Cheapest graphics card to handle COD6?

[MiNxYyY]

Hi there,

Looking for the cheapest Gfx card to run COD6 when it arrives.

budget is about £30 - £60

Ati or Nvidia suitable

cheers

 

[Monkeynut]

I would wait til september, hopefully ATi's new range should drop existing prices.

 

[MiNxYyY]

I was thinking of getting a 7950 Gx2 1GB and i can have it for less than £40.

Would this handle cod6 you think?

Only playing at res 1280 x 1024

 

[El Jimben]

The new cards will force down the price of most older cards so I'd wait and try and pickup something like a second hand 4850/9800.

 

[bodybag]

The new cards will force down the price of most older cards so I'd wait and try and pickup something like a second hand 4850/9800.

+1

Waiting is the keyword here!, 4850 I reakon would be a very good card for this game.

The 7950 would struggle I reakon.....IMHO

 

[Rroff]

7950GX2 didn't do that great in COD4 for me - one of the reasons I swapped it for an 8800GT originally.

 

[El Jimben]

Plus a 4850/8800/9800 GPU will run cooler, use less juice and be quieter than a 7950x2

 

[arc@css]

7000 series tech a little long in the tooth now. You can pick up a second hand 8800 gt 512 for very reasonable money.

 

[psychas]

I was thinking of getting a 7950 Gx2 1GB and i can have it for less than £40.

Would this handle cod6 you think?

Only playing at res 1280 x 1024

at that resolution should be enough me things but i recommend to get 8800 gts g92 512mb second hand

edit: is the card for cod 6 or cod modern warfare 2 ?

 

[MiNxYyY]

at that resolution should be enough me things but i recommend to get 8800 gts g92 512mb second hand

edit: is the card for cod 6 or cod modern warfare 2 ?

Same thing isnt it? COD6/MW 2 and yep it is

 

[baked188]

A 4850 would be your best bet i think, As said above thou id wait a month and the prices will probably come down a bit.

 

[_lecro_]

You dont say what you have ATM

but if you can run cod4 on max there's a good chance MW2 will run ok on medium settings from what ive heard

 

[RobertN]

wont be that taxing because it has to run on the 360 and is probably a similar engine to the last one

i agree 8800gt minmum preferably somthing better 4850 4870

 

[psychas]

Same thing isnt it? COD6/MW 2 and yep it is

no its not

 

[MiNxYyY]

You dont say what you have ATM

but if you can run cod4 on max there's a good chance MW2 will run ok on medium settings from what ive heard

Well atm its the most basic computer going,on res 1280 x 1024 with no AA and everything low it gets about 50fps and drops to 20-30 during explosive gameplay.

only need a cheapish card to run it as i wont be gaming 24/7,at the most will only be 2-3hours a week.