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sooo... I was playing FSX and both my screens made wierd red vertical lines (not one screen was at fault so I assumed graphics card was at fault). Computer decided to freeze and then wouldnt show stuff properly (POST was all wierd and then OS was balck). I have a dell dimension E520 (graphics: nvidia 7300le (super awesome!)). My uncle came around and found a cap covereing the onboard graphics port (I didnt think there was any so glad he came around). Right now im running on board graphics and in desperate need of a new graphics card. Any suggestions? I'd like to think big but keep in mind, the PSU does not have a cable for external graphics power I was thinking maybe an 8600gt would be ok. would this be a good choice?

I have run a Nvidia Geforce 8600GT for a couple of years now and have been very happy with it.....BUT, I am on FS9 so you'll need further input.

Good luck...

true. fsx would be more intensive. but it relies more on the cpu anyway doesnt it? what amount of input (read output if we want to be technical) does the gpu have on fsx compared to the cpu?

I have just purchased an EN9500GT Magic with 512MB and it has no external graphics power point I have had a run with FSX on it but not really checked it out properly yet.
I have put it in a Gaming PC that I built about a year ago but have just finished building another gaming PC so the one I have just put the new EN9500GT in will be for sale if anyone is interested.
The reason for putting the new graphics card in it was that I put the EN9800GTX that was in it in the new one I have just finished building.
If anyone is interested in buying the one for sale I will put the specs of it on here for you.

yes i had fsx running great on a 3ghz dual core with an NVIDIA 7500LE, the gpu made hardly any difference for me

now ive gotta get a copy of fsx and try it on my DV9700 laptop

dbcunnz wrote:

QUOTE (dbcunnz @ May 10 2009, 05:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have just purchased an EN9500GT Magic with 512MB and it has no external graphics power point I have had a run with FSX on it but not really checked it out properly yet.
I have put it in a Gaming PC that I built about a year ago but have just finished building another gaming PC so the one I have just put the new EN9599GT in will be for sale if anyone is interested.
The reason for putting the new graphics card in it was that I put the EN9800GTX that was in it in the new one I have just finished building.
If anyone is interested in buying the one for sale I will put the specs of it on here for you.

Would you be selling the complete PC - or just the graphics card? How would the 9500GT stack up against my 8800GTS, do you think?

Adamski wrote:

QUOTE (Adamski @ May 10 2009, 06:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Would you be selling the complete PC - or just the graphics card? How would the 9500GT stack up against my 8600GT, do you think?

What I have for sale is the PC without a monitor.
Case: Midi with 5 case fans, PSU: New 480W , MB: Asus A8N-SLI 939, CPU: AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Duel Core 2.61 GHz with an ASUS Silent Knight CPU cooler, Memory: 4GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR - 400 MHz, Graphics Card: New Asus EN9500GT Magic with 512MB, Hard Drive: Seagate 300GB IDE, DVD: ASUS DRW and Floppy Drive.
Comes with Win XP Home CD with COA and Product Key also MB CD and other bits and pieces that belong with the MB also thrown in is a NaturePoint TrackIR 2 if it is going to a NZFF member.
Windows already loaded plus some other programs already installed.

As it sounds like FSX performance is more about CPU than GPU, how well did it run on the machine you're selling ?

What sort of price were you looking for ?

Cheers
G.

how much ya want for it mate

Chairman wrote:

QUOTE (Chairman @ May 10 2009, 08:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

As it sounds like FSX performance is more about CPU than GPU, how well did it run on the machine you're selling ?

What sort of price were you looking for ?

Cheers
G.

With Windows XP x64, FSX with Red Barron 20m Mesh and Topo plus Robins RNZ Marlborough at Woodbourne f/ps 15 to 21 Robins RNZ Wellington f/ps 10 to 18 wellington settings Display target Frame Rate 21 global texture resolution very high, lens flare and advanced animation on, Aircraft set ultra high.
Scenery mesh resolution 10 m, texture resolution 15 cm, water effects low 2+ everything else full land detail textures yes, ground shadows no.
Weather global settings Ultra High. Traffic airline 30%, general aviation 30%, airport vehicle none road, ships and leisure boats none.

Looking for $750 or nearest offer.

Cheers
Doug

Adamski wrote:

QUOTE (Adamski @ May 10 2009, 06:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Would you be selling the complete PC - or just the graphics card? How would the 9500GT stack up against my 8800GTS, do you think?

Hi Adamski here are some specifications of the two.
Your GeForce 8800 GTS would be the best of the two.

Core Clock (MHz) Shader Clock (MHz) Memory Clock (MHz) Memory Amount Memory Interface

GeForce 8800 GTS 650 1625 970 512MB 256-bit


GeForce 9500 GT 550 1375 800 512MB 128-bit

What are you doing with your 8800GTS Adam?

njbb1995 wrote:

QUOTE (njbb1995 @ May 11 2009, 06:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What are you doing with your 8800GTS Adam?

Hah! Nothing ... yet!! I thought maybe the 9500 would be a higher spec (well, it's a higher number, innit? ).

I've been plagued with GFX issues in FSX (black screens, corruption etc.) and was wondering whether the 8800 was up to it - or even whether an ATI card would fix it.

DON'T GET AN ATI CARD!

Anti-aliasing is cr@p on FSX

NZ255 wrote:

QUOTE (NZ255 @ May 11 2009, 07:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

DON'T GET AN ATI CARD!
Anti-aliasing is cr@p on FSX

Thanks for the warning. All the ATI cards I've ever had in the past have had real driver issues, so I've been leery of them ever since. Mind you, this was way before the latest Radeon cards

way to hijack a topic guys all i wanted was an opinion on GFX card, not a black market pc sale

2fst4u wrote:

QUOTE (2fst4u @ May 11 2009, 07:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

way to hijack a topic guys all i wanted was an opinion on GFX card, not a black market pc sale

You asked for suggestions ... Nick just said avoid ATI!!!

I suppose we're all always looking for bargains!

I'm sad I got ATI now...should have stuck with Nvidia, oh well, live and learn

i dont understand ATIs numbering system anyway. at least i know what 8600gt means. and what 8800gt means. likewise 7300 le. the le stands for Largly [usless] electronics. so if there are no objections to me buying an 8600gt then i shall go ahead...

you guys are gonna hate me... i went with an ATI radeon 4670HD ALOt of other people said it would eat the 8600gt for breakfast so im booting up FSX as i type right now.