Need to Upgrade Your Graphics Card 4 Civ4?

digger760 · 10-11-2005, 12:31

Thinking of upgrading your graphics card?
I think the Nvidia 6600 offers the best value.

Here is the latest offering from XFX, which has DDR2 ram. Fater and cheaper than GDDR1 ram on most 6600 card offerings. And overclockable too!! So if your game enough to overclock you can get a card that is cheaper and faster than a stock 6600 GT

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/gra...109/index.html

Shabbaman · 10-11-2005, 13:28

I already got a geforce 6600

The AGP version was brand new when I got it.

Pastorius · 11-11-2005, 08:26

I have gforce 5700, after a problem occured with the gforce4 (fan falling off etc)
It certainly is not a new card, but I hope it covers my needs

and I experience occational hiccups running wonder movies. I think it is mostly music related (need to update drivers when connection is back up)

Also, transition from ingame to diplo view seems slow. Might be related to pagefile being too small.

Anyway, I allowed myself a test run as I got it on wednesday. No weird insert cd problems, experienced the city gifting bug, had no AI gang up on me, and won spacerace on noble.

Hm. Come to think of it, end video had same problems as wonder videos. An nvidia update might do the trick when connection is back up (est. 21.11.2005 now...tsk tsk)

My head hurt by then because I had been reading all day.

My fiancee gets home from Barcelona tomorrow, so I ll ask her to lock the game up for me.

Erm..I went quite a bit off topic on this one. sorry

Darkness · 14-11-2005, 13:53

Computer idiot needing help!

Considering my graphics card (Intel® 82865G Graphics Controller) is not good enough for Civ4 (according to the systems check), I have been looking around a bit on the net to see what kind of problems I might have. Since I don't have T&L, I'll probably suffer from the "Dark Terrain" problem.
Now I don't have the game yet (stupid play.com...

), but reports at that other site lead me to that conclusion.

So, now I have two options:

1 - Wait and see if Firaxis does anything about it (like people are hoping at that other site. (I think that's unlikely as it's a systems requirements related problem)

2 - Get a new graphics card.

Option two however, is problematic. I am a complete idiot when it comes to computer hardware, so I can use all suggetions and comments you're all willing to give.
It is my understanding that there are different types of conncetions for different graphics cards, correct?

So how can I check my computer for what kind of possible connections I have? And thus, what kind of graphics card I should get?

Shabbaman · 14-11-2005, 14:21

IIRC you have the same graphics card like Stapel has. If it is integrated on the MB you're fucked.

Darkness · 14-11-2005, 14:34

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by Shabbaman

IIRC you have the same graphics card like Stapel has. If it is integrated on the MB you're fucked.

Because if it is, I can't add another?

digger760 · 14-11-2005, 14:58

Integrated graphics - means its on a chip soldered to the board. That does not mean you are fucked. If you have a AGP slot or new PCI express slot then you can add a graphics card to your system.

PCI Express is very knew, so i will assume you do not have this. Unless you bought a cheap Dell PC then chances are you will have an AGP slot. I'm not sure if its possible to tell if you have an AGP slot via windows. There is probably something in the Bios. But if if you have easy access to your motherboard, then the AGP slot sits next to (above) the PCI slots but is shorter in length (and normally the slot is a different colour as well).

Darkness · 14-11-2005, 15:04

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by digger760

Integrated graphics - means its on a chip soldered to the board. That does not mean you are fucked. If you have a AGP slot or new PCI express slot then you can add a graphics card to your system.

PCI Express is very knew, so i will assume you do not have this. Unless you bought a cheap Dell PC then chances are you will have an AGP slot. I'm not sure if its possible to tell if you have an AGP slot via windows. There is probably something in the Bios. But if if you have easy access to your motherboard, then the AGP slot sits next to (above) the PCI slots but is shorter in length (and normally the slot is a different colour as well).

You're already close to losing me...

I do have Dell PC and it wasn't exactly cheap (though I didn't exactly go for an "Ultimate gaming PC" or whatever).

I think I'll open up my PC when I get home tonight and see if I can make any sense of it...

Thanks for the help so far...

grahamiam · 14-11-2005, 15:13

what model Dell was it?

Darkness · 14-11-2005, 15:24

Dimension 3000 IIRC...

10-11-2005, 12:31	#1
digger760 King Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Fake Dog Poo Factory. Posts: 1,887	Need to Upgrade Your Graphics Card 4 Civ4? Thinking of upgrading your graphics card? I think the Nvidia 6600 offers the best value. Here is the latest offering from XFX, which has DDR2 ram. Fater and cheaper than GDDR1 ram on most 6600 card offerings. And overclockable too!! So if your game enough to overclock you can get a card that is cheaper and faster than a stock 6600 GT http://graphics.tomshardware.com/gra...109/index.html

10-11-2005, 13:28	#2
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,493	I already got a geforce 6600 The AGP version was brand new when I got it. __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"

11-11-2005, 08:26	#3
Pastorius Custard used tile Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Opening a can Posts: 3,158	I have gforce 5700, after a problem occured with the gforce4 (fan falling off etc) It certainly is not a new card, but I hope it covers my needs and I experience occational hiccups running wonder movies. I think it is mostly music related (need to update drivers when connection is back up) Also, transition from ingame to diplo view seems slow. Might be related to pagefile being too small. Anyway, I allowed myself a test run as I got it on wednesday. No weird insert cd problems, experienced the city gifting bug, had no AI gang up on me, and won spacerace on noble. Hm. Come to think of it, end video had same problems as wonder videos. An nvidia update might do the trick when connection is back up (est. 21.11.2005 now...tsk tsk) My head hurt by then because I had been reading all day. My fiancee gets home from Barcelona tomorrow, so I ll ask her to lock the game up for me. Erm..I went quite a bit off topic on this one. sorry __________________

14-11-2005, 13:53	#4
Darkness Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Netherlands. Posts: 4,169	Computer idiot needing help! Considering my graphics card (Intel® 82865G Graphics Controller) is not good enough for Civ4 (according to the systems check), I have been looking around a bit on the net to see what kind of problems I might have. Since I don't have T&L, I'll probably suffer from the "Dark Terrain" problem. Now I don't have the game yet (stupid play.com... ), but reports at that other site lead me to that conclusion. So, now I have two options: 1 - Wait and see if Firaxis does anything about it (like people are hoping at that other site. (I think that's unlikely as it's a systems requirements related problem) 2 - Get a new graphics card. Option two however, is problematic. I am a complete idiot when it comes to computer hardware, so I can use all suggetions and comments you're all willing to give. It is my understanding that there are different types of conncetions for different graphics cards, correct? So how can I check my computer for what kind of possible connections I have? And thus, what kind of graphics card I should get? __________________ "Death is lighter than a feather, but duty is heavier than a mountain..." - The Eye of the World

14-11-2005, 14:21	#5
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,493	IIRC you have the same graphics card like Stapel has. If it is integrated on the MB you're fucked. __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"

14-11-2005, 14:58	#7
digger760 King Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Fake Dog Poo Factory. Posts: 1,887	Integrated graphics - means its on a chip soldered to the board. That does not mean you are fucked. If you have a AGP slot or new PCI express slot then you can add a graphics card to your system. PCI Express is very knew, so i will assume you do not have this. Unless you bought a cheap Dell PC then chances are you will have an AGP slot. I'm not sure if its possible to tell if you have an AGP slot via windows. There is probably something in the Bios. But if if you have easy access to your motherboard, then the AGP slot sits next to (above) the PCI slots but is shorter in length (and normally the slot is a different colour as well).

14-11-2005, 15:13	#9
grahamiam Emperor Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA, East Coast. Posts: 2,673	what model Dell was it?

14-11-2005, 15:24	#10
Darkness Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Netherlands. Posts: 4,169	Dimension 3000 IIRC... __________________ "Death is lighter than a feather, but duty is heavier than a mountain..." - The Eye of the World