Graphics card isnt good enough to play skyrim :cry:
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Good enough for all the other games i currently play, but doesnt have the shadermodel3 that is required.
Any thoughts on how easy it is to replace the card and what to replace it with?
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Everyone shuts up!
We need cadiz in game!
:)
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Whats your budget is the best question to answer first.
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Whats your budget is the best question to answer first.
Second would be is what graphics port does your motherboard support. Best to know so you don't waste money getting the wrong card.
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i have a dell dimension 5150.
Current video card is ATI Radeon X600
budget is flexible, i have seen new cards for between £100 and £500 on the web, lower end is obviously preferable but if you are getting up to the top end it is almost worth just buying a new computer rather than upgrading components isn't it?
Oh and i ought to say i know little about computers!
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Based off the card you listed and the User Manual for your system, you have a "PCI Express x16" connection for your system.
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Based off the card you listed and the Owner's Manual for your system, you have a "PCI Express x16" connection for your system.
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Dell doesnt show any upgrades on it's website, and everything there is hugely overpriced anyway…
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The trouble with prebuilts from places like Dell is normally the PSU is poor so upgrading the gfx card would also mean upgrading the psu
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Video card power is not as important as CPU muscle. You can run the game on older video cards, but if your CPU is less than 3.0 ghz or less than 4 quad, you will have alot of lag.
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@cadiz_stoker:
budget is flexible, i have seen new cards for between £100 and £500 on the web, lower end is obviously preferable but if you are getting up to the top end it is almost worth just buying a new computer rather than upgrading components isn't it?
Her's the deal on this question. When looking at the price of components, you want "The biggest bang for the buck", correct?
I'll give you an example. For around 60-70 bucks, you can get a HDD around 160-300GB (That's a big range). Spend just 30 more dollars, and you get around 300-500 (Also a big range). Just another 50 more from there, and you hit the "sweet spot". Around a terabyte.
With an express PCI x16, you can fit most video cards that are currently available. Now as for that "sweet spot" it's somewhere between 100-200. Here's the bad news. As far as I can tell from the manual, you have v1 of the bus, and most cards now are either v2, or 2.1 I'm sure you didn't need me to tell you, but your computer is old.
You can upgrade the small components and FRUs (Field Replaceable Units) like PSU, video card (In certain cases), and other expansion cards, but not things involving your bus, like the CPU, RAM, and motherboard. And unfortunately in your case, the PCI express bus. In your position, I recommend getting a new computer. To upgrade the bus, you'd need to upgrade every other major component and as far as costs are concerned, I think the biggest bang for your buck is a new machine.
If you have a local nerd/expert in your neighborhood, talk to them. They may be able to build you machine that is going to be much better than what Dell, IBM, or any other of those major manufacturers can offer. I recently built an economy machine for a friend that was in the 600 dollar range, and that economy machine trounces the machine I made just two years ago. Technology moves fast.
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thanks for the replies.
AAG nice breakdown, i knew the comp was old, but it was good for the time i bought it. It still lets do all the other stuff i do so i doubt i will be getting a new one.
Ill try playing on the kids comp instead, that is only a couple of years old…