View Full Version : What Graphics card are you planning on using while playing D3?
I haven't decided myself so all comments are welcome. Hope to get a GPU that is strong enough to play D3 on max settings, but not stronger. Haven't got too much money to spend so. :) Would like to see what others are aiming for.
-Inq
BigKevSexyMan
16-07-2009, 23:30
Well, I just put together a gaming rig, and I'm using the diamond radeon hd 4890. It easy to overclock so I can get some extra juice out of it if I need it.
Well unless I build a new PC before DIII comes out I am running a pair of GTX 260 core 216's in SLI right now.
The one that gives the best performance for around $200 that's available when the game is released.
Arkansaw
22-07-2009, 12:13
You can defer the decision until said game actually gets released.
JedaxStallion
22-07-2009, 13:50
I'll spend 2K on a new gaming rig a month or so before D3 release, which i'm sure by then will make the GTX 295 seem like my 8800gts in relative terms
I will use a rig with a Gigabyte Geforce 6600, an Amd X2 3600+, 2GB RAM and a 20GB HDD for Diablo 3.
It works for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, it should be enough for Diablo 3.
If that isn't powerful enough, well I guess I won't be playing Diablo 3. :crazyeyes:
PS:
I am now playing Diablo 2 Classic 1.09 on a Pentium 3 650MHz 512 RAM, 3,5GB HDD, Matrox G450 16MB. (single player only).
I will use a rig with a Gigabyte Geforce 6600, an Amd X2 3600+, 2GB RAM and a 20GB HDD for Diablo 3.
It works for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, it should be enough for Diablo 3.
If that isn't powerful enough, well I guess I won't be playing Diablo 3. :crazyeyes:
PS:
I am now playing Diablo 2 Classic 1.09 on a Pentium 3 650MHz 512 RAM, 3,5GB HDD, Matrox G450 16MB. (single player only).
20GB HDD :shocked: I don't know how you do it, I mean that have flash drives bigger than that.
BigKevSexyMan
31-07-2009, 08:41
That has to be a typo. He's probably got a 200 GB HDD.
libertytexan
31-07-2009, 10:07
That has to be a typo. He's probably got a 200 GB HDD.
Do you realize how much computers have changed since Diablo II came out? **** I remember using computers in the 90s that had far less than a gig of storage space and I'm only 22.
MoonUnit
31-07-2009, 16:09
My first PC had a 500MB hard drive.. and that was in 1994. (that same machine now has a 3 gig hdd... and still runs, albeit slowly).
I'm not bothering to build a new machine just for D3 if I decide to play it. My current machine runs FO3 ok, and I don't want to bother upgrading.
Crying Freeman
02-08-2009, 08:02
I will buy a new PC after DIII and the new Mechwarrior get released, whichever comes first.
Then I will base the minimum requirements of the highest requirements game and multiply by 3.
Burn a hole in my pocket that will, I´m saving up already.
TheGarden
11-08-2009, 10:49
*Opinions wanted*
My old pc recently met its maker, permanently, so I was forced to get a new rig. This is what I got so far.
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU
Q9550 @ 2.83 Ghz, 4gb RAM
and a BenQ G2400 24" LCD monitor, current refresh rate settings 60Hz
GeForce GTX285
Particularly based on what we heard about 120Hz monitors n D3, would this rig/monitor have any particular problems running D3 in its full glory?
Someone please give feedback.
That has to be a typo. He's probably got a 200 GB HDD.
Do you realize how much computers have changed since Diablo II came out? **** I remember using computers in the 90s that had far less than a gig of storage space and I'm only 22.
Sorry about answering so late.
It's no typo. Never had a bigger then 40GB HDD (an IBM Deathstar).
However, I am an abandonware gamer and the most demanding game I had was Halo: Combat Evolved.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl was published in 2007 and it's minimum requirements were low for such visual quality. Diablo 3 is supposed to be a RPG, not a FPS and it should be lower on the system requirements.
My first HDD had just 1GB in 1996. I was 16 at that time.
blackbisket
14-08-2009, 00:04
I dought is well taake more then warhammer, witch plays perfectly fine to my AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+
sunkenfaith
14-08-2009, 19:08
Hopefully my Nvidia 8500GT will be enough to play D3. =(
Risingred
15-08-2009, 01:27
When I built my current system I was at the tigerdirect outlet store in chicago and I was in a hurry. Figured I'd grab a card while I was there to upgrade my 8800. I got a 9600GT and that was a mistake. The 8800 performed better and was compatible with older programs, drivers included. I can't stand the 9600. I wish I hadn't given out the old card.
I'm probably going to switch to a 285GTX soon, because of the forceware stuff.
DaveTheGreat
16-08-2009, 03:32
I put a new computer together for myself only a year ago, so I plan on sticking with this for quite some time. (I assume it will be fine for D3)
I bought a 4850 right when they came out, and although they have fallen by the wayside slightly it is a fantastic card; in case anyone was curious.
ThulRasha
18-08-2009, 16:37
I am not planning to replace the two 8800 GTX cards in my laptop.
CPU: AMD Athlon 7750 BE @3.2Ghz
Ram: 4gb DDRII Kingston
VGA: 2X Sapphire Radeon 3870 512mb DDR4 in CrossFire
MB: ASRock AOD790 GX
I dont think a new parts will be needed to play SC2 and D3
SlechtWeerBeer
18-08-2009, 23:22
I put a new computer together for myself only a year ago, so I plan on sticking with this for quite some time. (I assume it will be fine for D3)
I bought a 4850 right when they came out, and although they have fallen by the wayside slightly it is a fantastic card; in case anyone was curious.
Slightly later in buying the card, but I have a 4850, too, overclocked a bit.
Excellent card, and so far runs anything I've thrown at it, except C:Warhead (I can't get it to run properly in the first place >.>).
Planning to add a second GPU, though.
Other specs of my current machine:
3.2Ghz dual core (E8500)
4 Gigs of RAM, DDR3 / 1333 Mhz.
My HD4870 is dealing with everything I've thrown at it so far - hopefully it'll last for a while.
I have no doubt all those cards will be able to cope with D3, they said they aren't intending to make the game requirement restrictive. Especially considering they started development 2 years ago.
Consider the cards that were running the machines at 2008 Blizzcon demo? That would be a good indicator as those machines were running at highest possible graphics.
I admit though this is based on the assumption that the engine and graphics engine wont change since the 2008 Blizzcon demo.
FinalDay
28-08-2009, 10:13
I think Diablo 3 will be fine with geforce 9800, by fine i mean high settings range (not all highest w/o possible FPS drops though) at a reasonable resolution. My guess is 7800 for the lowest (frustrating for the common), with the 8 series for medium (at very best) or low quality visuals. No point in just making everything beyond medium quality possible for cards in the 200 series only. Those cards still may get some small bonuses, but a tech leap at graphics in a Diablo game is unlikely to happen.
ThulRasha
31-08-2009, 13:26
I think Diablo 3 will be fine with geforce 9800, by fine i mean high settings range (not all highest w/o possible FPS drops though) at a reasonable resolution. My guess is 7800 for the lowest (frustrating for the common), with the 8 series for medium (at very best) or low quality visuals. No point in just making everything beyond medium quality possible for cards in the 200 series only. Those cards still may get some small bonuses, but a tech leap at graphics in a Diablo game is unlikely to happen.
If an 8800 gt can only get medium (at the very best), then the same will be true for an 9800 gt. Since those cards are identical. Same bandwidth, same fill rates, same shaders, same clock speeds, etc... Actually, the only difference is the build date :p
My question is, because development is taking so long, by the time the game gets out in 2 years wont it be dated in terms of technology already? Will it have DX11 support?
My question is, because development is taking so long, by the time the game gets out in 2 years wont it be dated in terms of technology already? Will it have DX11 support?
I don't know, I mean some of newer games that are out now are not even using DX10, they still use DX9.
no, D3 won't support neither DX10 nor DX11.
and yeah, the graphics won't be state of the art. it's not matching blizzards philosophy to create a ridiculously good looking but completely unplayable game.
remember crysis? what fail of a game. i never made it in further than 3 or 4 hours before i gave up, bored out of my mind.
and iirc i read that the demo this year ran on gtx285's. so with the engine optimizations that are coming later in the dev. process you will most certainly do pretty well with an 8800/9800.
i hope D3 won't have issues with dual gpu's as some other games have.
anyone here playing WoW with two gpu's ? what are your experiences?
WoW is such an easy game to run intry you don't need SLI or Crossfire. Especially considering the cards offering that technology would thrash WoW already.
intry do you have the specs of the demo systems?
ThulRasha
01-09-2009, 12:49
i hope D3 won't have issues with dual gpu's as some other games have.
anyone here playing WoW with two gpu's ? what are your experiences?
WoW had some recent changes to the shadows.
There are now 4 or 5 different shadow settings that you can choose, where setting 1 is the most basic one and setting 5 is the most advanced.
Using two gpu's instead of 1, you will get very strange shadows and slow downs when you select shadow setting 3 or higher.
Using only 1 of the 2 gpu's will let you select shadow setting 5 with no problems. Comparing the framerates on the same settings, using 1 gpu instead of 2 will result in a slight loss of fps.
I'm using 2 gpu's for WoW and have selected shadow setting 2. This will still draw shadows in the shape of the character/building, but is not as sharp as a higher setting. I don't mind that much.
Krazeyivan
01-09-2009, 14:05
*Opinions wanted*
My old pc recently met its maker, permanently, so I was forced to get a new rig. This is what I got so far.
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU
Q9550 @ 2.83 Ghz, 4gb RAM
and a BenQ G2400 24" LCD monitor, current refresh rate settings 60Hz
GeForce GTX285
Particularly based on what we heard about 120Hz monitors n D3, would this rig/monitor have any particular problems running D3 in its full glory?
Someone please give feedback.
That rig will run fine - its near top end now anyway only shy of i7 for CPU.
Your CPU will go to 4Ghz no problem, very easy overclock.
As for GFX I'm using a 4870 that does the business, if its out in 2011 I may have next gen ATI card. But blizzard are very low with their spec requirements on most of their games - D3 is DirectX9.
FinalDay
02-09-2009, 00:57
If an 8800 gt can only get medium (at the very best), then the same will be true for an 9800 gt. Since those cards are identical. Same bandwidth, same fill rates, same shaders, same clock speeds, etc... Actually, the only difference is the build date :p
sad but damn true. been reading specs tables and its the same stuff. its funny, even there are older/lower models sometimes better than new ones. so naive, i had unconsciously assumed the model series/number and vram quantity were directly proportional to 'gpu power' without exceptions, never checked for myself. makes sense, old crap with new smell still can sell.
thx for the tip man. itll be hard but ill try being less moron in the future and dont bother ppl with my nonsense. sorry.
ThulRasha
02-09-2009, 09:29
thx for the tip man. itll be hard but ill try being less moron in the future and dont bother ppl with my nonsense. sorry.
:scratchchin:
Don't be so hard on yourself. With so many graphics cards around with different series and different suffixes. It's hard to keep track without looking at the real specifications.
Wich is something you only do if planning to buy a new one.
Besides it wasnt all nonsense, you were likely right about the 9800 card and it's ability to handle D3 good enough.
What I meant to clarify is that the 8800 card would also be good enough. I did not mean that the 9800 card could only handle it on medium settings, although it may seem like that in my post.
Lets make the position even more confusing, considering that the GTS 250 is also a reworked 9800gt. Hmm the recycling at nvidia is amazing. Side note, cant wait for the GTX 300 series!!! Hopefully drivers will for a hackintosh will come out quickly :)
StrikexForce
25-09-2009, 07:01
well im going to buy a new rig a few weeks before D3 comes out, so the gfx card i use probably hasnt even been thought of yet :)
im planning on using the current rig but dont expect it to be able to handle d3 when it comes out :(
e6750 core2duo 2,6ghz.
1x 8800gt
2gb ddr2 6400 ram
on a gigabyte ga-n650 sli-ds4l socket 775 motherboard.
what do you guys make of this rig, with respects running d3?
Enigmers
11-10-2009, 04:39
I've got an 8600GT right now, so I'll probably be using that.
DragonChi
11-10-2009, 07:06
Well, despite the fact that this game is at least 2 years away from release, whatever card i plan on using hasn't been invented yet. so its impossible to say. 2 years is a long time in the GFX card business. but i will at least say that in the foreseeable future, i plan on getting the Nvidia GTX 300 as soon as it comes out. supposedly the first GFX card that will support DX11. and yes i am well aware that DX11 wont be used by any games yet (including D3 which will still be on DX9, as far as we know). but they will eventually, now that Windows 7 is coming out this month.
In short, when D3 is out, i will likely have the best card on the market at that time. keeping in mind of course, the Diablo games is not why i purchase "Top-End" computer hardware. though it would be nice perk if D3 made more use of it.
chezzmaster
12-10-2009, 02:07
GTX 260, good card for a reasonable (ie: not obscene) price. I can run anything I want with it.
Just bought a brand new gear - with a ENGTX 275 in it.
There should be no problem running d3 on it (if ile ever play it..)
Lets make the position even more confusing, considering that the GTS 250 is also a reworked 9800gt. Hmm the recycling at nvidia is amazing. Side note, cant wait for the GTX 300 series!!! Hopefully drivers will for a hackintosh will come out quickly :)
The GTS 250 is a rebranded 9800 GTX+.
Farmrush
14-10-2009, 22:36
Well, despite the fact that this game is at least 2 years away from release, whatever card i plan on using hasn't been invented yet. so its impossible to say. 2 years is a long time in the GFX card business. but i will at least say that in the foreseeable future, i plan on getting the Nvidia GTX 300 as soon as it comes out. supposedly the first GFX card that will support DX11. and yes i am well aware that DX11 wont be used by any games yet (including D3 which will still be on DX9, as far as we know). but they will eventually, now that Windows 7 is coming out this month.
In short, when D3 is out, i will likely have the best card on the market at that time. keeping in mind of course, the Diablo games is not why i purchase "Top-End" computer hardware. though it would be nice perk if D3 made more use of it.
the HD5*** series already supports DX11, and Nvidia is lagging months behind.
MegaPixel
15-10-2009, 00:10
I currently have a Nvidia 9800 GT, but since D3 will probably not come out for awhile, so I'll probably get a far more superior graphics card in the future.
I refuse to believe that my trusty HD3850 that I bought a few years ago will not be able to run D3. I will confidently expect smooth performance at 1280x1024 with low-medium settings in DX9.
TheGarden
19-10-2009, 05:00
@ Krazeyivan, Oh many many thanks man!!
My baby the 9800 GTX+ - got her for ~$100 I think, came with a free COD WAW :D.
Hoping it'll run smooth on high settings - sure has handled everything else on high settings with no frame loss even on my big res (1680x1050) :).. probably the worst game is Oblivion (which only lags in the big open areas if I have distance all the way up), strangely, even Prototype/Cryostasis/Fallout 3 ran smooth as tits!
I'm very proud of her.. but, if she can't run everything smoothly, I might just might have to upgrade.
How do you guys think this will hold up to high settings? Core 2 Duo 2.66ghz... I'm fine with overclocking what can be handled on air (everyone says that my CPU holds up very well to overclocking on air, though.. not sure bout the vid card).
solonin i think that card might just about run it when it comes out. ive got an 8800gt. i did some research and it seems as tho my core2duo 2.6ghz will be fine but ill need to up to 4mb ram and change the graphics card for a mid ranged end of 2010 one to run it as you put it 'smooth as tits'.
i think same might be said for your comp spec?
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