How much to relive an (kinda) old relic?

How much does a tech guru think it would cost to upgrade a PC to be totally optimized for the original FarCry... I had the game when it came out but my PC was too sh*tty to run it on full blast. The game was still fun as hell though, regardless of graphics. But I just felt like I was missing out on the full experience. Now that the technology is about 3 years old, I figure I could play it full blast for a pretty cheap price tag.

So what say you, Hermits? How much would it cost for all of that technology now? I'm hoping for a range between $75 - $150 (not including the game - I already own it)...

Oh, and BTW, I need to know if that game runs on 1440x900 resolution, or if I'll have to hook up the old 1280x960.....

my 9800 pro ran it all on max without a stutter in sight. great card, sometimes i positively get the impression that its colours were richer and more alive that my x1950. i thought maybe i was just nuts but then i heard the same claims from others...

anyway, FarCry has lo maxsysreq's by todays standards, if that is your main/only desire  9800xt/x800xt/x859pe should be more than enough for you and well within your budget

I have enough RAM, HD space, disc drives and the lot, all I'm wondering about is a card and a processor. Last time I upgraded was 2003... and I've waited too long. I've got a 3200+ AMD Athlon processor, and Vision Tek XTASY 9600 (the card is old but it was pretty good in its day... no hating)pyoob

Gracias senors.

I'll be living the high life (by 2004 standards) in no time!

Hey, will this fella do the job?

I've got a friend who prepping for Crysis. I'm sure he should know where to get that card for even cheaper.

For $40 more get this fella:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102061

This is the exact card I have. And it's wonderful. Every game available today runs 3o+fps all settings  maxed + native resolution (NO AA, though)

"Cons: The design of this card is very poor and does not provide enoguh cooling for the VRM's. They will overheat easily at stock setting. If you run ATI tool and cracnk the fan up to 100% all the time they last a bit longer but still crash eventually. Do not buy this product."

 Are you trying to rip me off?

For $40 more get this fella:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102061

This is the exact card I have. And it's wonderful. Every game available today runs 3o+fps all settings maxed + native resolution (NO AA, though)

Shrodinger

He needs AGP though, they tend to cost a little more.. Anyway that x1050 you linked is not a gaming card and way overpriced if you ask me. I'd suggest to look for a 7600 GT, should run farcry without problems. Here's one inside your budget.

pyoob thats one reveiw dont asume that he is trying to rip you off becuase he isnt but that card probbaly wont fit in your system.

I also would suggust a 7600gt.

Also check how much power any new graphics card needs to draw from your power supply. If you bought your PC off the shelf rather than pick the parts yourself you probably have a low power generic PSU that may not be capable of powering todays much more powerful cards. I found this out the hard way upgrading from a 9200 to a X1600.

This is the card I got.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102073

Been running fine for 3 months now. Make sure you got a good power supply. Here's the power supply I got and it's worth every penny.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153023

Also you might re consider just upgrading your system to play that one game. If you save up anywhere between 700-1500$ in a few more months you can get a dual core system that can probably run Gears oF War when it comes to PC as well as Bioshock, Assasin's Creed, etc. All the great games you're going to want to play :).

   besides the x1950, the next strongest ATI for agp is the x850pe. all the rest of the x1xxx serries fall behind it, although they do offer shader 3 support.

   your next best option is the x850xt or x800xt, although even the 9800pro will give you ultra-smoothe performance in farcry at its most glorious maxed-out settings. 

Sorry to hear your troubles with ATI products. Personally i had nothing but a delightful experience with my sapphire-9800 and with my current powercolor-x1950 as well, although im not strictly an ATI fanatic. my pervious machine hosted an nvidia Gforce3, which i was happy with while it lasted. 

 I go for the best offerings at the given time, and naturally, i can only make a recomendation based on my own experiences. 

i never got the impression that ATI products were unreliable

"Cons: The design of this card is very poor and does not provide enoguh cooling for the VRM's. They will overheat easily at stock setting. If you run ATI tool and cracnk the fan up to 100% all the time they last a bit longer but still crash eventually. Do not buy this product."

 Are you trying to rip me off?

 

pyoob

Why did I even bother helping you if you were going to act like a [deleted]?

I told you what I got, showed you a product that was more bang for you buck, told you that I was having no problems with it, and you proceed to ask me if I was trying to con you? What's your problem?