How will a 4830 handle Neverwinter Nights 2?

[IceDigger]

How will a 4830 handle Neverwinter Nights 2? My old 3870 could not run it very well.

 

[dystopic]

at what resolution?

 

[IceDigger]

I only have a 22" screen that can do 1680x1050.

 

[kow_ciller]

When I had a 3870 it had no problems maxing out NWN2. Have you tried newer drivers?

 

[evilsofa]

A 4830 is a definite improvement over the 3870, and can be found for as little as $75 with mail-in rebate on newegg. On the bang-for-the-buck scale, the only card that's better right now is the 4870 512MB which can be found for as little as $130.

 

[UtopiA]

A 4830 is a definite improvement over the 3870

Not really...

 

[risqu3]

Not really...

umm 4830 = borderline 4850 performance, which equates to a 8800 gtx, a 3870 only reaches about an 8800gt, so its a definite upgrade.

 

[UtopiA]

a 3870 only reaches about an 8800gt

Which is exactly where the 4830 sits.

 

[Repeater]

Not sure about the reputation of the site, but direct comparisons can be found:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ATI/HD_4830/5.html - canned FPS counters...

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/radeon-hd4830_6.html#sect1 - More starting on this page...

The 4830 is definitely faster (by how much will vary, of course), but not necessarily always enough to justify the upgrade.

 

[bigdogchris]

NWN 2 does not perform well no matter what GPU you have. The harvest tutorial zone is incredibly laggy. The rest of the game is OK though.

 

[sc3252]

I agree with Icedigger. The game runs crappy for the tutorial, even on a 8800gt(@1680x1050). The rest of the game still is a little slow for how underwhelming the graphics are.

 

[Pete1burn]

I ran NWN2 on an 8800GT that I had overclocked and it was barely playable at anything over 1024x768.

 

[bigredcat]

I ran NWN 2 at 1680 x 1050 with a 8800GTX and highest settings, no problem. Has served me welll for a long time. If the 4830 is about equal to the 8800 GTX than yes.

 

[rincewind]

The Aurora engine is highly CPU dependant. Having said that, my friend played through both NWN2 and The Witcher on an X2 3800+ without complaint.

 

[morkboy_wonder]

NWN 2 does not perform well no matter what GPU you have. The harvest tutorial zone is incredibly laggy.

It was insane how low the frame rates were in thyat first level. It put me off playing the game for a long while. Personally I feel they made poor use of the engine in that game. As I recall the engine was used in the witcher which ran like a dream - great game.

 

[rincewind]

NWN 2 does not perform well no matter what GPU you have. The harvest tutorial zone is incredibly laggy. The rest of the game is OK though.

I had no problems with lag there (but I didn't buy NWN2 until it had several patches), but I did have problems with it crashing. Ended up skipping it.