What video card would handle over 100 units on screen?

[Stepsongrapes]

I'd buy one with 2 gig video memory. Not because you necessarily need it for Mount & Blade, but because it won't be long before it's the standard and newer games might make good use of it. The infrastructure of the GPU is the most important though.

Only if you're running some sort of crazy dual-screen setup.  Oversized video ram only makes a difference if you're running very high resolutions (well past 1920 X 1200).  Otherwise, a waste of money.  Just look at benchmarks for the vchip with lowish ram and hi ram.

The game itself makes little difference, to vram.

 

[Edward B.]

I see a lot of people on here with less RAM, lower-end video card that I have and yet they seem to be running the game better than I am. Makes me wonder if I am having other problems...

 

[Captivus]

What computer do you have?
GPU, RAM, Processor, Monitor resolution,...maybe % of free space in Hard Drive (just in case the answer is 1%).
Do you have all the video option in high? Did you also checked all the others? Maybe your GPU is having problems with...i don't know...water rendering.

 

[Edward B.]

I  have all settings on low/medium. I believe I have models on medium but everything on else on low. Processor is quad-core 2.8 GHZ. I have a 500 gig hard drive with 75 % of the drive free. Resoultion is 1440x900 with 4 gig RAM and 8800 GTS 512 video card.

 

[Captivus]

I  have all settings on low/medium. I believe I have models on medium but everything on else on low. Processor is quad-core 2.8 GHZ. I have a 500 gig hard drive with 75 % of the drive free. Resolution is 1440x900 with 4 gig RAM and 8800 GTS 512 video card.

Mmm....i think the problem is the video card. There are other 512 video cards models better than the 8800 gts. I know people who play this game with a 9600gt card.
Still, low/medium graphs + 1440x900 its not very demanding.

I like to add that nobody has all the answers when it comes to video cards, that's the reason i wanted to let you know about the new ones. Just so you can make a decision with more information.

I have a 285gtx (1GB) and i can run every game with max detail in a 24`1900x1200 monitor, i also have a quad-core (AMD) and 4 RAM. I'm not gonna buy a new card now, I'm waiting to see what happens.

At the end, $100-$200 its not A LOT of money (it is in Argentina, where i live), so buy the best card you can. (dont forget to check any motherboard issues).

 

[Titan357]

1 XFX/ATi 5870 is within the $200 limit, the 2.8 quad core should be fine, are you using 32 (4 gigs) or 64 bit (all you want)  os?

If 32 get 4 gigs of the fastest ram you can handle (maybe 1066 depends on MB) and that should have you set.

 

[Captivus]

1 XFX/ATi 5870 is within the $200 limit, the 2.8 quad core should be fine, are you using 32 (4 gigs) or 64 bit (all you want)  os?

If 32 get 4 gigs of the fastest ram you can handle (maybe 1066 depends on MB) and that should have you set.

I agree, you are gonna see a lot of improvement in performance with such a video card. Remember, make sure you can use it before you buy it (motherboard, space, power).

 

[Edward B.]

My power supply may end up biting me. I have a 550 watt supply.

I tried looking up what power supply a Radeon 6850 or 5850 would take, but all I could find was power consumption which seemed to be at around 250-300 watts. But I'm not sure how much power the rest of my PC needs. Anyone have any idea?

I appreciate all the help!

 

[wrc]

My power supply may end up biting me. I have a 550 watt supply.

I tried looking up what power supply a Radeon 6850 or 5850 would take, but all I could find was power consumption which seemed to be at around 250-300 watts. But I'm not sure how much power the rest of my PC needs. Anyone have any idea?

I appreciate all the help!

550 watts is enough,more important thing is stable or constant power supply,so,good Power supply for your pc is one of the most important components,which means,better save your money on graphic card or RAM,or hard disk but on that!

 

[Titan357]

My power supply may end up biting me. I have a 550 watt supply.

I tried looking up what power supply a Radeon 6850 or 5850 would take, but all I could find was power consumption which seemed to be at around 250-300 watts. But I'm not sure how much power the rest of my PC needs. Anyone have any idea?

I appreciate all the help!

http://www.newegg.com/

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150506


System Requirements
    Minimum 500 Watt Power Supply Requirement

I would go with a 750W PSU, but the one you have now (assuming its not cheep) should be able to handle it until you can upgrade as long as you are not running a lot of other items like HDD and cd-roms.

 

[Captivus]

The more power the better. Because it doesnt matter if the power is enough or not, the pc will start.
If power is not enough than the GPU is gonna start overheating...not good.

Check this
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

Assuming you have a "normal" computer, CPU, Video Card and Hard Drives are the most important. Be sure you select the right ones.

The good thing is that you can "play" and change 1 variable at a time and see what happens.
Hope it helps!

 

[Edward B.]

The more power the better. Because it doesnt matter if the power is enough or not, the pc will start.
If power is not enough than the GPU is gonna start overheating...not good.

Check this
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

Assuming you have a "normal" computer, CPU, Video Card and Hard Drives are the most important. Be sure you select the right ones.

The good thing is that you can "play" and change 1 variable at a time and see what happens.
Hope it helps!

Thanks. Hope this is wrong, though. According to it, my PSU can barely handle my current setup and if I went with a Radeon 6850, it wouldn't be able to handle it (requiring a 650 watt supply).

Sucks because I just bought my PSU not even six months ago. If I would've spent a little extra money I could've gotten a 650 or 750 watt supply and been fine. 

 

[Titan357]

The more power the better. Because it doesnt matter if the power is enough or not, the pc will start.
If power is not enough than the GPU is gonna start overheating...not good.

Check this
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

Assuming you have a "normal" computer, CPU, Video Card and Hard Drives are the most important. Be sure you select the right ones.

The good thing is that you can "play" and change 1 variable at a time and see what happens.
Hope it helps!

Thanks. Hope this is wrong, though. According to it, my PSU can barely handle my current setup and if I went with a Radeon 6850, it wouldn't be able to handle it (requiring a 650 watt supply).

Sucks because I just bought my PSU not even six months ago. If I would've spent a little extra money I could've gotten a 650 or 750 watt supply and been fine. 

Check out a cosair PSU, the 750W is very affordable.

 

[Edward B.]

Captivus - what kind of power supply are you running with your PC?

Titan - thanks. I might end up just holding off on everything, though. I mean, I *just* bought this power supply. I buy a new video card, then I get a new PSU, next thing I'll probably need more RAM or a new motherboard - lol. This could very expensive, too expensive to warrant doing. I might just have to get used to small battles.

 

[Titan357]

Captivus - what kind of power supply are you running with your PC?

Titan - thanks. I might end up just holding off on everything, though. I mean, I *just* bought this power supply. I buy a new video card, then I get a new PSU, next thing I'll probably need more RAM or a new motherboard - lol. This could very expensive, too expensive to warrant doing. I might just have to get used to small battles.

You dont have to get a 5870 or a 6870, why not try a 4870? I think you can get by on one of those, I used to have one and you should be ok for 200 ish battle size.
You can get a 4870 1gig really cheep.

I use this PSU btw
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Here, will this video card work for you?
its seems pretty soild, its a 1Gig card and I am sure you can get 100 maybe 200+ with this on low detail.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150448

Just make sure you have the correct slot for the video card.

 

[Edward B.]

You dont have to get a 5870 or a 6870, why not try a 4870? I think you can get by on one of those, I used to have one and you should be ok for 200 ish battle size.
You can get a 4870 1gig really cheep.

I use this PSU btw
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Here, will this video card work for you?
its seems pretty soild, its a 1Gig card and I am sure you can get 100 maybe 200+ with this on low detail.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150448

Just make sure you have the correct slot for the video card.

I don't think that video card is really much of a step up from the 8800 GTS that I have now. I'm looking at the other cards, because they look like they'd be a significant improvement.

 

[Titan357]

You dont have to get a 5870 or a 6870, why not try a 4870? I think you can get by on one of those, I used to have one and you should be ok for 200 ish battle size.
You can get a 4870 1gig really cheep.

I use this PSU btw
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Here, will this video card work for you?
its seems pretty soild, its a 1Gig card and I am sure you can get 100 maybe 200+ with this on low detail.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150448

Just make sure you have the correct slot for the video card.

I don't think that video card is really much of a step up from the 8800 GTS that I have now. I'm looking at the other cards, because they look like they'd be a significant improvement.

I think (feel free to do your own comparison) that it will provide a larger gain than what you think.
Lets take a look.

HD 5750
PCI Express 2.0 x16 Vs PCI Express x16

The 5750 has a faster core clock 700 Vs 500.

Almost twice the amout of ram, 1gig of DDR5 Vs 512 of  DDR3


Here is a comparison for you.
http://www.hwcompare.com/1362/geforce-8800-gts-g92-vs-radeon-hd-5750-1gb/

Not only should the 5750 be faster (take fallout 3 on very high settings) then the 8800 GTS by about 30% its also less power hungry than the card you have now.

Nvidia is very bad for power hungry cards.


Its not a complete blow out, but I think you would see a good deal of improvement with the 5750, why not look at a 5770 as well?

Here,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150447&cm_re=5770-_-14-150-447-_-Product

Now the 5770 is still less power hungry than the current card you have while providing a across the board preformance gain.

http://www.hwcompare.com/1203/geforce-8800-gts-g92-vs-radeon-hd-5770/

Take a look at the 5770 then, I think it could be the best bet for you, and its only $134.XX.
 

 

[Captivus]

Captivus - what kind of power supply are you running with your PC?

Titan - thanks. I might end up just holding off on everything, though. I mean, I *just* bought this power supply. I buy a new video card, then I get a new PSU, next thing I'll probably need more RAM or a new motherboard - lol. This could very expensive, too expensive to warrant doing. I might just have to get used to small battles.

This is my PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171023

I bought it when i got the gtx285. Havent got any problems. I have an alarm just in case mi GPU goes over 70, never has.

 

[The Shadow]

I'd recommend a GTS 450 tbh.  Your whole rig's gonna need upgrading eventually, if you don't want the 6870 bottlenecking, so I wouldn't get it if you didn't plan to upgrade everything at once.  Also, it's very power-efficient. 

 

[Captivus]

I have to say that i start looking at the 400 series i thought the power consumption was higher. Good news.
Does anybody know a website where we can compare prices and specs of different cards. I only know websites with specs or prices, no both.