I need a good graphic card that can play this game(darkorbit.com) at good fps.(40-60fps) My old card barely got up too 20fps highest and dropped to like 5 when i got shot at and then I froze. I don't know if the graphic card is the problem. Please tell if it is integrated or dedicated. I also have 504mb of ram. But the ram is enough to run the game.
The card needs to be $100 or less because thats the only amount I have.
2011-07-13T20:16:40Z
Vomit I know it sucks my dad took it to be repaired for $200 and I it would suck when I got it back. I begged my dad to get me a new one, but he said no because it would save a lot of money. My parents wouldn't agree getting a new one because they would get pissed off because they "repaired" it just 1 month ago.. This sucks.
2011-07-13T20:34:45Z
So what do I do? Come on there has to be something I can do to play this game with some good fps!
2011-07-13T20:51:31Z
The game I am playing is not modern its just an online fps space shooter. Check it out I don't think it requires a really good computer.
2011-07-13T20:55:15Z
Well that sucks I guess i'll just be stuck on this computer till something bad really bad happens to it.
Ken2011-07-13T20:36:54Z
Favorite Answer
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your system is not meant to play games. At least modern ones that is. You don't have a true dedicated graphics card, and 512 MB of RAM just isn't enough to play any modern game. You need at least 2 GB of RAM- and in fact, 4 GB is better.
Yes there is a decent $100 card out nowadays and its called the Radeon HD 5670. You can find it here:
But you'll need at least a 400 watt PSU to run it. And no offense, but your CPU is way past its prime.
See it ranked here: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Pentium+4+2.80GHz
I would not spend several hundred dollars to upgrade that outdated system when you could get a brand new mid-range one for about $450 that would blow that one away, even after you upgraded it.
You need RAM ($75-100), probably a new PSU ($75-100) , a new CPU ($200), a new motherboard for the CPU ($150), and the graphics card ($100). It's just not worth it.
Look here- this is a "modern" low to mid range system that'll run circles around yours: And it will play most new games (with settings turned to med. but it'll play them). And you can always upgrade the graphics card later - to bump up the frame rates. This system will handle the 5670 no problem.
Your computer in general is horrid for any kind of gaming. It's not worth it to put a video card in it. Save up for a better computer.
Why in the hell do people keep recommending the 9000 series? It's OLD, it's outdated, it's slow, and for $70 you can get a Radeon 6570 that would beat it silly.
And here's some DERP DERP NVIDIA from another clueless fanboy, as Nvidiots tend to be. Nvidia has some good cards, but in the sub-$100 range, AMD is kicking their teeth in for price/performance as well as power consumption. Stop blathering on about Nvidia cards if you don't know what the hell you're talking about.
Well, in that situation, I wouldn't recommend spending much. Assuming you have an open PCIe slot, I'd recommend going cheap. A Radeon 5570 should be adequate, eats little power, and costs close to $50 on Newegg.com. Don't put $100 into that thing.
Even if the problem isn't the graphics card (which is unlikely), you still should replace your old one with a better, updated one. Your current graphics card, to be quite honest, is a piece of garbage. I recommend getting an NVIDIA series graphics card. They are by far the best and most reliable. What specific card you get will depend on the money your willing to spend, and on the specs of your computer. Sometimes, if the computer is outdated enough, it's almost worth replacing your entire system and buying a new one which has the most recent software and hardware. Just check out the NVIDIA site here: http://www.nvidia.com/content/global/global.php. From here, select your country and perhaps even get advice from an expert at your local retailer/computer technician. I suggest for you an NVIDIA card from the GeForce range, as they have never failed me in the past. Good luck.
That is integrated. My first graphics card was called the Geforce 9500 GT, and it was able to play a lot of games, just not the newest. You can get it for about 70$.