Re: Elite: Dangerous - and the return

[Cody]

The GT620 is bound to struggle, I'm afraid.

[Pleb]

I have a GT620M in my laptop and the game seemed ok but when I got my new desktop with a GTX 980 I immediately saw the difference. I'd recommend getting a 700 or 900 series GPU if you're going to upgrade.

Also with regards to what Cody said about GFE I don't like it's optimised settings I just use it as a base to change and tweak from, but I do use ShadowPlay. Also it's become a necessary evil as when I tried to uninstall it my display drivers didn't work properly even if I manually downloaded them. Yet when I reinstalled GFE it was fine again. I wonder if Nvidia have made it compulsory on newer cards?

[mossfoot]

The GT620 is bound to struggle, I'm afraid.

What about this card (the only one I can afford right now)

Zotac GT630 Synergy Edition 2GB DDR3 PCI-E Video Card

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/ ... 9dcc4ben02

[Pleb]

The GT620 is bound to struggle, I'm afraid.

What about this card (the only one I can afford right now)

Zotac GT630 Synergy Edition 2GB DDR3 PCI-E Video Card

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/ ... 9dcc4ben02

That'll be better but only marginally. I would save up and get something a bit beefier!

[mossfoot]

The GT620 is bound to struggle, I'm afraid.

What about this card (the only one I can afford right now)

Zotac GT630 Synergy Edition 2GB DDR3 PCI-E Video Card

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/ ... 9dcc4ben02

That'll be better but only marginally. I would save up and get something a bit beefier!

Only marginally? I will never understand computer stats. On paper it looks like an order of magnitude better.

[Pleb]

Well it won't be that marginal, the performance increase will in fact be quite good in comparison to your current card:

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compa ... cmp[]=1431

However the GT 630 is still going to be inferior to a lot of newer cards, but I suppose it comes down to money at the end of the day. If you're looking for a quick fix get the GT 630, but if you want something that is going to last longer get a newer card.

[mossfoot]

Well it won't be that marginal, the performance increase will in fact be quite good in comparison to your current card:

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compa ... cmp[]=1431

However the GT 630 is still going to be inferior to a lot of newer cards, but I suppose it comes down to money at the end of the day. If you're looking for a quick fix get the GT 630, but if you want something that is going to last longer get a newer card.

How about this? More than I want to spend, but it is in the GTX line...

NVidia GeForce GTX550 TI

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop ... -gtx-550ti

[mossfoot]

I also found this for the same price nearby:

http://www.londondrugs.com/ZOTAC-GTX-65 ... videocards

[mossfoot]

Okay, last time bugging y'all, I promise. I found a new/used computer store and here's the list of their NVIDIA video cards. Prices look right, I see some GTX models under 150... any recommendations?

http://www.ncix.com/category/video-card ... 08-108.htm

(scroll down to see the list and order by price)

[Cody]

Too many to look through, but if you can find a GTX 750Ti that fits your budget, I'd get one of those (the Ti suffix is important).
What is your PSU, btw - that can have a bearing on which card you can fit.

[mossfoot]

Too many to look through, but if you can find a GTX 750Ti that fits your budget, I'd get one of those (the Ti suffix is important).

What about a GTX 650 TI? The benchmarks don't seem to show a huge difference between the 650Ti and 750Ti. I only ask because I found the 650 Ti in stock in a store I can reach.

however I did see this version of the 750 Ti for the same price on Amazon (it's actually cheaper than listed, at $150):

http://www.amazon.ca/EVGA-Superclocked- ... GTX+750+Ti

[Cody]

I think a GTX 650Ti will run the game, but it will want plenty of power - much more than a GTX 750Ti, I believe.

That one on Amazon - the EVGA Superclocked 2GB version - looks good, btw. Again, check your PSU though.

[mossfoot]

That one on Amazon - the EVGA Superclocked 2GB version - looks good, btw. Again, check your PSU though.

Thanks for the advice. I'm going to go for that one I think.

[Cody]

If you do, be sure to register it (within 14 days) with EVGA - they provide good product support, a three-year warranty (usually), and a step-up option.


Meanwhile, over on the Elite forum the natives are restless - and FD have gone MIA.

[mossfoot]

Well regardless of how ED goes, I recon having that card will be more of an investment in the long run

Geeze.... I can only wonder how Oolite will run on this system now


Thanks again for the advice.