What in the world is a video card with pixel shader support?

[Moskiz]

I just got my pc into my new house on the 8th and i loaded up EQ2 and it wouldn't let me play. It said i needed a video card with pixel shader support, what is it and where could i get one?




P.S. I start 8th grade tomorrow

[Gninja]

you need to get a better video card.. just go to Best Buy and ask them for a Video card with either Pixel Shaders or Smart Shaders. they can show you what you need. I would suggest if you are looking for something good buy semi cheap to get a GeForce 5700

[Moskiz]

Thx, but also how much do you think it would be?

[Gninja]

that one runs about 80 dollars

[Moskiz]

And this one would let the game run smoothly on my pc.....right? At least for the most part?

[Debillus]

I'd go a bit higher than 5700 (sorry Gninja) ... A 5700 will play EQ2 nicely on your PC (assuming the rest of your setup meets specs), but If you ever wanna play Battlefield 2 or any of the new games around, they'll ask you for - minimum - a 5900 and preferably a card in the 6000 series...

If you can afford it, go look up some Geforce 6600 cards, they shouldn't be that much costlier.

/Deb

[Gninja]

6600 is getting closer to 200 dollars and being he is just in the 8th grade he probably can't afford it. 5700 is cheap and runs EQ2 well. I can play Battlefield on it just fine as well

[Moskiz]

Okay then thanks guys. I'm not going to be able to get it until like the 15th so it'll be a little while

[Moskiz]

Oh yeah 1 more thing. I think i might have my mom hooked on the game and was wondering if she'd have to take the test. send me a PM once you've got an answer ok? thx.



P.S. I'll update you when we get the video card and we get her character up and running.

[Inglorion]

Family clause, Moskiz....if your mom has a toon in game, have her send one of the officers a tell - have her register on the boards though, and have her post what toon she wants to be guilded with.

[Debillus]

XFX GeForce 6600 GT 128MB DDR3/8x-AGP/TV-Out/Dual-DVI (Lite Retail Box) - $145 w/free shipping US

I didn't mean to say that the 6600' was as cheap as the 5700' which, you're right Gninja, is cheap and will run EQ2 nicely.

My argument was, that if Moskiz had a bit more to spend, which btw. is not uncommon for 8th graders if they have an after school job and some sense of saving their earnings =), the 6600 would serve as a more up2date product, and a better investment in the future.

But again, before you go spend money on either a 5700' or a 6600' (remember, there's also a 5900' and 6200' inbteween) make sure that the rest of your PC is adequate to run EQ2. I'd be worried if it had less than a 2 GHz CPU and unless you have 512 MB RAM in it, EQ2 simlply won't start - no matter the size of your graphics card.

... and btw Gninja, I was refering to BF2 .... not BF 1942

/Deb

[Gninja]

So was I deb I just was too lazy to type the 2 :p

[Schaalyr]

oryou could just be like meandrun a radeon 9250, it supports every game that I play beatifully, and only cost me $50. Igot it off of Ebay, so you might need somebody to get it for you moskiz, but it's a good card forthe price

[penelope]

Once i get the video card, where do I put it? Like how do I install it into my pc?

[Moskiz]

Whoops, sry that was me. I was just checking on my mom's stuff and i forgot to log off.