Graphics cards tutorial, what to get, will it run AVP3?

Just a little post about getting a good graphics card (and or processor) to run AVP3


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125286

Very good graphics card, will surely run AVP3 on very high settings (at least a decent processor) and if you have a good processor (Quad core) it will probably run it max settings.


First off, you need to know if you have the right slot, in this case, this is a PCIe slot

which looks like dis..

The PCIe (Or PCI express, whatever you want to call it) is the black slot in this picture.



Most modern motherboards have at least one of these, so if you have bought a decent new computer in the last 3 or so years, it's a pretty safe bet you have one, but I would still check.

If you want to look around for any others, go here, it will have the list I used to find this graphics card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1069633099+106792522+1068320729&QksAutoSuggestion=&ShowDeactivatedMark=False&Configurator=&Subcategory=48&description=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=


It is also important that you have a decent Power Supply Unit (or PSU) it has to have certain wattage to power the video card, if you open up your computer, and try to look under the power supply, it may tell you how many watts it pumps out, (e.g 450-Watts)

A power supply looks like this





REMEMBER! CHECK THE WATTAGE YOUR CARD NEEDS AND HOW MUCH WATTAGE YOUR POWER SUPPLY PUTS OUT! IF YOUR CARD DOESN'T HAVE SUFFICIENT WATTAGE, IT WILL NOT WORK


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If you need a processor, there is also a certain socket is has to be in, not every CPU uses the same socket. If you look up your processor, it will tell you which socket it uses, so you know the right processor to buy (e.g socket AM2+, Socket M, Socket AM2)

It is also very important to apply thermal grease on top of the CPU before you put the fan back on, thermal grease conducts heat and transfers it to a heat sink (Which is a device that dissipates heat)

You can get Thermal grease pretty much at any hardware store (example; Radioshack)

If you need any more help, you can PM me or email me.

...if you buy a cpu from retail it comes with the heatsink and thermal paste.

you can also use everest ultimate edition to help find out what socket you have.

i just changed my cpu using help from friends. get help from friends and watch videos online...they will save your life.

Thanks Desolate!
pretty good post, but I have a question, what is a decent procesor? 1.5? 2.0? 2.1? or what is the minimun that this game requires?
Thansk dude!

Verloc wrote:

Thanks Desolate!
pretty good post, but I have a question, what is a decent procesor? 1.5? 2.0? 2.1? or what is the minimun that this game requires?
Thansk dude!

Well, the minimum is a 2.13 Dual Core processor, but I would recommend a Quad core really.

i got 2.93 dual core, that satisifies the rec requirements.

andy, the miniumum is a 3.2Ghz single core processor.

Quote :

Minimum Requirements:
Windows 7/ XP/Vista
1 GB System RAM (XP)/ 2 GB System RAM (Vista)
3.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/Athlon 64 3000+ or equivalent processor
DirectX 9.0c compliant video card with 128 MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better, ATI X1600 or better)

Recommended Requirements:
Windows 7/ XP/Vista
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 or equivalent processor
2 GB System RAM
DirectX 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI HD2900 PRO or better)

dual core isnt the same as core 2 duo.

core 2 duo is better

Oh man.... i got to get a new processor...
How do I know what kind od video card do I have? it is Vista system
Thanks all for helping

Verloc wrote:

Oh man.... i got to get a new processor...
How do I know what kind od video card do I have? it is Vista system
Thanks all for helping

start menu, enter dxdiag i nteh serach thing

it will show u ur card when you hit the "display" tab.

for instance mine says ati radeon 2400 hd.

Inferno wrote:

Verloc wrote:

Oh man.... i got to get a new processor...
How do I know what kind od video card do I have? it is Vista system
Thanks all for helping

start menu, enter dxdiag i nteh serach thing

it will show u ur card when you hit the "display" tab.

for instance mine says ati radeon 2400 hd.

Well aren't you special.

but of course.

PinPoint wrote:

dual core isnt the same as core 2 duo.

core 2 duo is better

the one i got is C2D

Seems I can run avp3.But I need a better graphic card to run it at MAX

ÇThanks all

got my gt220 today. and oyeaaaa! it works with my psu.

need to keep case open though cause my pcie is right next to my hdd so i cant use the low pro bracket....shouldve got a normal one


only bad thing with it so far is that the fan is on full constantly and it cant be changed





AVP time

PinPoint wrote:

got my gt220 today. and oyeaaaa! it works with my psu.

need to keep case open though cause my pcie is right next to my hdd so i cant use the low pro bracket....shouldve got a normal one


only bad thing with it so far is that the fan is on full constantly and it cant be changed





AVP time

Bah, everyone complains about these fans,

I got a computer with a fan that sounds like a jet engine and I don't even mind it.

i wouldnt mind if my case didnt have to stsy open xD

As long as the new AVP works.... ti what it matters....

yea lol. got my head set on any way so dont hear it xD

WTF JET ENGINE?!

PS:PinPoint thx for the HL2 lost coast ;D rox

RaptorMistikan wrote:

WTF JET ENGINE?!

Figure of speech,

Ha!

If any admins think this should be stickied, please do, I think this thread could help many people,

damn it!!! I tried it and my pc is very slow in game!