Graphics Card Price

mr.goalieman · Post by **mr.goalieman** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:37 pm

Video Card Price

Does anyone know the prices of video cards? I need one for Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion. I need a fairly decent one that will work good on that game.

Denethorn · Post by **Denethorn** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:52 pm

In what currency?

mr.goalieman · Post by **mr.goalieman** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:23 pm

I don't know what you mean by currency. I don't know anything about video cards because I just got a new PC this Christmas. Can you guys help me out?

Siberys · Post by **Siberys** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:36 pm

Currency is money, like the Dollar.

A good enough video card, in american money, should be about $100-150 to get a bit in between the min and recommended graphics.

fable · Post by **fable** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:44 pm

If you're looking for recommendations, consider getting a card that's been well reviewed and on the market for 1-2 years. That way, the price will have dropped by as much as 50%, while still being recent enough to run all current games.

Consider the ATI Radeon line, perhaps a 9600. It's a bit old, but it will certainly run Oblivion.

Rookierookie · Post by **Rookierookie** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:41 pm

Graphics cards go anywhere from $20 USD to $2000 USD.

mr.goalieman · Post by **mr.goalieman** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:04 am

Thanks guys! I'll get one that's around that 250$ price.

Rookierookie · Post by **Rookierookie** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:10 am

Before you buy one, you'll need to know if it's compatible with your motherboard. Also, some computers may require a new power supply unit for a powerful graphics card.

And is $250 in USD? Or yen?

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:25 am

250 USD should net you a top of the line card. You can probably spend half that, and get a card that's only slightly dated but loses nothing in gaming.

mr.goalieman · Post by **mr.goalieman** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:46 am

What is USD and YEN? Also where's a good place to get the card? Best buy? Futurshop?

mr_sir · Post by **mr_sir** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:44 am

USD is US Dollars and YEN is the japanese currency (I think, not entirely sure on that last one).

As for the best place to get a card, just look around. There are usually a lot of cards on ebay and there are a lot of online sites that sell them. Just do a search in google and you'll find some. Or check your local pc shop to see what they have so you have a guide price to go by so you know if you are getting a good deal if you buy one elsewhere or online.

Siberys · Post by **Siberys** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 5:48 am

Chances are, if best buy sells video cards, then they'll have one suitable for oblivion.

And right, yen is the japanese currency, but I'm not sure why we pronounce it yen when they pronounce it 'en.'

Ashen · Post by **Ashen** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:27 am

Pay attention as someone said not to get a PCI-E card if your motherboard isn't adequate.

Also I have a Radeon 9800 Pro and it runs great, so for an AGP card, if that's what you have to go for, I would suggest that one.

shaconbacon · Post by **shaconbacon** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:12 am

Do you have agp or pci-e. For some good prices here

http://www.newegg.com

DaemonJ · Post by **DaemonJ** » Sun May 07, 2006 10:37 am

You might also want to consider reading this [url="http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2746"]The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GPU Performance[/url] article from Anandtech.com before making a purchase.

They also have a follow-up [url="http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2747"]The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion CPU Performance[/url] article in case any of you are interested.

Rookierookie · Post by **Rookierookie** » Sun May 07, 2006 11:58 pm

[QUOTE=DaemonJ]You might also want to consider reading this [url="http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2746"]The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GPU Performance[/url] article from Anandtech.com before making a purchase.

They also have a follow-up [url="http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2747"]The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion CPU Performance[/url] article in case any of you are interested.[/QUOTE]
I saw the article, and am convinced that I'd absolutely need a $3000 PC =/

DaemonJ · Post by **DaemonJ** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:03 pm

[QUOTE=Rookierookie]I saw the article, and am convinced that I'd absolutely need a $3000 PC =/[/QUOTE]
Unless you are in dire need of a major system upgrade, that is pretty steep just to play one game. :laugh: :speech:

Malta Soron · Post by **Malta Soron** » Tue May 09, 2006 4:48 am

[QUOTE=Rookierookie]I saw the article, and am convinced that I'd absolutely need a $3000 PC =/[/QUOTE]

I think you'll be fine with an Athlon64 3700+ and a 7900GT.

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Tue May 09, 2006 7:29 am

Exactly how hard is it to install one a graphics card?

I need to get a new one to run Black and White 2.

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Tue May 09, 2006 8:25 am

[QUOTE=DaemonJ]Unless you are in dire need of a major system upgrade, that is pretty steep just to play one game. :laugh: :speech:[/QUOTE]

Indeed! I won't be playing Oblivion until I can afford a new computer, and not before then either.

Anyway, more on topic, it might be possible to balance out a somewhat lower end/mid-range graphics card with plenty of RAM. When I originally played Morrowind I had 128 MB RAM and a *very* basic graphics card. I bumped up my RAM to 384 MB, which made a really significant difference. And then, after a while, I bought a better graphics card as well.
It was the new card that made the biggest difference to gameplay, but the initial RAM increase helped greatly as well.