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Jul 8^th, 2004 at 9:32am

maverickr6 Offline
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suddenly coming back in play....... PC has 128mg RAM video card is a tnt2 (old) with 32mb total memory (??). is this the cause??? if so.... what can i do to improve gameplay.

thanx

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Reply #1 - Jul 8^th, 2004 at 9:41am

maverickr6 Offline
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found this graphics card.... anygood?

Geforce FX 5200

AGP 8X

Allows 2 display outputs at once

Stunning, cinematic effects

128Mb DDR Memory Interface

TV Output

Games bundle

4 Pixel pipes

250 mhz Clock speed

Anti-aliasing

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Reply #2 - Jul 8^th, 2004 at 10:41am

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I have pretty much the same card and CFS3 is running decend while not excellent.
An extra RAM stick does help either, the more the better.

Mathias&&

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Reply #3 - Jul 8^th, 2004 at 11:24am

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Have an FX5200. CFS3 runs good but it will do better with a fast CPU.

I only pretend to know what I'm talking about. Heck, that's what lawyers, car mechanics, and IT professionals do everyday. Wink

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Reply #4 - Jul 9^th, 2004 at 2:11pm

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suddenly coming back in play....... PC has 128mg RAM video card is a tnt2 (old) with 32mb total memory (??). is this the cause??? if so.... what can i do to improve gameplay.

thanx

128mb RAM? - Get 512 or ideally 1024mb Wink

The FX 5200 is certainly a quantum leap compared to a tnt2!

You don't say what CPU your running, a reasonable graphics card will still perform poorly (in CFS3) with a slow CPU.

Posting drivel here since Jan 31st, 2002. - That long!

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Reply #5 - Jul 10^th, 2004 at 6:11pm

maverickr6 Offline
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thanx for the replies.... cpu is a pentium 3

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Reply #6 - Jul 12^th, 2004 at 8:40pm

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Eeeehh... Pentium 3... Undecided

I'd go for a newer 4 or Celeron...

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Reply #7 - Jul 15^th, 2004 at 8:41am

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Careful...

First, the video card. Before you buy the GeForce FX 5200, make sure your computer has a AGP slot. Your computer may only have a PCI slot, like most older computers do. If so, you couldn't use the GeForce FX 5200.

Second, the CPU and RAM. No new video card will help much if you have a Pentium 3 and 32mb RAM. You need a Pentium 4 and at least 256mb.

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