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Icy8s
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Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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 Posted: 11/20/04 - 20:22 Post subject: Need some serious help with video card issue
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I'm working my ass off to find a video car my wife and I can use in our computers. They were gifts which is cool and all but they are Form Factor PC's which means they require low profile video cards.
Currently they have Matrox Millenium G450 cards in them which up to this point have been absolutely fine. They run EQ without a problem.
Now i'm looking to play Worlds of Warcraft and our cards are unsupported. We are looking to upgrade and spend maybe $100 per computer. Maybe slightly more if necessary. I was looking around and found some Geforce FX 5200 cards but turns out they are PCI.
Does anyone who has worked or still work with form factor PC have any suggestions on my delimma? Just a point to a web site with nice graphics cards AGP that are low profile or at least word they can be converted to low profile.
Thanks a lot for the help.
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Tolanin
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Joined: 16 Oct 2002
Posts: 3551
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Posted: 11/20/04 - 21:22 Post subject:
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i am sure those cards will run wow fine, if they can run eq they can run wow
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Icy8s
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Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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Posted: 11/20/04 - 21:53 Post subject:
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They cant =( I tried running the beta and got an error. When i looked up what the error meant i found that it was a video error.
Others who had the same error had to get new video cards.
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Gethy
RealPoor Master of Posts
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Tallahassee, FL
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Posted: 11/20/04 - 21:56 Post subject:
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Perchance something is wrong with my system then. I've alotted HD space for RAM (no clue how well this ought to work, I'm not really hip to the specifics), have 256 base RAM, an FX 5200, the lowest settings and still get <1 FPS in situations with ~40 alliance/hordes PVPing.
So, really, coming from someone with an GeForce FX 5200, you might want to aim a bit higher, even upgrade your RAM, as currently I don't think I'll be too hot at mass PVP until I upgrade.
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Zuboomafoo
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 11/21/04 - 01:04 Post subject:
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in your system bios, you can set aside some RAM to use towards your video card, I can't remember what it is called, I am probably wrong, but maybe it's called "video aperature" ?? I put mine at 128 mb. Your video card isn't the problem when you have 40+ people on your screen, you just need more RAM. I have 2 gigs and I've never had any problems with FPS going lower than ~40, and I get 90 most of the time.
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Icy8s
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Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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Posted: 11/21/04 - 10:18 Post subject:
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hm i think I may be misunderstood =(
I HAVE Matrox Millenium G450
But cannot find low profile upgrade to it.
Wouldnt mind a Geforce FX 5200 just cant find one =(
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Thenger
Can't Stop Posting
Joined: 17 Oct 2002
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Posted: 11/21/04 - 11:20 Post subject:
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| Icy8s wrote: | hm i think I may be misunderstood =(
I HAVE Matrox Millenium G450
But cannot find low profile upgrade to it.
Wouldnt mind a Geforce FX 5200 just cant find one =( |
To lazy to do a google search since it's so damn earily but what the f**k is a "Matrox Millenium G450"? Is that some sort of gimp name shit?
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Emiko
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Joined: 05 May 2003
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Posted: 11/21/04 - 11:23 Post subject:
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That's what he's saying... He wants a better one...
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Zuboomafoo
Toomuchtimeonhands
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 773
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Posted: 11/21/04 - 12:06 Post subject:
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| Icy8s wrote: | hm i think I may be misunderstood =(
I HAVE Matrox Millenium G450
But cannot find low profile upgrade to it.
Wouldnt mind a Geforce FX 5200 just cant find one =( |
www.newegg.com
www.overstock.com
www.pricewatch.com
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Grendul
Luke Warm
Joined: 13 Oct 2002
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Location: Middle of Nowhere VA
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