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[SSV Enterprise]

Ryzaki wrote...
Awesome. So I can't wait! My new comp is going to be here soon!

And...it should run DA just fine then? Because ME2 has higher requirements? 

It should definitely run DA, but "fine" is uncertain, and not because of the card.   Patch 1.03 to DA introduced a host of stability problems to the game, and even with BioWare's attempted fix in patch 1.04, there's no telling how stable the game will be on any system.  Do you plan on buying Awakening, or any of the DLC released after that?  They require patch 1.03 or newer.  If you don't plan on buying them, then you may want to stick with patch 1.02 and avoid the stability problems.

Modifié par SSV Enterprise, 06 novembre 2010 - 05:05 .

[Ryzaki]

SSV Enterprise wrote...

Ryzaki wrote...
Awesome. So I can't wait! My new comp is going to be here soon!

And...it should run DA just fine then? Because ME2 has higher requirements? 

It should definitely run DA, but "fine" is uncertain, and not because of the card.   Patch 1.03 to DA introduced a host of stability problems to the game, and even with BioWare's attempted fix in patch 1.04, there's no telling how stable the game will be on any system.  Do you plan on buying Awakening, or any of the DLC released after that?  They require patch 1.03 or newer.  If you don't plan on buying them, then you may want to stick with patch 1.02 and avoid the stability problems.

Nah I'm not touching Awakening or any of the DLC.

So just stick with 1.02? Can do.

Gah. I hate bugs. And...it hasn't been fixed? Also...did the patches introduce more bugs because that would just be weird.

[SSV Enterprise]

The problem was,strangely enough, introduced by patch 1.03. It wasn't really a patch per se, because it didn't really fix anything in the game, but rather it "prepared" the game for the Awakening expansion. That association with Awakening probably is the cause, because overall Awakening is a morass of bugs and glitches. BioWare tried to fix the stability problems with patch 1.04, but judging by the continued crash/slowdown reports in the DA tech support section of this forum, they weren't entirely successful.

Just in case you plan on downloading from Steam or some other download service- don't. They automatically give you the most up-to-date version of the game, and you can't revert. Get the store-bought hard copy of the game so that you have full control of how you install the game and update it.  Avoid the Ultimate Edition, too, and just get the regular version for less money, since the Ultimate Edition includes all the DLC you don't want (And, to my knowledge, the DLC isn't actually included on the disc- you just get the codes so you can download them).

Modifié par SSV Enterprise, 06 novembre 2010 - 06:44 .

[Figbee]

just ordered the 5670! thought i'd go with the performance over the 40 dollar deal, makes me feel better about it. I can't wait to get this card so I can finally play!

Now I'm trying to install this myself any tips for that? I have installed an internet card before so I have some experience and I'm planning on following ehow's article on how to do it.

[PnXMarcin1PL]

Take GTX260, you wont regret spending the cash on it.

[Gorath Alpha]

That Geforce is another one that requires an upgraded power supply.  It cannot run on the original equipment unit in a branded PC, so that adds $50 to its cost, because any PSU cheaper than that is a big gamble.

I have usually suggested a particular article I found once as being good for someone who has never done it. I'll look it up.

Well, no luck in the bookmarks that FireFox collected on this PC. The one I had before was at Sharky Extreme, I think. I'm not favorably impressed with GameSpot, but this article has lots of photos.

http://www.gamespot....2716/index.html

It doesn't mention drivers. Use the Add/Remove Programs functions in the Control Panel to uninstall the current video drivers before shutting down to do the mechanical add-on. Often, a utility such as Driver Clean is also useful.

New video cards usually come with a Quick Install brochure, folder, or chart. It will tell you how much you should allow the New Hardware Wizard to do.

OK, I'm in the EDIT mode now.  I added the name Sharky Extreme to my Google Search, and what I found ended up being the older version of the article I had in mind, not what I wanted at all.

There has to be a good tutorial that covers all of the bases the way that the Sharky's article from 2007 had done! 

Here's a "decent" one, but not as good as I would have preferred:

www.helium.com/items/476004-how-to-install-a-graphics-card

Modifié par Gorath Alpha, 07 novembre 2010 - 01:39 .

[CalJones]

I've got the GeForce 9800 GT and it runs ME/ME2 and DA:O/A just fine on the higher settings. However, I did have my PC custom built and got a good power supply and a lot of cooling for my PC (as my flat gets particularly hot in summer - I'm in UK so aircon is rare in residential buildings).

For reference, my power supply is a 900W Quiet Quad Rail.

[Computer_God91]

Sense we're talking tech here, I have a question about my computer. I have the GeForce 9800 GT and have a 400w power supply, so I'm looking to upgrade too. However, I don't know if I should upgrade my card or my power supply or both, and if so whats a very good Graphics card and/or good power supply?

[Gorath Alpha]

There are only about a dozen quality brands we can trust, and a hundred that we cannot. Of those you can buy in the retail channel (some brands only sell to OEMs, such as Channel Well, but most of the Antec PSUs are Channel Well units with the Antec label, and those are their good ones), I can usually name a half dozen, not including Antec, because I never remember which of their units are not Channel Well, and thus, not good enough.

Enermax, Fortron, OCZ, PC Power & Cooling, Seasonic, and Sparkle.

[Figbee]

Gorath Alpha wrote...

That Geforce is another one that requires an upgraded power supply.  It cannot run on the original equipment unit in a branded PC, so that adds $50 to its cost, because any PSU cheaper than that is a big gamble.

I have usually suggested a particular article I found once as being good for someone who has never done it. I'll look it up.

Well, no luck in the bookmarks that FireFox collected on this PC. The one I had before was at Sharky Extreme, I think. I'm not favorably impressed with GameSpot, but this article has lots of photos.

http://www.gamespot....2716/index.html

It doesn't mention drivers. Use the Add/Remove Programs functions in the Control Panel to uninstall the current video drivers before shutting down to do the mechanical add-on. Often, a utility such as Driver Clean is also useful.

New video cards usually come with a Quick Install brochure, folder, or chart. It will tell you how much you should allow the New Hardware Wizard to do.

OK, I'm in the EDIT mode now.  I added the name Sharky Extreme to my Google Search, and what I found ended up being the older version of the article I had in mind, not what I wanted at all.

There has to be a good tutorial that covers all of the bases the way that the Sharky's article from 2007 had done! 

Here's a "decent" one, but not as good as I would have preferred:

www.helium.com/items/476004-how-to-install-a-graphics-card

Thanks the advice and the article helped. Thanks for the tip on uninstalling the drivers first, probably would have forgot about that. I found a few more articles on it and they helped and I found a few videos, and a good one by AMD on youtube so with the combo of articles and videos I think i'll be able to handle it fairly easily. Just gotta wait for the card to ship! I hate the wait for ordered items!