blork   10 #1 Posted July 28, 2006 I've recently become somewhat obsessed with the game Oblivion... My current system runs it...well, not bad, at 1024x768 with most things medium-low, but it really struggles at outside scenes with the FPS dropping below ~12. Could anyone advise me on the best graphics card to upgrade to? Ideally I don't want to spend much more than £100, and I'd like to get it running smooth at 1280x1024, my monitor's native. Oh, and I've already tried all the tweaks to optimise the game...  My current set-up is: OS: Windows XP Home Edition Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+, ~2.0GHz Memory: 1GB RAM Card: nVidia Geforce 6600, PCI-E, 256MB  Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mr.blaze   10 #2 Posted July 28, 2006 I'd get another Geforce 6600 and run them in SLI. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
blork   10 #3 Posted July 28, 2006 I'd get another Geforce 6600 and run them in SLI.  I knew I should have said this in my first post...my system can't do SLI, I'm pretty sure - not much room for expansion. Thanks, anyway!  I have just been looking around t'internets; the GeForce 7600 GT seems like a good choice for me. About £120-130, good performance; any thoughts, or where I could get one cheap ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Weazel2006   27 #4 Posted July 29, 2006 With 4gb or ram, dual 3.2 ghz xeons a geforce 7900 and some nifty storage medium speeds it run at 60+fps  That's how a friend of mine has it running but unless your loaded it's not a cheap option im afraid. I know it is sometimes hard to be patient but i would seriously wait a little while for the direct x 10 generation of hardware to show it's face.  If you need a quick fix though a 6800gs or above should suffice to get the game running at 30-40fps at 1024x768 with some anti aliasing on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
blork   10 #5 Posted July 30, 2006 If you need a quick fix though a 6800gs or above should suffice to get the game running at 30-40fps at 1024x768 with some anti aliasing on  I have a problem with nVidia´s numbering system - would the 7600 GT be faster than a 6800gs? Or is it just that the 7-series supports some new shader? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Pete1024 Â Â 10 #6 Posted July 31, 2006 we've got some nice deals on 6800xt cards, that shout sort it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
neeeeeeeeeek   10 #7 Posted July 31, 2006 Look at tomshardware video charts for a good comparison of cards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
steev   10 #8 Posted July 31, 2006 we've got some nice deals on 6800xt cards, that shout sort it!  Oh no, you don't want a NVidia 6anything for Oblivion, I've just gone from a 6800GT because it was a bit pants...  If you're going for around £100 & PCI-E, you can't go wrong with summat like this for the money, but it'll still creak... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bob200279 Â Â 10 #9 Posted October 20, 2006 buy an xbox 360 and the game its cheaper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bob200279 Â Â 10 #10 Posted October 20, 2006 If your playing it on your monitor then you can just use a vga cable with your 360 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Nazo   10 #11 Posted October 20, 2006 buy an xbox 360 and the game its cheaper Yes obviously paying £300 to play a graphically inferior, cut-down version is much better than buying a new graphics card:rolleyes: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bob200279 Â Â 10 #12 Posted October 20, 2006 true, and a graphics card will last you a whole 6 months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...