GeForce 7600 GT 256Mo --> Radeon X1950 XTX 512Mo : is i...

[Damien BRUNET 0]

Hi,I'd like to change my graphic card for better framerate both in FS2004 and FSX.I actually have a GeForce 7600 GT with 256Mo video RAM. I find that 256Mo is not sufficient, especially for FSX ! I'd like to buy the Radeon X1950 XTX 512Mo. According to you, is it a good purchase ?Here is my PC configuration :Athlon 64 X2 4200+Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9-RH2048 Mo DDR PC3200Windows XP SP2Thank you.;-)Damien - LFQQ.http://damiendelille.free.fr/Cliparts/Avion.gif

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Before you go splashing your cash on a new video card with more memory, what makes you say that 256MB is not sufficient? In particular, what res and AA/AF settings are you using, as these will determine whether memory quantity is an issue for you?Gary

[Damien BRUNET 0]

I play with a 1280x1024 32bits resolution.AA 4x or AA 8xS // AF 16xDamien - LFQQ.http://damiendelille.free.fr/Cliparts/Avion.gif

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Damien,I just did a quick check of FSX at your above settings and video memory use is definitely above 256MB at KSEA with the ultralite, even using default global high which used 277MB. Any higher FSX settings than this caused video memory use to head into the early 300s. So, yes it seems you will benefit from extra video memory, not to mention a more powerful card will give you better performance at these high AA/AF levels.Having said all that, I am not familiar enough with the X1950 to know if it is a good card for FSX. Tom's Hardware chart here http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_200...2=854&chart=291 suggests that an nVidia card would be a better choice, but I'm not so sure the ATI cards make FSX performance drop that much given the game is primarily CPU bound. Anyway, another option for just a few more bux is the 8800GT 512M card, which will also give you a foot in the DX10 door.Gary

[Damien BRUNET 0]

There's also the ATI Radeon HD 3850 256Mo that appears to be a good graphic card ...Damien - LFQQ.http://damiendelille.free.fr/Cliparts/Avion.gif

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But it does't get around the 256MB video RAM limitation you currently have.Gary