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soh
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May 02, 2012, 06:58:26 AM »
I am looking for a cheap video card. I don't want some expensive crap! What's bringing my game down is having to play on a small screen so the graphics won't be choppy. I just want a simple graphics card that can run quake 2 smoothly. I have an aspect ratio of 16:9(1920 X 1080) Widescreen 22 inch.
Windows Vista Home Premium
Dell Inspiron (Desktop PC)
Video Card: Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family <--------OVER HERE!!!
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.80 GHz 2.80 GHz
Memory (RAM) 6:00 GB
System type: 64-bit Operating System
Is there anything out there that is cheap?
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Whirlingdervish
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May 02, 2012, 01:37:12 PM »
you can probably get a 250gts for 100 bucks these days.
an nvidia 9500gt would rock q2 as well and probably only run you approx 80 USD
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soh
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May 02, 2012, 02:44:43 PM »
Yeah, getting the one on Newegg then. Thanks Elysium and Dervish
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haunted
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May 02, 2012, 06:01:06 PM »
do whatever you want, buying a video card is a good idea. the only part that sounds funny is the "for q2" part.
but... what is choppy about your gfx? my specs are exponentially worse than yours, although i use xp and not vista, yet i timerefresh mid 200s usually...
clean all the dust out of the inside, fresh install of win xp 64 bit, then a fresh q2starter install and i bet q2 would be running fine for you.
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soh
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May 03, 2012, 06:55:23 AM »
Damn. Now I have to think about it.
... I'll get back to you on this...
[To be continued
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soh
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July 01, 2012, 12:32:54 AM »
I guess this is the part 2 in the 'Choosing a video card just for Quake 2' series. Since my Desktop sucks for gaming. And I only wanted a simple video card. A couple of things came to mind when speaking to Quadz on irc right now.
Based on this, I have a (
Dell Inspiron 530
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I have a 300 watt power supply
It has PCI Express 1.0A
So where does this leave me to buy a video card? Which one would work on my system without messing it up. I'm gambling with my PC's life right about now
I suppose it would probably cost less than $50 than?
Specs:
Windows Vista Home Premium
Dell Inspiron (Desktop PC)
Video Card: Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family <--------OVER HERE!!!
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.80 GHz 2.80 GHz
Memory (RAM) 6:00 GB
System type: 64-bit Operating System
I might consider playing something else aside from Quake 2, but nothing too extreme like Crysis
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haunted
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July 01, 2012, 07:33:40 AM »
Hit me up in IRC escher... #nadl "haunted/jesse". If you want, I can walk you through what I was mentioning earlier(if you want decent fps without a video card).
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soh
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July 01, 2012, 02:48:22 PM »
Cool. Might be better then.
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