8500gt with CnC 3..not good!

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#1 Airsoul
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I recently played the tutorial demo for CnC 3 with this 8500gt video card. I play this in 10*7 res in medium settings and I get below 30fps.... OMG I think I made a dumb choice... This card does suck..
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#2 Sprozelth
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The 8500 was never meant for gaming, only good on other stuff
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#3 TrailorParkBoy
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any thing below the 8800's is complete crap.
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#4 janti_hakouz
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My eVGA 7950GT KO runs it all maxed out and smooth as silk.
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#5 Wesker776
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The 8500GT is piss weak, not even being able to compete with a 7600GT.

You got tricked by the DX10 sales gimmick. 

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#6 skinnypete91
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The 8500GT is piss weak, not even being able to compete with a 7600GT.

You got tricked by the DX10 sales gimmick.

Wesker776

yep.. unlucky! lol 

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#7 Noema
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8500 is crap, utter crap for gaming. Even  a lowly 9800Pro could outperform it.

 

Its saving grace? Built in HW h.264 decoding, perfect for HDCP PCs.

 

But gaming? Forget it.

 

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#8 jjj13
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For $50 you should have got a better card. MY x1950pro maxes it out no problem.
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#9 darkmagician06
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yeah dude...bad choice
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#10 RTSFTW
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Yes you did make a bad choice,even the 7600GT frags the 8500GT in gaming.
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#11 habitat
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hahha yeah.  should have went with a 7900 or 7950...max that game out easily. 
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#12 cell_dweller  Moderator
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First time I loaded C&C 3 with my nice little X1300, I turned it off and got an 8800. No was I was going to put up with that crap. lol
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#13 MetalContra
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I have GeForce 6800 and it runs CnC 3 very nicely.
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#14 BeyondItAll
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Tbh CNC 3 in general is complete crap, seriously that game is like crap in a box. It's the most brain dead RTS game ever made and the games balance is the biggest joke in RTS history, not to mention all the exploits. The games online community has shrunk rapidly since it came out.
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#15 prowler666
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I recently played the tutorial demo for CnC 3 with this 8500gt video card. I play this in 10*7 res in medium settings and I get below 30fps.... OMG I think I made a dumb choice... This card does suck..Airsoul

who's fault is it that you have 8500 GT? yours, dude... you should find out more about graphics (or craphics in this case) cards before rushing out to buy one. newer is not always better.

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#16 WhOOmpa260
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Sorry about rubbing the salt in the wound but my X800GTO and P4 @2.4Ghz can play CnC3 on med-high settings at 1280x1024 with decent fps...next time read up a bit about gpus BEFORE purchasing.