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A 7300 may net you a little lower power consumption because it's 90nm based rather than 110nm. This might be offset by the extra 64mb of ram and slightly higher clock speed though. In either case, if power consumption is important I'd underclock and undervolt the card I got (guide for bios...
You don't have to wait for the midrange cards. You can get a good Core 2 Duo system for about $900.
PNY 8800GTS $410 before rebate
G.Skill 2x1GB $195
Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3 $135
Core 2 Duo E6300 $189
Total $929
You sure about that? Gamepro reports that it just requires Vista and the DX10 rumors were just that, rumors. They may be mistaked though.
http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=88368&AFC-HSUIT&ATTR=DIGG
I have an MX518 but the concept is the same. I run at 1600dpi and set all my games to match the speed to one that I feel comfortable with at that dpi. I change dpi all the time in game though. Sometimes just to mix it up and sometimes because I'm trying to do something that requires precision...
Getting another stick of ram isn't going to help you. First thing I would do is reinstall the game. If that doesn't fix it try reinstalling all drivers. From there all you can do is a fresh XP instal.
How's your performance in other games? I assumed it was normal.
It really depends on the game. Some games look fairly decent at low settings so turning them down doesn't bother me much. Other look like complete ass at lowest settings. It also depends on your monitor. If you have a CRT you may not want to have to recallabrate it depending on res and refresh...
I have no idea what the people in this thread are talking about. Just reading it has made me feel sorry for what the gaming community has become. That was a excellent game and thanks for posting it.
Edit: My comments were not directed at the last the last post by FreiDOg.