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[stoutfellow]

I've been playing Civ IV for quite a while, but my computer is slightly underpowered for that game. Reading 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.

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[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

Glad to help! I see that 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.