antihat Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I recently bought a new graphics card a msi nx7300 with 256mb and ddr2 thingys and i was wondering would it be able to play games like half life 2 or cs:s and what quality any help would be appreciated . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Look at the system requirements for that game. They should tell you on there. 256mb. Pretty good Video card. You should be able to play most games on it, as most games I've seen only require a 256 at the max. I have a ATI Radion 512mb. Great graphics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 The games that you have stated will run perfectly fine on your graphic card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antihat Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 Thank you for the help but i have one more question do graphics card affect online gameplay lag wise or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyphonPayne Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Yes, a slow graphics card can make your framerate drop therefore making you look laggy to everyone else. Otherwise as long as you have a good framerate there's nothing else to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloSoldier Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 However, you cannot just assume that you will get the graphics described by others with the card. You may be subject to bottlenecking, where your CPU can't process data as fast as your GPU can, making the GPU less effective than it would be. Before you try and say that your GPU is where it can be, check your other specs. Make sure that your other hardware is up to par. Otherwise, you will be stuck at mediocre settings and clueless. Keep on gamin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Democrab Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Look at the system requirements for that game. They should tell you on there. 256mb. Pretty good Video card. You should be able to play most games on it, as most games I've seen only require a 256 at the max. I have a ATI Radion 512mb. Great graphics Memory has almost nothing to do with how a Graphics Card performs... a 1Gb 8800GT will perform just as well as a 512Mb 8800GT, except if your running at a res like 2560x1600. Likewise, the 7300 nVidia cards suck ass, but will be able to play them, my Radeon x1600Pro would outperform it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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