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Cheap Rolex Watches (I mean upgrade) - BoBoTheBum - 01-21-2010
So I'm a poor person on a limited budget but I reaaalllyyy want l4d2. I'm trying to meet the reqs for it, so I systemrequirementslabbed my computer. I failed on:
 CPU SpeedÂ
Recommended: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHzÂ
You Have: 2.10 GHz Performance Rated at: 4.2 GHzÂ
 Video CardÂ
Recommended: DirectX 9 compatible video card with Shader model 3.0. NVIDIA GeForce 7600, ATI Radeon X1600 or betterÂ
You Have: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x7183)Â
 Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your Video Card does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations.Â
Features: Recommended attributes of your Video CardÂ
 Required You HaveÂ
 Video RAM 128 MB 1.0 GBÂ
 Hardware T&L Yes YesÂ
 Pixel Shader version 3.0 3.0Â
 Vertex Shader version 3.0 3.0Â
I don't trust SRL's suggestions because I assume they are biased. I'm also confused because it seems that I meet the attributes, but SRL just rejects my vidcard based on model number. ???
So, what are some cost effective suggestions, ladies and gents?
Re: Cheap Rolex Watches (I mean upgrade) - cbre88x - 01-22-2010
8800 or 9800 GT Nvidia (at least 512 VRAM) or whatever the ATI equivalent is..should be pretty cheap these days...and an AMD X2 6400+ should be running around the 100..could be wrong about prices since I havent checked. Those would get you to run it ok for around $250 or probably less.
Re: Cheap Rolex Watches (I mean upgrade) - Wedge - 01-24-2010
(01-22-2010, 02:16 AM)cbre88x link Wrote: 8800 or 9800 GT Nvidia (at least 512 VRAM) or whatever the ATI equivalent is..should be pretty cheap these days...and an AMD X2 6400+ should be running around the 100..could be wrong about prices since I havent checked. Those would get you to run it ok for around $250 or probably less.
Yeah I wouldn't really recommend that he buy an AMD chip when he has an Intel mobo. A 2.1 C2D can prob be overclocked if it actually ends up being a bottleneck, but I dunno. Anyways, according to a quick google search that video card is the chipset for a shitty old X1300 or X1500 Radeon, which would definitely be a problem running almost any game these days.
Re: Cheap Rolex Watches (I mean upgrade) - Darklink - 01-24-2010
(01-24-2010, 09:08 PM)Wedge link Wrote: [quote author=cbre88x link=topic=4126.msg133515#msg133515 date=1264144616]
8800 or 9800 GT Nvidia (at least 512 VRAM) or whatever the ATI equivalent is..should be pretty cheap these days...and an AMD X2 6400+ should be running around the 100..could be wrong about prices since I havent checked. Those would get you to run it ok for around $250 or probably less.
Yeah I wouldn't really recommend that he buy an AMD chip when he has an Intel mobo. A 2.1 C2D can prob be overclocked if it actually ends up being a bottleneck, but I dunno. Anyways, according to a quick google search that video card is the chipset for a shitty old X1300 or X1500 Radeon, which would definitely be a problem running almost any game these days.
[/quote]i can run l4d2 on a radeon x300 at around 30-40 fps on 640x480
Re: Cheap Rolex Watches (I mean upgrade) - BoBoTheBum - 01-31-2010
on 640x480
Isn't that absurdly small