Im getting new graphics card and need advise

[hunterman52 10]

Hello, I am getting a new graphics card very soon and i was looking at some of the graphics card my budget limit is 60 pounds and looking at some of them on pc world this one comes just udner the budget by 1p lol... this is the one i will be purchaseing PNY GeForce 9500GT 512MB

PCI-E Graphics Card but i need advise on if it will run the game fine... will i be able to run the graphics on full? or will i need a better graphics card?

Thanks for help in advance.

[private plowjoy 0]

Hello, I am getting a new graphics card very soon and i was looking at some of the graphics card my budget limit is 60 pounds and looking at some of them on pc world this one comes just udner the budget by 1p lol... this is the one i will be purchaseing PNY GeForce 9500GT 512MB

PCI-E Graphics Card but i need advise on if it will run the game fine... will i be able to run the graphics on full? or will i need a better graphics card?

Thanks for help in advance.

I'm really sorry but that card won't be great for gaming. It's a low range version of the 98xx releases that Nvidia put out before their current 2xx line.

Graphics settings won't be workable at anything even approaching full. I have an Nvidia 295 which is pretty high-grade gaming kit and with almost all in-game settings set to Very High (the best setting possible) I get wildly different results based from what area of the map i'm in, to whether its single player or multiplayer and all sorts of other variables.

There's currently no single, full answer to the question of how to get better performance in Arma2 and more/better hardware certainly isn't an option for most people. Especially considering that it's apparently making no difference.

[delevero 10]

I have had alot of different video cards and i must say that the Nvidia 295 is fantastic for arma 2 it give much more FPS /power than the ati 4850x2 for exampel... only problem is that there is a bug with the graphic driver and arma2 so if you buy this fantastic card then be adviced that it might take 14 - 21 days before you game will stop crashing once in a while..

Anyway its a really good card and the best i have had ever except for the arma2 bug...

I highly recommend it.

[Murklor 10]

Here's an advice: at least aim for the budget cards, the below-budget (and even worse, the as-low-as-you-go-budget cards that some people seem to think is perfectly OK for high end gaming) are generally not worth it. $50-70 cards is a complete waste of money if you're a gamer, you need to go up to ~$150 to get something that's worth it...

If you want full settings, you probably want a GTX260/HD4870 or higher (preferably higher... Like 2xGTX295 in SLI lol)

[private plowjoy 0]

Here's an advice: at least aim for the budget cards, the below-budget (and even worse, the as-low-as-you-go-budget cards that some people seem to think is perfectly OK for high end gaming) are generally not worth it. $50-70 cards is a complete waste of money if you're a gamer, you need to go up to ~$150 to get something that's worth it...

This.

Low-cost video cards are cheap for a reason.

If you get a nice video card now, you can expect to keep it for at least a couple of generations.

Something like an Nvidia 260 (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-167-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=927) for £120 would be the kind of card you should be looking at but make sure the rest of your system wouldn't create a bottle-neck or you won't get the best out of it.

Apologies in advance if linking this kind of this is against any rule. Just trying to help.

[harryohh 10]

To be honest I don't think there's a graphics card out there that can run this mess of a game on all high settings.

But as mentioned above more than £60 is needed for a good gamers card.Maybe a HD 4850 would be a decent card for a decent price.

Also to delevero.He said he's on a tight budget and he mentions a GTX 295.Hardly a budget card.

Edited July 12, 2009 by harryohh

[private plowjoy 0]

To be honest I don't think there's a graphics card out there that can run this mess of a game on all high settings.

But as mentioned above more than £60 is needed for a good gamers card.Maybe a HD 4850 would be a decent card for a decent price.

Also to delevero .He said he's on a tight budget and he mentions a GTX 295.Hardly a budget card.

Not true mate, I can play on Very High settings on an Nvidia 295. The game itself then degrades over time, until it CTDs with an arma2.exe error but that's definitely a problem with the engine as opposed to the 295's ability to run at Very High.

If he buys the card I linked to, that will give him the best bang-for-buck at £120 and will future-proof for 1-2 further generations of cards.

[Physikz 10]

I'm using a 9500 gt 1gb myself.... you will be able to play the game on low-medium settings,and with a few tweaks it will look ok,but you'll get 15- 25 fps max.

i'm gonna get a new card myself,and as others have said,it'll be worth you spending atleast 100 on a decent card,if you can afford it.

[hunterman52 10]

yh thanks for help guys ill post what graphics card i got atm .... and then ill think about getting the one you guys advise

[hunterman52 10]

Also to delevero.He said he's on a tight budget and he mentions a GTX 295.Hardly a budget card.

I suppose i could wait and save up for that.. i mean the graphics card i got can run everything on normal and units detail on high it still looks impressive but there isnt that atmosphere with it.. thanks for your help everyone.

[InFireBaptize 0]

i would wait for a dx11 card from ATI this october.

[private plowjoy 0]

i would wait for a dx11 card from ATI this october.

I'd not waste my time.

In the first instance, if DX10 is anything to go by the majority of devs will not pickup DX11 in the numbers required to validate the purchase on that fact alone.

Secondly, he's after a low-cost card and we all know that when first gen hardware gets released it costs and arm and a leg.

No, don't waste any time waiting. An Nvidia 260 will easily see him through 1-2 further generations of video cards without needing an upgrade and will cost about 1/3 or 1/4 of the cost of the next gen cards later this year.