Game requires 3D hardware accelerator card, same as physics accelerator?

Hello, I would like to buy myself a game for my PC but it says it requires a 3D hardware accelerator card. Is that the same as a physics accelerator or?

 

Oh ok so my system should be able to play the game?

 

Hi, oh ok. well, this is the graphics card I have: 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 Dual-GPU.


Gracie

 

you have more than enough horsepower

 

Ummm, yes, that one will do quite nicely..., with every commercial game released to date and for a while to come. Very nice option and I'm jealous by the way!

Blue

 

The second GPU will handle that...., but as most of us have learned the hard way - including Bill "640 kb" Gates - your choice of buying for the distant future is absolutely the only way to go, especially on the front end of the Vista release. It seems like a plenty of power now, but at some point it will be just right...

Blue

 

Hello,
Your electricity bill will soar up, that's for sure.
Mrk

P.S. My gaming, workhorses, I have 128MB 6600GT, even the heaviest FPS on high detail run smoothly, and on another machine 256MB 7600GT, every game works perfectly. So your card is quadruple super-overkill. Cheers!

 

For example, the 7950 GX2 consumes less power than a X1950 XT.
The VGAs with the most "bang for the buck" are:
-7600 GT
-7900 GS
-X1950 Pro
Also, if you have a LCD/TFT screen you must buy the VGA according to the native resolution of the monitor. It´s worthless buying a 8800 GTX for a 1600x1200 screen.

 

That's simply not true as a blanket statement. It is a balance between current incremental cost increase, other performance attributes that may be germane, and future upgrade flexibility. In general though, my experience is that the tradeoff usually is "total ownership cost optimized" at a step or two below the just released current state of the art.

Blue

 

I agree with you, but monitors aren´t upgraded very often. As you said, mainstream/performance mainstream hardware is the best choice

 

Actually it depends on your monitor. Example: I'm using a TFT which requires MORE THAN ONE Dualink DVI Connector. If the Gfx Card doesn't support it it is useless. (I'm running at 2560x1600 resolution)

 

I´m jealous. Do you have an Apple HD Cinema Display or a Dell 30inch? Certainly a VGA with dual dual TMDS transmitters is helpful here . Luckily, most midrange VGAs have at least one dual link DVI-I connector.

 

Yep, there's a serious case of card/monitor envy going on here as well

Blue

 

sure is
lodore

 

Hi all , thanks for the info. I am glad I'll be able to play this game.

Gracie

 

Vista will run smooth as silk in your hardware

 

you making me feel like ive gone back to the stone age with my ATI 9800 pro all in wonder graphics 120mb
lodore

 

Darn you guys are making me drool. I'm currently chugging along with a 1440x900 widescreen display and this GeForce 6800 GT handles most games pretty well, luckily....

 

My 7800GTX will last me another year or so, don't see any reason to upgrade just yet.

 

You could sell it and pick a 7900 GS. Same performance, less power/heat, more value.