Will my GeForce 8400 GS card run Ultra Mode?
By
Aggelakis,
Posted on: 2010-03-26 21:16 in Player Questions
9800 GTX was listed as the minimum requirements for Going Rogue. I would guess, you might be able to turn on some things, but it would probably tank your FPS.
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Originally Posted by Dispari
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I thought the 9800GT was listed as minimum Aggelakis (unless Posi changed it recently). Still that's spliting hairs because the 8400GS has less than a 10th of the shader power of a 9800GT.
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Oops, yeah. 9800GT. Got it confused with the 9800GTX I was eyeballing before we got Ultra Mode specs. (Now I'm eyeballing some ATI cards.)
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Originally Posted by Dispari
I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.
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Odds are you won't be able to run ultra mode proper, but chances are very good you'll be able to use at least some of the new options, even with a card that doesn't meet baseline requirements for running everything.
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Originally Posted by Sparx1
The title's self-explanatory. How will the performance of this card be for Ultra Mode, assuming anyone has any knowledge of Ultra Mode's requirements as of yet?
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Once last week, when I checked to see if I could get on test yet, I got a pop-up window at the login screen that said I could make use of the Ultra Mode features with my video card. It gave me an option to set performance, high quality, or not make any changes at that time. I've got an 8800GT, but I've not been able to see how it actually fares because I've still not been invited into closed beta. 
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Well, my computer has no PCI-e port... Only AGP and normal PCI... Are there any suggestions with that in mind?
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Originally Posted by Sparx1
Well, my computer has no PCI-e port... Only AGP and normal PCI... Are there any suggestions with that in mind?
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Don't believe there's any AGP video cards out there that will run ultramode.
Sparx1, I would look for a AGP card that handle the low end of UM like 9800GT or start budgeting for a new computer system.
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Originally Posted by fallenz
Sparx1, I would look for a AGP card that handle the low end of UM like 9800GT or start budgeting for a new computer system.
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While you might be able to find an AGP card that's theoretically capable of low level UM you'd probably find that the rest of the machine doesn't have enough oomph. You're probably looking at CPU, Motherboard, RAM, Video Card and Power Supply upgrade. You'll probably be able to keep your hard drives, DVD drives, monitor and possibly your case... although since you can get a semi-decent case for $30 at Newegg that's not a big deal.
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What's more expensive? Upgrading that way or getting a whole new machine?
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Originally Posted by Call Me Awesome
You're probably looking at CPU, Motherboard, RAM, Video Card and Power Supply upgrade.
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What was listed practically is a new machine. Unless you get a smokin' deal, upgrading that way is generally less expensive than buying a new computer (plus I dislike buying prebuilt PCs anyway, but that's a personal thing).
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Originally Posted by Sparx1
What's more expensive? Upgrading that way or getting a whole new machine?
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- Motherboard - $100
- CPU - $100 - $200 depending on which one you get; stick with a quad-core though. Make sure it fits your Mobo as there are several different types of CPU sockets.
- RAM - $50 - $100 (get 4GB for WinXP, 6GB+ is nice if you upgrade to Windows 7)
- Make sure your Mobo, CPU and RAM are all the correct types! Nothing's more frustrating than sitting down to assemble the machine and discovering the motherboard takes DDR3 RAM and you bought DDR2. [Unfortunately, guilty
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- Power Supply - $50 - $100 (minimum of 450 watts; 550+ would be better. Get a name brand, cheap PS's tend to also be cheap POS's)
- Video Card - I think the ATI 5770 is the best price/performance out there now at around $150
Adding that up you'll be in the $450 - $650 range. As a bonus you'll have a machine that you know hasn't been shortchanged in hardware. Please bear in mind that I haven't gone shopping for components in a few months and prices could have changed, that's just off the top of my head. Still, it should be in the ballpark. Someone who's more up on current hardware could give you a shopping list of components; check out Father Xmas' computer guides.
If you want to include a case figure on another $30-$50 depending on what kind you're willing to live with... something basic to hold the components can be had under $30 or you could get a really snazzy case and spend over $300; which would represent considerable overkill I would imagine
Hard drives can be had for around $50 for a decent one that's probably plenty big enough for you and DVD drives can be had for under $25.
Now that doesn't include any software... if you're thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 that adds another $130 or so. I'm assuming you'll reuse your monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers. If you want a new monitor you're looking in the $150 range for a 21" and $250 range for a 23".
I buy all my components from Newegg.com; they're reliable and generally have prices as good or better than anyone.
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Since we have no idea what your current system is, other than having an AGP slot, it's tough to advise. You could download and run Zloth's CoHHelper program and paste the output so we can see what you currently have.
I can take a guess that any system you can buy today in a store would outperform your current setup with the exception of the video card, even something as weak as an 8400GS. Store bought and pre-built PCs tend to have minimal sized power supplies that simply can't handle the power requirements for a video card capable of Ultra Mode. $150-200 from somewhere like NewEgg could get you a power supply and video card upgrade. Still, it's not inexpensive.
Remember, UM is simply a few more fancy "pretty" visual features. You can still play the game and it will look exactly like it does to you today.
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The title's self-explanatory. How will the performance of this card be for Ultra Mode, assuming anyone has any knowledge of Ultra Mode's requirements as of yet?