graphics card for flight sim x

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#1 johnpoop1234
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the only thing keeping me from playing flight sim X. with the one i have i cant play the minimum but every thing else i have will run it on recommend so, hows this graphics card?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8301269&st=ati+radeon+x1550&type=product&id=1172881771031

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#2 04dcarraher
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Dont get it, its pci! the lowest bus speed of graphics cards you can get. Do you have an AGP slot or PCI express slot?
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#3 kodex1717
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That card sucks, and there's not a graphics card out there that can max the game. I'd get a 8800GTS 320MB if you're an enthusiast. If you just want to run it medium, a 8600GT should work.

EDIT: Oh, yeah. What graphics card slot do you have?

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#4 johnpoop1234
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i have a pci thats why i posted that one and not the other one thats not pci

edit: hows this one? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8390591&st=nvidia&lp=7&type=product&cp=1&id=1179876485959

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#5 kodex1717
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Do you have PCI or PCI Express? If you have PCI, don't buy a video card. You'd be wasting money. The PCI bus just doesn't have the bandwidth to be used for playing any modern game. If you've got a PCI Express slot: Good news. You can use the computer for gaming.
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#6 johnpoop1234
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just checked and i just have pci :( am i going to have to get a new computer if i wanna play the new games coming out?

edit: wow the lowest gaming computer is $1199 i cant aford this

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#7 mbukste
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i have a pci thats why i posted that one and not the other one thats not pci

edit: hows this one? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8390591&st=nvidia&lp=7&type=product&cp=1&id=1179876485959

johnpoop1234
Don't bother with PCI,its crap,you'll be wasting your money which can be saved up for a new PCI-E system.
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just checked and i just have pci :( am i going to have to get a new computer if i wanna play the new games coming out?johnpoop1234
Yep. Any idea how much you'd have to spend on a new computer?
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#9 Kiwi_1
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... there's not a graphics card out there that can max the game.

kodex1717

Apologies to the OP, it seems this thread has more life to it after all. Kodex, I edited off my own part and will start a new thread with it.

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#10 f789790
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just checked and i just have pci :( am i going to have to get a new computer if i wanna play the new games coming out?

edit: wow the lowest gaming computer is $1199 i cant aford this

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http://www.newegg.com
Try this site for all the parts. Buying a whole computer is for suckers. You can save tons of money by buying from newegg.com and building it yourself. Dont ask me how! Just google it.

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#11 extremelyOrange
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will a Intel GMA 950 video card with 224 MB shared memory work with this?
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#12 Kiwi_1
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will a Intel GMA 950 video card with 224 MB shared memory work with this?extremelyOrange

Surely you already know the answer ? If not, you should be able to look up the Requirements List and then you will know. Google is your best friend.

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#13 mastershake575
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just checked and i just have pci :( am i going to have to get a new computer if i wanna play the new games coming out?

edit: wow the lowest gaming computer is $1199 i cant aford this

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yeah its the cheapest at bestbuywhich is an awful place to buy a computer you can still get good gaming pc's pre-built for cheap if you don't want to build it try this computer and customize it to your budget http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_configurator.asp?PRID=2541 if you don't know alot about computers just get this one and customize it