- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I have a couple of questions. I'm planning on upgrading my computer...buying a new case, motherboard, video card, and transfering everything else. The video card I have now is the PNY make of the Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 (128MB). I'm looking at Nvidia's newer graphics card, the "XFX GeForce 6600 GT / 128MB DDR3 / AGP 8X / Dual DVI / TV." I'm using the Halo PC as a benchmark for my graphics because if I get the best graphics on Halo, I pretty much have the best graphics on everything.
When I play Halo with my current Nvidia card, I get great graphics (Decals, Shaders, Lighting, and so on), but it's not the best I've seen. For example, the assault riffle looks really crappy along with the cloaking (active camouflage). One of my biggest concerns is getting the highest resolution rather than 1024x768, which even then disrupts my framerate. Will getting a better graphics card enable me to set Halo on the highest (or high) resolution without the framerate going wild? Will more ram help (I currently have 512MB DDR)?
If you have other graphic card suggestions...please try to keep it under $300. Thanks.