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stoutfellow ([personal profile] stoutfellow) wrote2006-11-18 02:24 pm
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Upgrade

I've been playing Civ IV for quite a while, but my computer is slightly underpowered for that game. Reading [livejournal.com profile] tygerr's description of the visual effects has prompted me to remedy this situation.

The manual says that, at minimum, the game requires a "64 MB Video Card w/ Hardware T&L (GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 or better)"; it recommends a "128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 8 support (pixel and vertex shaders)". I think that's the only respect in which my system falls short. Does anyone have a recommendation as to what video card I should order? Money's not too much of an object.

[identity profile] autographedcat.livejournal.com 2006-11-19 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad to help! I see that [livejournal.com profile] khavrinen answered your other question. I'd tend to agree with most of what K said, except to note that I wouldn't personally buy a card with less than 256 meg of ram these days. The difference *is* worth it, IMO.