Vista - combat arms

i play combat arms, an dim also very good at it
but lately i have been lagging
when i play it i get 20-30fps, using fraps (not recoding)
the requirments is very low for combat arms

REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM RECOMMENDED
OS Windows 2000 Windows XP or better
CPU Pentium 3 - 1GHz+ Pentium 4 - 2.4GHz+
MEMORY 256Mb RAM 512Mb RAM
VIDEO CARD GeForce 2 MX GeForce FX 5600 or better
DIRECT X Version 9.0C or later Version 9.0C or later
HARD DISK SPACE 2.0 Gb 2.0 Gb
INTERNET CONNECTION Cable/DSL Cable/DSL or better

os...owned vista home premiure
cpu..owned 2.2x2
memory..3gb owned
video card..owned?? idk i got a nvdia geforce 6150 nforce 430(built in)
direct x 9 ..owned
hard drive...200gb avalible
internet ..dsl

so my question, is what graphic card is good for it? i want to be able to get 100fps while recording..

do you think a nvdia 8600gt would do? or will some one recommend me a raedon card?
i am kinda on a budget, you can say, lets just no go over 70$.

i do make money, but im running kinda low, on my budget

Try looking at a 9600GT instead of the 8600GT. You'll see a better improvement performance wise. Not sure if it will reach 100fps though as I've never played Combat Arms, but I'd imagine it would be fine while recording as well.

uh yes, it would be overkill, i know a friend on a laptop, 9300m gs and he get 100fps in game, i dont want anything overkill...

also how much is a 9800gt?

A 9800 GT is around 100$-130$. pick one up from a local pc/electronics store or get one from an E-tailer like TigerDirect or Newegg.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130435

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...177&CatId=3669

got it, but i think stick with 8600gts, i got a friend with it, and he said he get 60 fps when he records, that good enought for me

of course. my old 8400 GS 512mb ran that game at 55-60 fps easily. its just when i got my first games for windows game is when i realized i had a junk card XD. for what your trying to play, the 8600 gts is perfect. but going to more intense and graphical games will need an upgrade.

lol

a 8400gs?? dayum, im getting a 8600gts i think

yup an 8400 GS. of course that 8600 gts has 32 more stream processors which is a good thing. just try playing gears of war for windows with an 8400. lol that gets you about 25 fps at 800 by 600 with everything on medium/low. horrible and thats with dx9.

thx your great help, you try anyother games with it?

It wouldn't suprise me if it was the game itself though. I used to play it a few months ago, and didn't play for long, there were to many glitches and bad coding -> which makes me think that's the reason I lagged with my system. Though it may have gotten better between that time and now.

I would say something like a 9400GT though, performance wize it's kind of close to 8600GT and it's not as outdated as the 8*** series.