Oblivion

[Matt-Page]

OK, Oblivion is ace, have just installed the game and fired it up. Am now out of the sewers and outside.

The graphics aren't too jumpy but i don't know if this is the worse it will be.

Basically i have been offered to buy a 256M Asus ATI AX800ProTVD for a good price, but don't know if i need to... I can afford to if i have to, but i would rather not... advice pelase?

 

[Durzel]

It runs "ok" on my X800 XT PE, at 1440x900 (3Ghz P4 @ 3.9Ghz).

You definitely need an X1800/X1900 or 7800/7900 GTX for all the eye candy at high resolutions. But it does look absolutely staggering, it's worth it if you can afford it.

 

[Matt-Page]

Am i gooing to need a re-install of oblivion if i do change the GFX card?

 

[GAMEfreak]

no. why would you have to?

 

[Matt-Page]

Sod it, im going to get it... How much would i get for my XFX Geforce 6600GT 128 second hand, with box and all manuals/games that come with it?

 

[nbkpsycho]

30-40 quid tops

 

[Matt-Page]

ao is £90 for a 256M Asus ATI AX800ProTVD a good price in your opinion nbkpsycho ?

 

[nikebee]

30-40 quid tops

:-/

in the MM they seem to be selling for between £50-£60... non GT models are selling for about £40

a quick search on ebay shows that they're also selling for around £60ish... so no, definately not £30-£40

 

[Matt-Page]

So is £90 for a 256M Asus ATI AX800ProTVD a good price?

 

[nikebee]

yes mate, nice price for a nice card... seen these going for about £100ish on the MM in the last month.

 

[Raikiri]

So is £90 for a 256M Asus ATI AX800ProTVD a good price?

Just wondering if it is AGP or PCI-e, as there are a few A8V boards

 

[Matt-Page]

AGP..... Still a good price?

 

[nikebee]

AGP..... Still a good price?

yes mate, i presumed it was AGP and did my quick searches for AGP cards accordingly... good price imo

 

[Cuchulain]

Even with a 512mb X1800 you still can't wang the detail up to max settings, according to ATI Tray Tools I was getting less than 20fps in most areas.

 

[Steven]

So is £90 for a 256M Asus ATI AX800ProTVD a good price?

Is that 12 or 16 pipe?

Looks like I may have undervalued my flashed x800pro as I'm selling at that price.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

sounds like a downgrade since you would be loosing shader model 3.0 support.

if your getting a card now for AGP your best bet is a 7800 card.

 

[sargatanas]

It may be losing SM3.0 but the cars itself is a LOT faster. The 6600GT is really too slow to implement SM3.0 properly anyway