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

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?

Cody wrote:

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

mossfoot wrote:

Cody wrote:

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!

Pleb wrote:

mossfoot wrote:

Cody wrote:

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.

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.

Pleb wrote:

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

I also found this for the same price nearby:

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

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)

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.

Cody wrote:

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

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.

Cody wrote:

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.

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.

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.