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Old 01-19-2008, 07:58 PM
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Default Time for a new video card (to play unreal 3)

Hello all,

I have just got hold of unreal tournament 3 and to my dismay it does not run well on my PC. Very jerky and low frame rate with settings on low.

I have a;
Asus M2N mobo
Athon 64 4200 chip
2GB Corsair XMs2 DDR2 PC6400 ram
250GB sata 16mb HDD
600watt PSU
Midi tower case (with 3 fans)
Windows XP home
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Palit Nvidia geforce 7300GS 256MB GFX card. I am sure this is more than likely the problem. It was only cheap to get my PC up and running last year (full self build)

Anyway what card would you recommend as a worth while upgrade to run this game at its best. Ideally I would like 2 options the cheapest option that I can "get away with" and then a more powerful card to fully exploit my PC and the game. (max of about £150.. though will consider more if necessary) Also I would like to stay with Nvidia chip set.

Thank you in advance….
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Old 01-19-2008, 08:12 PM
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Here's a 8600 for a pretty good price. I didn't know they ran so cheap I might pick one up.
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Newegg.com - XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

This one is the right one.

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That card would be decent enough to run the game. i would suggest that you find a UK dealer that has that video card or the 512MB version.
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