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Masherbrum · « **on:** January 30, 2006, 09:29:56 AM »

Unknown to most, including HTC. I am still playing AH2 on a:

Pentium 3 800Mhz
384MB RAM
GeF3
XP Pro
19 processes (includ AH2)
49FPS (Norm.)
High 20's-Low 30's in a furball.

I need to turn this PC over to my 4 year old. Daddy needs a better PC.

ABIT AT8 Socket 939 ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 CrossFire ATX AMD CrossFire

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory (x2 = 2GB)

THERMALTAKE TR2 500W Power Supply ATX12V V2.0

Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000SWA Silver All aluminum

I now need a Video Card. I'm getting confused on "pixel pipelines", etc.

Anyone have suggestions for a Card that will run this game nice with the above?

Thanks in advance,

Karaya

OOZ662 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2006, 11:57:39 AM »

I'm quite partial to my nVidia 6800, but I'm too sick at the moment to give reliable advice. If you can, get a better version of it (GT, ect.), though the first is still very good.

3 GHZ Intel Pent. 4 CPU
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)
XFX PVT40KND Geforce 6800 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X

maddog · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2006, 05:03:39 PM »

Running AMD64 4000 with 1gig..... BFB-6800GT....runs great........ should be able to get a good price now that the 7800s are here....

38ruk · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2006, 09:05:55 PM »

A 7800Gt is right around 300 bucks now , mine runs AH perfectly @ 512 textures 1600X1200 4X AA , All sliders half an inch or so above default. I prolly could go higher on the sliders , but i dont like to see any slow downs in high traffic area's . 38

OOZ662 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2006, 09:58:56 PM »

My setup runs full sliders IIRC, 1024x768, 4X AA, 512 textures with skins with very, VERY little slowing. Mainly happens when I forget to turn the CPU fan up.