Horrible Framerate (OFFLINE GAMES)

Coolness said:

Uhh, JUST 200 dollars? You dads a senator or something?

No. In the gaming world $200 is not much, especially at a time when games are on average releasing for close to $50-$60 per title. And I earn my own money. My computer cost me $1680 for the tower and $170 for the monitor.

Windows i7 920 said:

Coolness said:

Uhh, JUST 200 dollars? You dads a senator or something?

No. In the gaming world $200 is not much, especially at a time when games are on average releasing for close to $50-$60 per title. And I earn my own money. My computer cost me $1680 for the tower and $170 for the monitor.

Agreed. You play games, you need a system with balls - you don't need flashy RAM or other parts, a 4GB kit of Kingston Value RAM DDR3 1333MHz w/ CAS 9-9-9-24 is enough, but all the parts need to work together in a long chain - and for that a 4890 is perfect, otherwise a 5850 or above. Also, spend more on the PSU and case - your parts need enough well-positioned air and a solid supply of power with low ripple across the lines.

Coolness said:

Frostmourne said:

Windows i7 920 said:

No. In the gaming world $200 is not much, especially at a time when games are on average releasing for close to $50-$60 per title. And I earn my own money. My computer cost me $1680 for the tower and $170 for the monitor.

Agreed. You play games, you need a system with balls - you don't need flashy RAM or other parts, a 4GB kit of Kingston Value RAM DDR3 1333MHz w/ CAS 9-9-9-24 is enough, but all the parts need to work together in a long chain - and for that a 4890 is perfect, otherwise a 5850 or above. Also, spend more on the PSU and case - your parts need enough well-positioned air and a solid supply of power with low ripple across the lines.

Still, if its 200 $ for a graphics card for you, think of what a african kid living on the streets can do with 200 $?

That's irrelevent and so is this - you could buy some African countries for $200. Stick to the thread.

Coolness said:

Uhh, JUST 200 dollars? You dads a senator or something?

You mean a back-room dealing crook, looking out for number one? :)

What has someone's parent's occupation got to do with the price of a video card, anyway??

As for the graphics card, I would recommend a ATI Radeon HD4650/70, or the Nvidia GeForce gt240. These are all budget cards that offer very good performance for the price.

kurahk7 said:

As for the graphics card, I would recommend a ATI Radeon HD4650/70, or the Nvidia GeForce gt240. These are all budget cards that offer very good performance for the price.

Not at resolutions that count - 1920x1080 - those cards would crack. There really is no such thing as a "budget" gaming card if you want even standard performance. If you play at 1280x1024 just about, if not . . .

hey, i have a geforce 9100 and when i try to play borderlands (offline) i can't put good graphics on or else it starts to get really laggy. do i need a better videocard or is it some problem with windows 7? the required specs are only a geforce 7 series....