New Computer??

[khenson]

I am thinking of buying a new computer--before I go looking,can someone suggest or recommend what is the best video card to have or any other useful info

Thanks

Henny

 

[pfx]

Wow, there are many answers to that one.

I use a nVidia 9600GT which does the job for me despite being slightly obsolete by today's standards. Take a look in the hardware section http://forums.auran.com/trainz/forumdisplay.php?f=52 and you'll probably find some more up to date recommendations there.

 

[khenson]

Thanks pfx

 

[RRSignal]

Um, it's critical to find out if your power supply can support a new video card. If you have an OEM (Dell, HP, etc.) there's a good chance you're going to have to change out the power supply as well.

That said, Tigerdirect has some good cards on rebate for about $35-$50. A GT430 is a good card if you are confined by a weak power supply. A 1Gb 9800GT is about $35 and is better card, but draws more power. If you had a good 500-600W PSU, they have a GTS250 on sale for, I think, $45.

 

[cascaderailroad]

I have a HP Desktop that has 3 Gb Ram, and an upgraded 1 TB Hard Drive, I replaced my video card with a $125 a Galaxy Nvidia 450 video card, (as my power supply was only a weak 350 watt max).

Suprisingly it plays TRS2006 fantasticly.

What I should have done was have Geek Squad put in a heavier wattage $85 power supply for $50 labor.

A new desktop will run you in excess of $850 ... you can super power your old PC for well below $500