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I was running some test on www.nzone.com, for Fable, and it said my GFX card was not good enough to play it. It recomended me:
GeForce FX+ / Radeon 9800+

Here are the requirements for the game I needed:
Video RAM: Required - 128 MB
Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required
Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required
Vertex Shader Ver.: Required
Pixel Shader Ver.: Required

I was looking around for the graphic card It asked for and found this:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4087778

Is this what I need to meet the requirements listed above? And what would be your feedback for this grapic card, and would you have anyother suggestions for something much better in the same price range?

Thanks

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:01 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Ew just don't play a game that requires 128MB of video RAM. All games should have a low-detail option.
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Cerium · Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 1:37 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

I dare you to repeat that statement in about 3 years.
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well is this the GFX that meets the requirements?

SpecShip · Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:51 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

That statement has already been invalidated.
In the coming 3 years, we will probably only begin to entertain the possibility of acquiring a machine capable of "normaly" handling the likes of OMF:BG.

It is sad though, low-end machine owners should be catered, not neglected.
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Cyan~Fire · Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:01 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Cerium · Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:35 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

The first statement.

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:44 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

It follows with the second. No game should require you to play on crazy high detail.

SVS · Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:20 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

That card *would* be able to play Fable but I would recommend that if you are planning on upgrading your GFX card to get a 6 series card not a 5 series. It will cost a little bit more but 5 series is already massively out of date so if you are going to upgrade get something a little bit more current so you won't just have to upgrade the card *again* in a few months.

Cerium · Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:36 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Cyan, perhaps youre not understanding me...

What is 'crazy high detail' now, will be well below standards in 3 years.

Think back to the first time you started up Doom. Remember what kind of system you had back then? Try using that same machine to play any game that youve played in the last 2 years, then get back to me with the list...

SpecShip · Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 4:18 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

SVS · Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 4:46 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Spyed · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 4:43 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Alot of people wish you wouldn't do that :D

SpecShip · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 7:45 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

I don't think the problem is in playing SS untill one dies, or in one playing SS in general, at that.
It just be that it's wished certain people will die alot sooner, whether they be playing SS to that point or not.

Much, much, sooner.

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 12:36 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

I'm with SVS here, actually.

And yes, I will upgrade my system eventually. The "don't buy [blah]" was just a statement for the immediate present. The one after, though, was not. No game should require the latest and greatest.

Donkano · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 11:42 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Dr Brain · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 11:57 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Point 1: You're assuming technology improving is a good thing. You're implying that forcing people to get new video cards once a year is a plus.

Point 2: Games don't need to REQUIRE super duper video cards to push the envelope. That's what high detail modes are made for.
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Donkano · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:15 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

SpecShip · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:36 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Don't say technology improving, when your entire scope is narrowed to graphic technology advancement.
Games could do so much far without advanced graphics.
Right now, graphic is about the only thing that's being advanced, while all the other technologies are being left behind and that is a sin.

I agree with Dr Brain.

Donkano · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:43 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Nah. Programming is just about equal to graphics.
Just look at Ruby On Rails. Not too long ago it got the new framework and became a lot more popular.

SpecShip · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:09 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

To hell with you and all the eye candy mindless slobbering sheeps.

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Cyan~Fire · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 2:21 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Lol, Grav.

What Brain said is my point put simply. Read it and realize the logic.

In fact, I'll type it again in a different way. My perfect game:
Low detail: Plays easily on my 64MB GeForce4 video card.
High detail: Plays on high-end video cards, so I can upgrade if I want to.

Dr Brain · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 2:23 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Look at it a different way. Better GPUs require more transistors, right? More transistors means more power consumption which leads directly to shorter battery life on laptops. I want the option to use lower graphics in a game so I can play it longer.

Cerium · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 2:52 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Im not arguing whether or not the trend of graphics is a good thing; however, its just how things work -- especially since the two graphics giants are constantly battling for #1. You couldnt play shit on a machine from 3 years ago, even with low-res options.
I know this first hand as I have my friends sony vaio from 2001 that doesnt play shit without regular video card upgrades.

Its a sad but true fact: 3 years from now if you dont upgrade your video card, youre not going to be playing a damn thing.

SpecShip · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 3:02 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject: