Best graphics card for silkroad

Vaya · **Joined:** May 2009 **Posts:** 1848 **Location:**

I've visited Jangan cave for the first time since I started playing Silkroad.
I ran at 3-4 fps because the view distance can't be adjusted and it's set on its max.
same for flame mountain, but at least it's playable there.

So My budget is low for a fancy super graphics card, what's the cheapest graphics card that can make silkroad run fine with max graphics settings or at least max view distance.

I have Intel P4 LGA 3.2/1 Mhz, 2G ram[dual channel], Intel GMA950

Braka · **Joined:** Oct 2007 **Posts:** 1369 **Location:**

anything is better then onboard

JuelzSantana · **Joined:** Apr 2009 **Posts:** 720 **Location:**

anything nvidia will do but make sure its decent. with the technology now a days even the shittiest of cards will do really well. think about the best card for sro when sro came out and think about the technology diff. the best card back then is 1 of the worst now.. and prolly cheap as dirt. u can prolly get a card 2x better for a still cheap price

THE_ZUL · **Joined:** Nov 2006 **Posts:** 1031 **Location:**

i used 9600 gt all maxed out except shadows.

JuelzSantana · **Joined:** Apr 2009 **Posts:** 720 **Location:**

geforce gt 420 + 8gb ram. everything maxxed out even detailed shadow and 0 lag

sting13 · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 689 **Location:**

JuelzSantana wrote:

geforce gt 420 + 8gb ram. everything maxxed out even detailed shadow and 0 lag

Dont lie

I have gtx 560 ti super overclocked which is like 800% faster than your card and I can't run detailed shadows (http://www.hwcompare.com/8883/geforce-g ... tx-560-ti/)

Spoiler!

To run sro decently pretty much any modern card will run on medium/high.

My suggestions:
- ATI Radeon 5770 (Can get for about $90)
- Nvidia 450 GTS (~$100-$100)

Goseki · **Joined:** Apr 2008 **Posts:** 3452 **Location:**

Probably sarcasm. Everyone knows the detailed shadows is bugged and just eats up your memory.

JuelzSantana · **Joined:** Apr 2009 **Posts:** 720 **Location:**

Goseki wrote:

Probably sarcasm. Everyone knows the detailed shadows is bugged and just eats up your memory.

atleast somebody got it >.> but yea i never use shadows and silkroad runs just fine

XMoshe · **Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:55 pm

More likely your ram that lacks.

William-CL · **Joined:** Feb 2007 **Posts:** 7363 **Location:** N/A

Braka wrote:

anything is better then onboard

The new On-boards aren't as bad anymore and can run most games >30 on lowest settings now. They still suck though compared to a dedicated.

I only have a Geforce 8600 GT atm, but I could run SRO fairly high without lag. You can get that for like $50 now though.

aishsharma · **Posted:** Sat Jul 02, 2011 2:36 am

My PCIE slot is crap now, no longer works so my 9400gt nvidia with 1gb dedicated no longer works...LONG LIVE ONBOARDS, I can still play most games on low settings

zuka12 · **Joined:** Aug 2010 **Posts:** 43 **Location:** Venezuela

8500gt or 8600gt both are nice! if you can buy a 8800 or ATI 4670 you will run SRO pretty well!

P.D: i use a shitty onboard, Ati Xpress 200M 256MB... at least i got Pentium D (2 cores)

Toshiharu · **Joined:** Feb 2008 **Posts:** 4222 **Location:** Nowhere

zuka12 wrote:

8500gt or 8600gt both are nice! if you can buy a 8800 or ATI 4670 you will run SRO pretty well!

P.D: i use a shitty onboard, Ati Xpress 200M 256MB... at least i got Pentium D (2 cores)

8800s don't really exist anymore buddy. Unless I suppose you buy a used one.

William-CL · **Joined:** Feb 2007 **Posts:** 7363 **Location:** N/A

aishsharma wrote:

My PCIE slot is crap now, no longer works so my 9400gt nvidia with 1gb dedicated no longer works...LONG LIVE ONBOARDS, I can still play most games on low settings

You only have 1?! That sucks. Most come with 2 now.

futuresight · **Posted:** Sat Jul 02, 2011 12:34 pm

well, i'm running on a nvidia geforce fx 5700LE (256mb), which is uhm... pretty old afaik. I can run sro on high detail, max sight range, as long as i don't use bloom effect etc. imo it looks better without that anyway.

THE_ZUL · **Joined:** Nov 2006 **Posts:** 1031 **Location:**

fluids 60 fps is the proper word to use.
smooth around 30 fps++

zuka12 · **Joined:** Aug 2010 **Posts:** 43 **Location:** Venezuela

Toshiharu wrote:

8800s don't really exist anymore buddy. Unless I suppose you buy a used one.

Really?, well as you should know, here in Latin America are like 2 years behind.. so.. :banghead:

Braka · **Joined:** Oct 2007 **Posts:** 1369 **Location:**

Toshiharu wrote:

zuka12 wrote:

8500gt or 8600gt both are nice! if you can buy a 8800 or ATI 4670 you will run SRO pretty well!

P.D: i use a shitty onboard, Ati Xpress 200M 256MB... at least i got Pentium D (2 cores)

8800s don't really exist anymore buddy. Unless I suppose you buy a used one.

they do but they are renamed 8800,9800,250 etc

Azilius · **Joined:** Oct 2006 **Posts:** 4236 **Location:** CS:GO

sting13 wrote:

JuelzSantana wrote:

geforce gt 420 + 8gb ram. everything maxxed out even detailed shadow and 0 lag

Dont lie

I have gtx 560 ti super overclocked which is like 800% faster than your card and I can't run detailed shadows (http://www.hwcompare.com/8883/geforce-g ... tx-560-ti/)

Spoiler!

To run sro decently pretty much any modern card will run on medium/high.

My suggestions:
- ATI Radeon 5770 (Can get for about $90)
- Nvidia 450 GTS (~$100-$100)

Your graphics card does not dictate whether or not you can use detailed shadows or not. I have a 570 and I can turn them on with no lag at all. Also those two cards you listed are overkill for SRO. I had >60 FPS with an 8600 gt on a Pentium 4 which was ages ago. You can pick up something like a 250 gtx for 40$ on sale and play it on max easily.

omier · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 5985 **Location:** ...

I got ATI 5145 1GB and SRO runs great with everything max, circle shadows and bloom off cuz those are the least needed.

dynamies · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:41 pm

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 and 6 GB RAM

William-CL · **Joined:** Feb 2007 **Posts:** 7363 **Location:** N/A

As a habit, I always run stuff on low.. then I remember my card can run most games on at least medium-high with >=60 fps. When I change it up, the game looks so gorgeous I get stuck back on it for a couple weeks lol.

MrJoey · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:14 pm

futuresight wrote:

well, i'm running on a nvidia geforce fx 5700LE (256mb), which is uhm... pretty old afaik. I can run sro on high detail, max sight range, as long as i don't use bloom effect etc. imo it looks better without that anyway.

They're talking about running it on max, with more than 10-15 fps. There is no way in hell, that 5700LE can get even close to all max, and still have more than 30fps.

futuresight · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:47 pm

K.K wrote:

I've visited Jangan cave for the first time since I started playing Silkroad.
I ran at 3-4 fps because the view distance can't be adjusted and it's set on its max.
same for flame mountain, but at least it's playable there.

So My budget is low for a fancy super graphics card, what's the cheapest graphics card that can make silkroad run fine with max graphics settings or at least max view distance.

I have Intel P4 LGA 3.2/1 Mhz, 2G ram[dual channel], Intel GMA950

MrJoey · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:16 am

futuresight wrote:

K.K wrote:

I've visited Jangan cave for the first time since I started playing Silkroad.
I ran at 3-4 fps because the view distance can't be adjusted and it's set on its max.
same for flame mountain, but at least it's playable there.

So My budget is low for a fancy super graphics card, what's the cheapest graphics card that can make silkroad run fine with max graphics settings or at least max view distance.

I have Intel P4 LGA 3.2/1 Mhz, 2G ram[dual channel], Intel GMA950

MrJoey wrote:

futuresight wrote:

well, i'm running on a nvidia geforce fx 5700LE (256mb), which is uhm... pretty old afaik. I can run sro on high detail, max sight range, as long as i don't use bloom effect etc. imo it looks better without that anyway.

They're talking about running it on max, with more than 10-15 fps. There is no way in hell, that 5700LE can get even close to all max, and still have more than 30fps.

Atibu · **Joined:** Jul 2009 **Posts:** 548 **Location:** //////

5770

dont buy older nvidias since the 8600 series is bugged (except 8600gts) and you need to bake (literally) the 8800's for them to work properly, you can however get a low end 4xx card or take one of the older ati (now AMD) cards like the 5770 which is epic price/watt/performance kekeke!

Amarisa · **Joined:** Feb 2008 **Posts:** 4049 **Location:** Magic

Atibu wrote:

5770

dont buy older nvidias since the 8600 series is bugged (except 8600gts) and you need to bake (literally) the 8800's for them to work properly, you can however get a low end 4xx card or take one of the older ati (now AMD) cards like the 5770 which is epic price/watt/performance kekeke!

might aswell get a 6770 you can find these guys cheaper then the 5770.

Goseki · **Joined:** Apr 2008 **Posts:** 3452 **Location:**

I find that anything with 512 MB dedicated is enough. Anything less is a lil bit lagy. Anything more just about the same.

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