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[Micro102]

Got a new computer and it has this graphics card, how old is it? What level of games can it run? Which graphic cards of other companies is it better then?

[lordnincompoop]

You're looking at a midrange card from three generations ago. It'll probably be a decent computer, but don't expect it to pump out polys like there's no tomorrow.

[ToonyMan]

If this card is mid-range then my graphics card is stone-age.

[Eugenitor]

I have something like this as my onboard.

It'll run HL2 and similar just fine, but anything really modern and it chokes.

[smjjames]

How about this one?: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

I know my computer is like 3 years old, so its definetly not the latest.

[lordnincompoop]

That's even older, and IIRC was the low-middle end even then, which was 5 generations ago.

[smjjames]

FIVE generations!?!? LOL, mine must be like medieval era or something while the OPs is early industrial.

[Micro102]

That makes me happy 

Just hope it can run all my games.

[smjjames]

Mine actually still works pretty well. As long as the graphics aren't too intensive. I can't play Civilization 5 on DirextX 10 or 11 without it being laggy and even on DirectX9 its laggy unless I put some settings lower. I even had to put the leader animations on minimum (which are still pictures) as they were really laggy. There was an update that I downloaded earlier that has improvements related to Civilization 5, so it should help.

At least I CAN play it with good graphics though.

I used to play Lego Star Wars: The complete trilogy, but that game was hurting the graphics card as it got to a point where it would just about always go grainy when I played it, so I stopped entirely. Other than that, I haven't had the graphics card do a meltdown on me.

[ToonyMan]

TF2 is pretty cool with in terms of performance.  I can even play TF2 on a computer without a graphics card.

[Micro102]

What about a NVIDIA GeForce 7100/NVIDIA nforce630i? Better or worse?

[ToonyMan]

What about a NVIDIA GeForce 7100/NVIDIA nforce630i? Better or worse?

Oh god no.

[Micro102]

I guess my new computer has a pretty decent card then

[RedKing]

This thread makes me sad. I have a GeForce 6400GT, which in terms of the discussion means I basically have the Flintstones equivalent of a graphics card, with a pterodactyl inside my screen chiseling the picture out of stone.

Also, it makes me sad that HL2 isn't considered "modern", especially since it makes my computer beg for mercy when I run it.

[lordnincompoop]

I guess my new computer has a pretty decent card then

No. I would consider it low-end.