Darkreaver1980 Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 Hello, i played a long time BCM and i use a Geforce 2 MX 400, im able to get a Radeon 9200 with 128MB, does it support Vertex and Pixel Shader? It cost 40$ is the Card any good? My Comp is: Athlon 1,7 GHZ, 556 DDR Ram is this good enought to play UC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkling Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 Yes, the Radeon 9200 is a Fantastic card, that's the one that I'm using to play, No more CTD's!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkreaver1980 Posted March 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 Fine, i buyed one from E-bay, costet me total of 41$ :-) i hope this card is a bit faster than my Geforce 2 mx 400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkling Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 Well the Geforce 2 MX 400 has T&L (an older version) but doesn't have a Vertex Shader. Also, it was designed for Direct X 7. The ATI 9200, was designed for Direct X 9, so it has a next generation T&L Engine and a next generation Vertex Shader (vs the older one that was made for DX8.1). I just upgraded my Compaq from a Geforce 2 to the 9200 and Star Wars Galaxies runs 3X Faster. In all honesty though, I was never able to get that stupid card out of PCI compatability mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkreaver1980 Posted March 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 That are good news, really good ones :-) I still play BCMG, i cant get the PTA Turrets to Work, theyre Angel is way to low (5-10 Degree) is this changed in UC? (full 360 Degreecover?) im looking now on some Pics from UC, i cant believe the Models, the Navalcarriers are awesome, i found a pic with a underwaterbase, how can we destroy it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkling Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Darkreaver1980: I cant get the PTA Turrets to Work,It all depends on the ship that you use, some have more guns than others and so your coverage is going to be different. Also, all ships have blind spots, you should try to learn what your ships blind spot is so you can make sure that you maneuver your enemy away from your blind spot to be able to get them. Last point... You need to make sure that you are within range of your target to get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkreaver1980 Posted March 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 I tryed the Firestorm Supercarrier, its PTA Cover is crazy :-) Now back to UC, are there new /Spacecrafts/ships/Vehicles in which i can pilot? Are there still these amazing OTS aviable (they must rock with UC Visuals, i remember when i first used these OTS and beamed myself with the Teleport down, just to figuare out that the Blast killed me to:-p) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkling Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Darkreaver1980: I tryed the Firestorm Supercarrier, its PTA Cover is crazy :-)Yeah that one has like 10 turrents! It's my favorite ship. quote:Originally posted by Darkreaver1980: Now back to UC, are there new /Spacecrafts/ships/Vehicles in which i can pilot? Are there still these amazing OTS aviable (they must rock with UC Visuals) If you take a look at the Manual Addendum, it will show you all the Spacecraft/Ships/Vehicles that you can pilot. There's quite a few new ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkreaver1980 Posted March 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 I dont have UC now, i buyed the Radeon 4200 + UC from E-bay :-) Thats why i ask about UC :-) Can i watch all the battles in Tacops with all details or cutted like in BMG? [ 03-03-2004, 06:39 PM: Message edited by: Darkreaver1980 ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkling Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 You mean the Radeon 9200 .. Yes, you can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhio Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Since I'd always had some issues with my GF3 card I kinda borrowed my daughters Radeon 9200 and to my surprise UC works alot better with the Radeon card. Alot of flickering has vanished, the skybox is marvelous and when I run in window mode the window itself is much more responsive.(Like to mine or go on long trade routes while surfing the net). Feels like I must get rid of that GF3 card and upgrade mysystem. (sigh I was hoping it would last until my studies were done). To conclude:I stand behind darkling - Radeon 9200 works like a charm with UC (dunno what kinda drivers I'm using but I think they are the latest public ones) Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkreaver1980 Posted March 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 Argh, i have buyed the SE edition from Radeon 9200 (it runs at 64 bit, not with 128 like most cards now), i searched the web and found several Threats about how bad this Card is.... i really have not much money, so i buyed this card, it support direct x 8 Shader, so i can play UC which i have also ordered. As i sayd i use a Geforce 2 MX 400 now with 175/166 clock frequenzy I even play X2 the Threat at 1024 Resulution at 20-30 Frames... Now my question, is my new card a bit faster that my old? or only a bader chard which supports Directx 8 Shader? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fox__Trot Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 if its a radeon 9200 card it's basicly as fast as the g4 ti4200 (I think) with newer features and dx 9 support honestly though you should look for a 9600 if you can find a cheap one from somewhere just because the perfomance gain betwain the 9200 and 9600 is fairly descent still the 9200's a fine card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkreaver1980 Posted March 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 Its the Radeon 9200 but the weaker SE edition, the 9200 runs at 128 bits the SE only at 64 and i know that this card only support directX 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertus Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 How about GE5200/5600? Do they work? P.S. Still using that Ge2MX--is there some way to get around the vertex by turning off something in the config file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cc Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 Just try it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkling Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Darkreaver1980: Its the Radeon 9200 but the weaker SE edition, the 9200 runs at 128 bits the SE only at 64 and i know that this card only support directX 8 WRONG! The 9000 Series supports DX 8.1, while the 9200 Series supports DX9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onikaze Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 Darkling , that is incorrect, the 9200 is a DX8.1 chip only. The 9600 on the other hand is DX9 compliant. I was sure of this , but I double checked on ati's product page before posting. [ 03-09-2004, 06:13 PM: Message edited by: Onikaze ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkreaver1980 Posted March 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 Now i have my Copy of UC but my Grafikcard hasent arrived yet :-( i played UC without Pixel&Vertex Shader (possible with 3d Analyze) i really like the new round Hud, is much more better. All textures are wrong and i dont even see ships, if i do planetfall than it just crashes. , the strange thing is, that i have BCMG Grafiks in UC. (like Weaponfire, shield effects)I play now UC just in Tacops mode, with this i dont need any grafics , because all units have a square + name around em Damn i want my new Card [ 03-09-2004, 12:19 PM: Message edited by: Darkreaver1980 ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbapop Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I have the same deal as you, reaver. My system has a geforce mx440. I bought the game without realizing vertex shader requirements, but oh well! This geforce mx440 is a subpar card for a lot of games anyway, so I'll be preparing myself to buy a new card sometime soon. Do you recommend me getting BCMG to tide myself over while the time goes by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Jabbapop: Do you recommend me getting BCMG to tide myself over while the time goes by? You should, if you're not looking to buy a new graphics card any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantata Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 I play both BCMG and UC, at the same time. It seems you can never stop learning something new while playing, so play more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkling Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Onikaze: Darkling , that is incorrect, the 9200 is a DX8.1 chip only. The 9600 on the other hand is DX9 compliant. I was sure of this , but I double checked on ati's product page before posting. Looks like you are correct, I had originally checked on CompUSA's Website and it said that the 9000 was DX8.1, but the 9200 was DX9 but after checking ATI's website, I saw that information was mistaken. Apparently, the 9000 is even better than the 9200 SE, since it has higher bandwidth and a higher clock rating, but the 9200 is a direct replacement for the 9000. Confusing to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fractux Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Darkling: Confusing to say the least. Yeah I was doing a bit of research yesterday to finally clear up the whole labeling debacle going on with all of these cards, because one of my brother's clients was wanted a 9200. Check out some of these charts on TOMS ( I know some people don't trust the site, but the graphs are clear at least ) Toms VGA chart's III Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantata Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Has anyone looked into the new FX 6800 Ultra from nVidia yet? This card is amazing, and appears to be poised to shine up nVidia's tarnished reputation. I read the review on Tom's Hardware and he seemed impressed, and rightly so. It has amazing benchmark numbers at phenomenal resolutions, you should have a look-see. View the article here and see what I'm talking about. Of course, I can't afford one of these bad boys myself, but I can certainly dream and drool over it. If only I were independently wealthy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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