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Graphic Cards..

Original Message
Name: Jordyn
Date: June 17, 2006 at 19:24:36 Pacific
Subject: Graphic Cards..
OS: aol
CPU/Ram: 512 MB
Model/Manufacturer: emachines/W2785
Comment:
I'm not good with computer things, But I have the sims 2. & I just purchased that The sims 2 family fun pack. I had a problem with the graphics so I asked on the sims 2 site, & they said I need a new Graphics Card.
Does anyone know, How much they are, & where I could find one?
I have a..
Emachines W2785
Windows XP


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Response Number 1
Name: jam
Date: June 17, 2006 at 19:53:14 Pacific
Subject: Graphic Cards..
Reply: (edit)
"OS: aol"

That's funny! OS = Operating System...in other words, what version of Windows you're running.

Your eMachine uses an FIC motherboard, model number K7M-400/K7M-400A, also know as model AM39L/AM39LS. You're in luck because it has an 8X AGP slot. How much as you willing to spend on a video card? If you're in the US, newegg.com has been running a rebate sale on several Sapphire video cards. The Radeon 9600XT 256MB 8X AGP card will cost you about $60 after rebate (& shipping):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102600


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Response Number 2
Name: Jordyn
Date: June 17, 2006 at 19:58:42 Pacific
Subject: Graphic Cards..
Reply: (edit)
Yeah, After i put the aol thing, I relized what I was doing. Lol
Anyway Thanks, Ill check it out. [=

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Response Number 3
Name: Sabertooth
Date: June 17, 2006 at 20:12:58 Pacific
Subject: Graphic Cards..
Reply: (edit)
Funny but plausible - there was an archaic version of aol that was bootable and actually installed on a formatted drive much like an OS did.

AOL ofcourse did not acknowledge the uninitiated exercise & its detractors did it with the intent of depicting how bloated the browser was even back then......LOL


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Response Number 4
Name: Jordyn
Date: June 17, 2006 at 20:19:27 Pacific
Subject: Graphic Cards..
Reply: (edit)
Lolol,
Gosh I hate computers.
I wish I could get a new one. Ugh.

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Response Number 5
Name: jboy
Date: June 17, 2006 at 22:01:50 Pacific
Subject: Graphic Cards..
Reply: (edit)
"OS: aol"

Heh - a recent post in the driver forum lists:

OS: cpu

... so don't feel too badly

We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true


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Response Number 6
Name: vyper54
Date: June 18, 2006 at 01:58:01 Pacific
Subject: Graphic Cards..
Reply: (edit)
Why do people always say get a ATI card, Whats wrong with a 5200 or a 6200? nVidia...then again if i had have got a A8R-MVP Deluxe INSTEAD of a A8N32-SLI Deluxe i probaly get a BFG/ASUS X1900XTX 512mb =D instead of the BFG/ASUS 7900GTX 512mb im gonna get LOL, :).

AMD X2 3800+ @ 2.4ghz
Palit 6600GT 256MB @ 500/1000
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe
2x512MB Corsair PC3200 @ 433Mhz
soon
7900GTX 512MB Either ASUS or BFG
Thermaltake Tai-Chi with water coolin


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Response Number 7
Name: PUR_OWNAG3
Date: June 18, 2006 at 03:22:19 Pacific
Subject: Graphic Cards..
Reply: (edit)
i agree..nVidia..go wik the budget stuff..66-6800 GT...or..unless you have lots of money..76-7800GTX..^_^

MB: Albatron K8X250GB Pro
CPU: AMDSempron 3300+~2.0GHZ OC @ 2.4GHz
Video: BFG nVidia 6800 GT OC 256 MB RAM
RAM: 1.5 GB GEiL PC3200
Sound: SoundBlaster Creative Audigy SE
OS: WINXP


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Response Number 8
Name: jam
Date: June 18, 2006 at 06:47:09 Pacific
Subject: Graphic Cards..
Reply: (edit)
This isn't an ATI vs nVidia issue, the FX5200 & FX6200 both suck...that's why nobody ever recommends them.

And if you bothered to check the specs of his eMachine or the K7M-400/K7M-400A board, you'd know why no one is recommending a high end card. Plus the PSU in the eMachine isn't capable of supporting a power hungry card like a 6800.

That 9600XT is a good "fit"...it uses 256MB GDDR2 RAM & is very overclockable. It doesn't need to be connected to the PSU & it will definitely play SIMS 2 (& a lot of other games) very well, plus it only costs $55 after rebate


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Response Number 9
Name: jam
Date: June 18, 2006 at 07:10:13 Pacific
Subject: Graphic Cards..
Reply: (edit)
Interesting that the 9600XT outperforms the 6600GT, 6800GT, & 6800Ultra in SIM 2 when the "Smooth Edges" are turned off. Also notice that the FX5700 (which is way better than the FX5200) is dead last in every single benchtest:

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/07/05/vga_charts_vii/page15.html

This group of tests should make it even more clear why the FX5200 is never recommended:

http://www.digital-daily.com/video/vga-roundup/


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Response Number 10
Name: Jordyn
Date: June 18, 2006 at 12:06:41 Pacific
Subject: Graphic Cards..
Reply: (edit)
Alright, so this
9600Xt will definitly work on my computer, right? I was gonna look into that one.

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