Video Card that would support Flight Simulator on Max setting?

groovyg · 10-29-2006, 11:12 PM

Hello everybody, I am new to world of computers and this forum.

Either I didnt play games that required top-notch computers, or I played at low settings so my computer could handle them.

I play mainly Starcraft, Counter Strike Source, and Flight Simulator X

Starcraft is no big problem.

I played CSS and FS:X on the middle settings but after seeing some of my friend's computers play these games, I really want a better graphics card so mine can handle these too.

I currently have GeForce 5700LE and I am looking at price ranges around 100-130$$ USD on Newegg.com or ebay.

My motherboard is AGP.

Could someone clear this up for me? but why do the same video card has all these differnet companies like ASUS eVGA 3D Fuzion XFX BIOSTAR HIS

I am loooking into the 7600 GT or perhaps the 9800 XT

Thanks

Jet · 10-29-2006, 11:21 PM

The 7600GT is gold compared to the 9800XT as being just plain old rock.
In otherwords, the 9800XT is worth about $60 while the 7600GT is worth $120. Another card to look at is the X850XT..

[-0MEGA-] · 10-29-2006, 11:22 PM

I would look into the x850 line for AGP, one of the best cards out there.

martyvice · 10-30-2006, 12:21 AM

It also depends on what processor you have, if it's too old it will end up bottlenecking your Graphics card (cutting down it's power). You may need to consider getting a new motherboard too, upgrading to PCI Express

groovyg · 10-30-2006, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martyvice

It also depends on what processor you have, if it's too old it will end up bottlenecking your Graphics card (cutting down it's power). You may need to consider getting a new motherboard too, upgrading to PCI Express

I bought it 3 1/2 years ago for $1000 for just the CPU.

I think its a HP A 550

it has 160gb of memory and i think 2.4 ghz speed is this not good enough?

martyvice · 10-30-2006, 01:54 AM

Well if you went and bought a 7600GT, it wouldn't perform nearly as well as it would if you had a Core2 Duo processor obviously.

If you are looking to do some gaming in the future, upgrading your motherboard and Processor would be a good bet, as having an AGP slot restricts you from upgrading your system any further than a 7600GT. But if you just want to play the occasional game, then it might not be worth it.

And sorry, but your processor sucks.

groovyg · 10-30-2006, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martyvice

Well if you went and bought a 7600GT, it wouldn't perform nearly as well as it would if you had a Core2 Duo processor obviously.

If you are looking to do some gaming in the future, upgrading your motherboard and Processor would be a good bet, as having an AGP slot restricts you from upgrading your system any further than a 7600GT. But if you just want to play the occasional game, then it might not be worth it.

And sorry, but your processor sucks.

actually its a hp a 350 n and its not to bad it has 2.8 GHz

groovyg · 10-31-2006, 04:21 AM

OMG I just bought a 7800 GS, and it wouldn't play it at the full settings, So i got my friends 7800 GTX, put it in my computer IN ADDITION TO MY 7800 GS, with like 2 fans, and it STILL WOULDNT GOD DAMN PLAY AT THE FULL SETTINGS WHAT THE FAWK IS WRONG

ok and to top it all off, i went to my friend who has a "x1950 XTX" he claims it costs 450 dollars. and guess what. it couldnt play it at full settings smoothly.

what card does microsoft use to play theirs at full setting on a 25" lcd?

im really not very happy right now.

can anything play this at max settings?

speedyink · 10-31-2006, 05:36 AM

what resolution did you try it at?

**ceewi1** · 10-31-2006, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by groovyg

OMG I just bought a 7800 GS, and it wouldn't play it at the full settings, So i got my friends 7800 GTX, put it in my computer IN ADDITION TO MY 7800 GS, with like 2 fans, and it STILL WOULDNT GOD DAMN PLAY AT THE FULL SETTINGS WHAT THE FAWK IS WRONG

That's quite an achievement, given that you said your mobo is AGP only, and the 7800GTX is PCI-E only. In any case, there's no way to combine these cards in SLI. Even if you were to have 2 such cards in your PC, you'd only be utalising one.

Quote:

can anything play this at max settings?

I don't know much about the game, but the next step up from an X1950XTX would be a dual card SLI/CF config. You may have to turn down a few settings to get it running smoothly.

10-29-2006, 11:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
groovyg New Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Madison, wisconsin Posts: 11	Video Card that would support Flight Simulator on Max setting? Hello everybody, I am new to world of computers and this forum. Either I didnt play games that required top-notch computers, or I played at low settings so my computer could handle them. I play mainly Starcraft, Counter Strike Source, and Flight Simulator X Starcraft is no big problem. I played CSS and FS:X on the middle settings but after seeing some of my friend's computers play these games, I really want a better graphics card so mine can handle these too. I currently have GeForce 5700LE and I am looking at price ranges around 100-130$$ USD on Newegg.com or ebay. My motherboard is AGP. Could someone clear this up for me? but why do the same video card has all these differnet companies like ASUS eVGA 3D Fuzion XFX BIOSTAR HIS I am loooking into the 7600 GT or perhaps the 9800 XT Thanks

10-29-2006, 11:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,285	The 7600GT is gold compared to the 9800XT as being just plain old rock. In otherwords, the 9800XT is worth about $60 while the 7600GT is worth $120. Another card to look at is the X850XT.. __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

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10-30-2006, 12:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
martyvice Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Red Deer, AB, CA Posts: 191	It also depends on what processor you have, if it's too old it will end up bottlenecking your Graphics card (cutting down it's power). You may need to consider getting a new motherboard too, upgrading to PCI Express __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 2.08 GHz 1 GB Ram 120 GB 7200RPM Ultra DMA hard drive ATI Radeon X1600 Pro AGP 512MB

10-30-2006, 01:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
martyvice Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Red Deer, AB, CA Posts: 191	Well if you went and bought a 7600GT, it wouldn't perform nearly as well as it would if you had a Core2 Duo processor obviously. If you are looking to do some gaming in the future, upgrading your motherboard and Processor would be a good bet, as having an AGP slot restricts you from upgrading your system any further than a 7600GT. But if you just want to play the occasional game, then it might not be worth it. And sorry, but your processor sucks. __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 2.08 GHz 1 GB Ram 120 GB 7200RPM Ultra DMA hard drive ATI Radeon X1600 Pro AGP 512MB

10-31-2006, 04:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
groovyg New Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Madison, wisconsin Posts: 11	OMG I just bought a 7800 GS, and it wouldn't play it at the full settings, So i got my friends 7800 GTX, put it in my computer IN ADDITION TO MY 7800 GS, with like 2 fans, and it STILL WOULDNT GOD DAMN PLAY AT THE FULL SETTINGS WHAT THE FAWK IS WRONG ok and to top it all off, i went to my friend who has a "x1950 XTX" he claims it costs 450 dollars. and guess what. it couldnt play it at full settings smoothly. what card does microsoft use to play theirs at full setting on a 25" lcd? im really not very happy right now. can anything play this at max settings?

10-31-2006, 05:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
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