My GTS 250 should run STO at high.
Think of the Internet as a Highway. Traffic conditions affect speeds.
whow, wait, i just have read the system requirements, didn't see the the first time, so my specs are all beyond the recommended requirements, so i should be able to play STO maxed out, btw my graphics card is the 8800GTS 512 with the b92 chipset, so that is equal to a 9800GTX. Yeh I know, my cpu isn't the best, but still I have it overclocked at 3 GHz.
You pointed it, the internet connection will be a problem, since the game will use only one server, so players from europe are screwed.
whow, wait, i just have read the system requirements, didn't see the the first time, so my specs are all beyond the recommended requirements, so i should be able to play STO maxed out, btw my graphics card is the 8800GTS 512 with the b92 chipset, so that is equal to a 9800GTX. Yeh I know, my cpu isn't the best, but still I have it overclocked at 3 GHz.
You pointed it, the internet connection will be a problem, since the game will use only one server, so players from europe are screwed.
Your 8800 GTS is NOT equal to a 9800 GTX. I'm not sure where you're pulling that from. They're close, but they're not the same. Let me give you the facts:
8800 GTS (G92):
PCI Express 1.0 -- 10,400 MP/s -- 41,600 MT/s -- 1,625 MHz memory, up to 512MB memory
9800 GTX:
PCI Express 2.0 -- 10,800 MP/s -- 43,200 MT/s -- 2.2 GHz memory, up to 1GB memory
You might be able to max settings if you run at a lower resolution of 1280x1024 or less. Otherwise, White Knight is right.
Is there an executable that I can download and run to see if my computer is able to run the game similar to what they have for Street Fighter IV? That way I would know whether my computer is able to run it and whether I can pre-order the game or I need to do some preparation first?
Is there an executable that I can download and run to see if my computer is able to run the game similar to what they have for Street Fighter IV? That way I would know whether my computer is able to run it and whether I can pre-order the game or I need to do some preparation first?
Heya,
I'm intending to run STO on a laptop, and I suspect the graphics card to be the weakest point of the system (It's a Geforce 8400 M GS).
So, my question is, will that be good enough?
Heya,
I'm intending to run STO on a laptop, and I suspect the graphics card to be the weakest point of the system (It's a Geforce 8400 M GS).
So, my question is, will that be good enough?
You also need a dual core CPU. 8400M GS is not a gaming GPU. If STO plays on it, it would be at the lowest setting and resolution.
Yes, I do have a dual core CPU, and I know a 8400MGS is not a gaming GPU. I have run games on it before though, e.g. World in Conflict (native resolution and medium settings), and I'm not aspiring to highest setting. I just want to be able to run it, since atm I can't really afford a new PC.
Yes, I do have a dual core CPU, and I know a 8400MGS is not a gaming GPU. I have run games on it before though, e.g. World in Conflict (native resolution and medium settings), and I'm not aspiring to highest setting. I just want to be able to run it, since atm I can't really afford a new PC.
Amazingly World in Conflict sys req is not as demanding as STO. Right before your first post I listed two sites you can test your system on. The 8400 has been talk about a lot. If you would have done a search on this forum first you would had found your answer. This has been ask and answer a lot. When you come to a forum it's only good matters to do a search first before posting your question.
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You just stated that you return an AGP card. Assuming that the PC you are planning to put these cards in has a APG port; you can not use any of these cards. They are PCIE x16 cards. PCIE x16 replaced AGP. So you should not have any PCIE ports in your system.
Newegg has these ATI HD 4650 and 4670 AGP cards. Your PSU will also meet their power requirement of 400 W. As I stated in my response to your earlier question with the list of gaming cards to use.
AGP is a dead platform. Very few choices. It's time for a new system.
NP, get this one 1GB RADEON HD 4670 PCI-E 2.0 HDMI it's the best card on your list.
http://forums.startrekonline.com/showpost.php?p=1217905&postcount=1224
If you need help picking parts for you PC build we can help. Just do not buy a pre-build system. You just need to decide what you want this system to do and your budget.
If you are not comfortable building your own system Cyberpower is having a end of the year sale. You can get the "Mega Special 1" upgrade the GPU to a GS 250 1GB card for $610 or go for a GTX 260 for $712.00 net. These are pretty good prices for a gaming system.
The power requirement is on the cards box. Since you did not give us the make and model # of the card how are we to know anything about it. It like you telling a mechanic you have a car how good this it. Details....
Will this handle the game...I hope, I hope, I hope.
Unfortunately the Quatro is not a gaming GPU. It's meant to accelerate CAD and other engineering/architectural applications. You'll need a GeForce GPU if you want to game.
That's PCI-Express 1.0. But it won't matter. You can interchange the two versions of PCI Express for cards and slots.
That's easy. If it doesn't said 2.0 then it's not. If it was 2.0 it would said so. PCIE 2.0 is backward compatible.
This is what I mean by details. Unfortunately there are no professional reviews on this card but the user reviews on newegg and amazon are positive.
http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,700972/Star-Trek-Online-Hands-on-benchmarks-technology-preview-and-new-screenshots/Practice/
DirectX11 would've been a real surprise.
Well, here's to hoping DX10 gets put in.
processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 overclocked @ 3GHz
Graphics card: Nvidia 8800 GTS
RAM: 2x2Gb DDR2
Windows 7 Professional 32bit
Most likely not. Your system doesn't meet recommended system specifications. You'll need to meet those just to run STO on High. Your CPU is too slow. To play at "maxed out" we don't know. The games not out yet but you will need a more powerful GPU. We believe a GTX 260 should do it. What's more important is your ISP connection. I was playing the CO free weekend last month and had to adjust the games setting down so the server would stop booting me. My system should have been able to play CO on Very High. But going from California to Boston I could not get the speeds I needed. Boston is were the STO servers are. I have comcast. My GTS 250 should run STO at high.
You can use this http://www.speedtest.net/ to test your speeds to Boston.
Think of the Internet as a Highway. Traffic conditions affect speeds.
whow, wait, i just have read the system requirements, didn't see the the first time, so my specs are all beyond the recommended requirements, so i should be able to play STO maxed out, btw my graphics card is the 8800GTS 512 with the b92 chipset, so that is equal to a 9800GTX. Yeh I know, my cpu isn't the best, but still I have it overclocked at 3 GHz.
You pointed it, the internet connection will be a problem, since the game will use only one server, so players from europe are screwed.
Your 8800 GTS is NOT equal to a 9800 GTX. I'm not sure where you're pulling that from. They're close, but they're not the same. Let me give you the facts:
8800 GTS (G92):
PCI Express 1.0 -- 10,400 MP/s -- 41,600 MT/s -- 1,625 MHz memory, up to 512MB memory
9800 GTX:
PCI Express 2.0 -- 10,800 MP/s -- 43,200 MT/s -- 2.2 GHz memory, up to 1GB memory
You might be able to max settings if you run at a lower resolution of 1280x1024 or less. Otherwise, White Knight is right.
EDIT: correct a comma placement
thanks for the info, hm, where did I get that false info from...
http://www.yougamers.com/?mainnavi=true
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srl This site has been know to give false positives.
List your specs.
I'm intending to run STO on a laptop, and I suspect the graphics card to be the weakest point of the system (It's a Geforce 8400 M GS).
So, my question is, will that be good enough?
You also need a dual core CPU. 8400M GS is not a gaming GPU. If STO plays on it, it would be at the lowest setting and resolution.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVidia-GeForce-8400M-GS.3709.0.html
http://www.startrekonline.com/faq
Amazingly World in Conflict sys req is not as demanding as STO. Right before your first post I listed two sites you can test your system on. The 8400 has been talk about a lot. If you would have done a search on this forum first you would had found your answer. This has been ask and answer a lot. When you come to a forum it's only good matters to do a search first before posting your question.