would this be a good card for running RTW?
plz share any thoughts or opinions, thnx!
would this be a good card for running RTW?
plz share any thoughts or opinions, thnx!
Citizen
if you have a monster of a cpu and a buttload of ram, yes. if not, go for the 9800Pro 256-bit card for just a little more $$$. with the proper cooling, you can run it like a 9800XT. i use a 9600Pro 256MB 128-bit card and it's a bit depressing at times trying to get more than 15fps even on all-medium video/sound settings.
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Miles
At least upgrade to a 9600XT, I've had good experiences with those and RTW. 9800Pro would suit even better if you buy a 3rd party cooler (ATI Silencer recommended) and manage to flash it's BIOS to 9800XT
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I've got a Radeon 9600 XT with 256 MB and it works fine with Rome TW at Maximum settings, huge unit size, in a solution of 1280*1024. The only time the framerate gets low is when I actually fight huge battles (more than 7500 men) on a battle map displaying a huge city (like rome) at the same time. It's cheap, it's good...
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I have to say my ATI X800, with Arctic Cooling ATI 4 Silencer, works a treat!. Every game from Doom 3 to HL2 has worked amazingly well, if fact brillantly. But the X800 is not cheap, so save up! :lol
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Miles
the X800 easily costs 2-3 times the cost of a 9600Pro, lol. It might just be a tad out of his reach, except maybe for the XL.
please close this topic.
Citizen
just remember RTW is more heavily dependent on CPU speed rather than your video card's power.
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I run RTW on crappy Geforce4MX440 and AthlonXP1800+ with 770Mb RAM under WinXP
All medium - units High. Runs perfectly
I wonder some of u report lags on Athlon64 with freakin radeon 9800)))
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