Graphics card question.

[Rhodian Archer]

I want to Medieval 2 on the highest possible graphics while going smoothly. Can any one recomend any specifications?

[irishron]

Got $6000 American for an overclocked gaming machine. The best graphics card is only as good as the board it's plugged into and the monitor you're watching.

[SpinDizzyMR]

Here my specs to give you an idea.

CPU : Athlon 64x2 5000+ (Best today is something like 64x 6000+ without going into the ridiculous (quad core))

Graphics Card : Radeon 3850 ((ATI's 2nd best card to date)

2 gig of 800mhz DDR.


My game performance =

Amount of men before noticable framerate hit = Just over 5000 men,

Game stutters at start of Historical battles like Hastings where lots of men are shown moving in close up detail, and framerate drops below 20.

I run at 1140x768 with 2x temporal AA, and everything else set to maximum.

[irishron]

My specs are:
AMD64 2-core 4600 (2.4Ghz)
Radeon x1950pro set on factory default
Windows XP
3 gb ddr2 ram
The game is set on its preferences
Monitor resolution is 1024x768 for these old eyes.
I played a small battle (about 1000menx1000men) with no lag.

[SpinDizzyMR]

Yeah, I have a SLI motherboard, going to wait for prices to drop considerably then I'll buy another 3850 since I have a SLI motherboard.

[Snizel]

Yeh like irishron said you are going to have to spend A LOT of money if you want everything on highest settings and no lag whatsoever. You would need two Nvidia 8800gtx linked via SLI for starters. I would wait a while for prices to drop or buy a new direct x 10.1 card when they are released.