Malakai Field 1040165 Posted February 27, 2008 at 10:01 PM Posted February 27, 2008 at 10:01 PM hi all graphics card --- NDVIA 8500 GT PCI - E 512 MB motherboard --- Asus M2N-SLi Deluxe (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 are the compatible and for the processer do i need the graphics card motherboard and CPU to be compatible or just it needs to be compatible with just the mother board help please thanks bye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Kolin Posted February 27, 2008 at 11:10 PM Posted February 27, 2008 at 11:10 PM are the compatible and for the processer do i need the graphics card motherboard and CPU to be compatible or just it needs to be compatible with just the mother board Just with the motherboard. But why are you considering an 8500GT? Seems pretty underpowered to me. What do you have? Cheers! Luke ... I spawn hundreds of children a day. They are daemons because they are easier to kill. The first four remain stubbornly alive despite my (and their) best efforts. ... Normal in my household makes you a member of a visible minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Kolin Posted February 27, 2008 at 11:31 PM Posted February 27, 2008 at 11:31 PM To answer your PM, I'd save up for at least an 8600 or 9600. I doubt an 8500 will give you 30-40 FPS at full sliders in FS9. What CPU do you have? Cheers! Luke ... I spawn hundreds of children a day. They are daemons because they are easier to kill. The first four remain stubbornly alive despite my (and their) best efforts. ... Normal in my household makes you a member of a visible minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Littlejohn Posted February 27, 2008 at 11:31 PM Posted February 27, 2008 at 11:31 PM Have to agree with Luke here. If you're headed down the 8xxx series of cards from NVidia, you're selling yourself short with the 8500GT. If anything, I would suggest the 8800GT, whether the stock or superclocked versions, and personal preference being from eVGA. With those, you'll be set for a very long time. If you're limited on $$$, I'd suggest the nVidia 9600GT series. They compare in memory, and core speed. The 8800GT has double the stream processors, and the memory clock speed is double. The 9600GT happens to be roughly $50 - $60USD cheaper than the 8800GT (prices at Newegg). This happens to be a midrange card, so should fit what you're looking for. Just be wary of power supply requirements, though. I'm running the 8800GT Superclocked on a 500W PSU, and I'm pulling a little under half of that (little over half under load), so be sure you have enough power in your case to accomodate. BL. Brad Littlejohn ZLA Senior Controller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Bates 1046889 Posted February 28, 2008 at 02:08 AM Posted February 28, 2008 at 02:08 AM Have to agree with Luke here. If you're headed down the 8xxx series of cards from NVidia, you're selling yourself short with the 8500GT.If anything, I would suggest the 8800GT, If you consider the 8800GT, its worth getting the ATI 3580 512, cheaper and out performs it by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Kolin Posted February 28, 2008 at 02:25 AM Posted February 28, 2008 at 02:25 AM If you consider the 8800GT, its worth getting the ATI 3580 512, cheaper and out performs it by far. Where did you get that idea? Cheers! Luke ... I spawn hundreds of children a day. They are daemons because they are easier to kill. The first four remain stubbornly alive despite my (and their) best efforts. ... Normal in my household makes you a member of a visible minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Conrad 989233 Posted February 28, 2008 at 02:58 AM Posted February 28, 2008 at 02:58 AM If you have any thoughts of trying X-Plane in the future, consider sticking with the nVidia cards. X-Plane seems to have a strong preference for nVidia cards over ATI cards. ZLA Pilot Certs make your eyes bright, your teeth white, and childbirth a pleasure. Get yours today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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