Is the geforce gt 9800 a good card?

Hi there pc gamers i just recently wanted to get into pc gaming as games seems to run smoother on them Im upgrading my pc it's not very powerful but its good enough to run the gt 9800 soI ordered it so how well will it run most games ?

Thanks much mates

It will be OK but to be frank it's quite dated at this point. Hopefully your monitor isn't 1080 or something :P

If you player at 1680X1050 it would be a fine card for a budget, however these days there are probably better deals for a little more cash, although a 9800GT would do most people fine.

Hate to ask another noob question but When the card gets here im planing on getting Civilization 5 and Fallout:New Vegas will it run these on high settings not maxed but high

Hate to ask another noob question but When the card gets here im planing on getting Civilization 5 and Fallout:New Vegas will it run these on high settings not maxed but high

Cdog993

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Hate to ask another noob question but When the card gets here im planing on getting Civilization 5 and Fallout:New Vegas will it run these on high settings not maxed but high

kraken2109

1600x900 mostly

[QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="Cdog993"]

Hate to ask another noob question but When the card gets here im planing on getting Civilization 5 and Fallout:New Vegas will it run these on high settings not maxed but high

Cdog993

1600x900 mostly

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[QUOTE="kraken2109"] If you use the unofficial fix for new vegas you should be fine. I'm guessing Civ 5 should be fine too. Depending on your resolution. What resolution do you use?kraken2109

1600x900 mostly

thanks for answering my noob questions mate

Hi there pc gamers i just recently wanted to get into pc gaming as games seems to run smoother on them Im upgrading my pc it's not very powerful but its good enough to run the gt 9800 soI ordered it so how well will it run most games ?

Thanks much mates

Cdog993

You'll be able to run a whole scala of games with a 9800GT, just not with all the whistle and bells. First of all because the card is 'only' DirectX 9, secondly because of the smaller amount of dedicated RAM the card has (usually 512MB, although there's 1GB versions). With DirectX 11 (with its Hardware Tessalation for more detailed rendering of objects) really getting implemented, only NVidia GTX400/500 and ATI 5000/6000 series will support those whistle and bells. But, as an introduction to gaming, the GT9800 is very nice... ;)

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Hi there pc gamers i just recently wanted to get into pc gaming as games seems to run smoother on them Im upgrading my pc it's not very powerful but its good enough to run the gt 9800 soI ordered it so how well will it run most games ?

Thanks much mates

JimmyJumpy

You'll be able to run a whole scala of games with a 9800GT, just not with all the whistle and bells. First of all because the card is 'only' DirectX 9, secondly because of the smaller amount of dedicated RAM the card has (usually 512MB, although there's 1GB versions). With DirectX 11 (with its Hardware Tessalation for more detailed rendering of objects) really getting implemented, only NVidia GTX400/500 and ATI 5000/6000 series will support those whistle and bells. But, as an introduction to gaming, the GT9800 is very nice... ;)

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[QUOTE="Cdog993"]

Hi there pc gamers i just recently wanted to get into pc gaming as games seems to run smoother on them Im upgrading my pc it's not very powerful but its good enough to run the gt 9800 soI ordered it so how well will it run most games ?

Thanks much mates

NLahren

You'll be able to run a whole scala of games with a 9800GT, just not with all the whistle and bells. First of all because the card is 'only' DirectX 9, secondly because of the smaller amount of dedicated RAM the card has (usually 512MB, although there's 1GB versions). With DirectX 11 (with its Hardware Tessalation for more detailed rendering of objects) really getting implemented, only NVidia GTX400/500 and ATI 5000/6000 series will support those whistle and bells. But, as an introduction to gaming, the GT9800 is very nice... ;)

Oops... my mistake. :( It's a DX10.0 card as opposed to 10.1 for the GTX200 series...