Black Label Suicides

aight heres the deal, i just got everquest 2, after like fucking 14 hrs of downloading the updates i get this error prompt right before i go to play it, saying that i need a video card that supports pixle shading!! GOD DAMN IT! i was hopin that some of you guys might know of some good video cards that support this and not any like 200 dollar cards. can anyone help me?

Not really sure Tito? My comp has a Nvidia Geforce 4 TI 4600 and it is the shit!

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Yeah, NewEgg is great

Never heard of NewEgg but im looking at it now its not that bad

Tito, your first problem is the fact that you bought EQ2...

Your second is that you soiled your Hard Drive with EQ2...

The third is...wait for it...that you sat through the updates for EQ2...

Delete it, return it to a store that has no more copies of it so you can get World of Warcraft.

Seriously though, WoW is the shit, but if you want to play EQ2, that's your call.

As far as GPU's go, I'd recommend the NVidia GeForce FX 5800 or higher, and make sure, no matter what card you get, it's got at least 256 MB RAM...getting at least a gig of RAM in your tower is also HIGHLY recommended for MMO's.

hey! would this work?Product highlights

• The world's 1ST mainstream DX9 GPU-NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Series- Powers cinematic effects beyond imagination, with advanced vertex and pixel shader capabilities.
• Powered by NVIDIAR Intellisample Technology- adjusted antialiasing and advanced adaptive anisotropic filtering deliver silky-smooth, ultra-realistic visuals at lightning speeds.
• Direct X9.0 and OpenGLR 1.4 Optimizations and Support- Ensures the best performance and application compatibility for all DIRECT 9.0 and OpenGL applications.
• New 64-phase Video Scaler- Highest quality for scaling DVD and other video to full-screen HDTV resolutions.
• Powered by nView Multi-display Technology- delivers maximum flexibility for multi-display options, and provides unprecedented end-user control of the desktop experience.
• DVI output- able to drive large displays with up to UXGA resolution
• Vivid TV-Out- resolution up to XGA mode with flicker free.

Interface

• PCI 2.1 Compliant

Graphics Controller

• NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200

Memory Configurations

• 256MB DDR SDRAM

General Features

• 256-bit graphics architecture
• Dual 350 MHz internal RAMDACs
• 4 dual-rendering pipelines
• 6 texels per pixel with 8 textures applied per clock
• CineFX Shading Architecture
• Dual Programmable Vertex Shaders 2.0+ support
• Advanced Programmable Pixel Shaders 2.0+ support
• 128-bit studio-precision color
• High-performance, high-precision 3D rendering engine
• High-performance 3D rendering engine
• Intellisample Technology
• NVIDIA nView multi-display technology
• Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)

High Quality Video Playback

• Dual 350 MHz internal RAMDACs for display resolution up to and including 2048* 1536* 32bpp@ 75Hz
• Integrated NTSC/ PAL TV encoder support resolutions up to 1024x768 without the need for panning with built-in Macrovision copy protection
• DVD and HDTV-ready MPEG-2 decoding up to 1920x1080i resolution
• Support for dual-link DVI for compatibility with next-generation flat panel displays with resolutions greater than 1600x1200 without the need for reduced blanking

Full Software and API Support

• Microsoft DirectX optimizations and support
• Complete OpenGL1.4 and lower support
• Complete DirectX 9.0 and lower support
• WHQL Certified Windows XP, 2000, ME, 98, 95

Connector Features

• CRT Monitor: 15-pin D-sub VGA connector
• TV_OUT Connector
• DVI-I (flat panel display) connector

System requirements

• Pentium III, AMD Duron or Athlon class processor or higher
• 128MB of system DRAM
• 250 watt min./300 watt recommened power supply available PCI slot
• Installation software requires CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
• Windows 95 OSR2, 98 or higher, ME, 2000, XP, or Windows NT4.0
• DVD playback requires DVD-ROM drive
• VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor

If you want a REALLY good site to check specs out, and get really effective comparisons...and TOTALLY non-biased reviews...

http://www.hardocp.com

I've read up on a LOT of tech stuff, learned a few things I didn't know before, and got a really nice idea of where to go as far as hardware upgrades for my PC.

The FX5200 is a nice card, but I've heard of problems with framerates on some graphic-intensive games, irregularities in C&C: Generals, Farcry doesn't perform very much higher than 14 FPS on medium acceleration settings, and heard some horror stories from techie friends who've had compatibility problems with it.

Like I said, check out the FX5800 and higher series of cards. Their anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering make them some of the best cards for the price that are out right now. NVidia is the way to go for gaming, even though a lot of people say ATi is better. I've had a couple ATi cards, and between them, my VooDoo's, and the NVidia ones I've had, NVidia, post-3DFX (makers of Voodoo series) purchase, are the best performers, and the lower cost for the actual hardware.

Btw, those of you that don't know what some of those terms are, check HardOCP, they explain in pretty simple-to-understand terms...