Looking for a COD2 card

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Currently use an overclocked 6800GS and can comfortably run with 2xAA, no AF in 1024x768.

I want a card that can comfortably play at 1680x1050 with 2xAA. Don't really care about AF. I play Call of Duty 2 almost exclusively.

I'm having trouble finding good comparisons among midrange cards. 7900GT, 7900GS, X1800 XT, etc etc. Thanks for any recommendations.
 
My previous 7900GTO @ faster than GTX ran 1680x1050 COD2 poorly. The game is the most terrible port over to PC ever. Less you buy 2x7950GX2s.
 
Endurancevm said:
My previous 7900GTO @ faster than GTX ran 1680x1050 COD2 poorly. The game is the most terrible port over to PC ever. Less you buy 2x7950GX2s.
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HUH?? :confused: :confused:

COD2 was PC only the last time I checked. I ran it on a 7900GT at 1440x900 at a 4xAF and most of the other settings cranked up I believe with no AA. Been a while since I fired it up so cant remember the exact setitngs. I would get the 7900GTO or the X1950Pro for COD2 as both of them are really good cards.
 
Lazy_Moron said:
HUH?? :confused: :confused:

COD2 was PC only the last time I checked. I ran it on a 7900GT at 1440x900 at a 4xAF and most of the other settings cranked up I believe with no AA. Been a while since I fired it up so cant remember the exact setitngs. I would get the 7900GTO or the X1950Pro for COD2 as both of them are really good cards.
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360 launch title....
 
I should have mentioned a price range. I'd like to do this under $300 if possible. More than that is a deal breaker.
 
I can run COD2 at 1920x1080 with max settings 2x AA perfectly on my 7900gt (520/1500). Never really drops fps too low either. Its all perfectly playable, but you can tell its at its limit. If I turn up AA higher, it lags about 15fps.
 
w1retap said:
I can run COD2 at 1920x1080 with max settings 2x AA perfectly on my 7900gt (520/1500). Never really drops fps too low either. Its all perfectly playable, but you can tell its at its limit. If I turn up AA higher, it lags about 15fps.
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It all comes down to how many FPS you want at the settings you want. I wanted 4xSSAA and 16xAF at 1680x1050...wasnt enough for me.
 
for sub 300 dollar cards it would be between 7900gto-260, 1900xt-250-300, 1950pro-200-250.

i would get the 1950pro, its got some good benchmarks
 
I'm a COD fan, and I openly admit the game is not coded well as far as graphics goes. You need an insane card to run it at max settings. Maybe the G80 will able to do that. :p
 
lillimon04 said:
for sub 300 dollar cards it would be between 7900gto-260, 1900xt-250-300, 1950pro-200-250.

i would get the 1950pro, its got some good benchmarks
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I can't find the 7900GTO for less than $300. Where is it $260?
 
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COD2 ran like silk on my X1900XT. Sure, I only game at 1280x1024 since my CRT died, but 16xHQAFand 6xAA never dipped low enough to inhibit gameplay. After overclocking, I switched to 4xADAA and it remained playable - using quality ADAA was a bit jerky in some areas, but performance mode (ie 2xAA on alpha textures) was fine.
 
OK So I put together this nice little chart:

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Card			Price	COD2 16x12 4x8	COD2 1280x1024 4x8	AVG	3DMark06	FEAR 1600x1200 4x8
X1900XT 256		300		40.5		54		44.55	5735		47
X1800XT 512		150		35		48.5		39.05	4898		42
7950GT OC/KO		260		35.2		48.5		39.19	5565		41
7900GTO			300		34.9		45.5		38.08	6010		41
X1950Pro		171		32		43.5		35.45	5077		35
X1900GT			200		31.5		43.7		35.16	4811		35
7900GT 256		220		30.7		39.9		33.46	4665		34

The price on the X1800XT 512 is a refurb price from Pinnacle Micro currently in the Hot Deals section. I bought that. (comments?) If that falls through for whatever reason, it looks like the 7950GT KO is probably the way to go for price/performance.
 
rincewind said:
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COD2 ran like silk on my X1900XT. Sure, I only game at 1280x1024 since my CRT died, but 16xHQAFand 6xAA never dipped low enough to inhibit gameplay. After overclocking, I switched to 4xADAA and it remained playable - using quality ADAA was a bit jerky in some areas, but performance mode (ie 2xAA on alpha textures) was fine.
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Glad to hear that, thanks. The X1800XT 512 looks to be very close the performance of the X1900XT.. and I can certainly deal with slightly lower AF and AA.
 
You could always switch the game to use DX7 and that will make performance go way up and you'll be able to turn settings up higher.
 
jordan172005 said:
You could always switch the game to use DX7 and that will make performance go way up and you'll be able to turn settings up higher.
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What's the tradeoff? Will it look like crap?
 
My best video card I've ever owned is my Aopen 5900XT and I can't run COD2 well using DX9 at anything more than 1024x768 with no aa. I run it using DX7 with 1024x768 4xaa, anisotropic filtering, max texture settings and I think the game looks awesome. I could probably try for a higher res but thats the highest my monitor supports.... I have played the game on DX9 and DX7 and there isn't really much difference from what I can tell. When I use DX9 it actually looks worse cause I can't run it at 1024x768 4xaa I have to turn aa off.
 
This machine im on now I am running a 6600GT (AGP) and I get around 120FPS at all times I have my maxfps set at 120FPS That is in 1440x900 resolution.

If you dont know how to change it in the game.. (im sure you do) but if not type this in console.


/com_maxfps 333 (anything higher PB will kick you)

/com_hunkMegs 512 (if you have a gb of ram or more)


:D
 
I just got a 7900GTO from Newegg for $253 right before they ran out of them. I can play COD2, Half Life 2 Episode 1 and FEAR at maxed out settings. I can't seem to find its limit.
 
jordan172005 said:
My best video card I've ever owned is my Aopen 5900XT and I can't run COD2 well using DX9 at anything more than 1024x768 with no aa. I run it using DX7 with 1024x768 4xaa, anisotropic filtering, max texture settings and I think the game looks awesome. I could probably try for a higher res but thats the highest my monitor supports.... I have played the game on DX9 and DX7 and there isn't really much difference from what I can tell. When I use DX9 it actually looks worse cause I can't run it at 1024x768 4xaa I have to turn aa off.
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Fascinating.

I'm going to try that when I get home.
 
jordan172005 said:
My best video card I've ever owned is my Aopen 5900XT and I can't run COD2 well using DX9 at anything more than 1024x768 with no aa. I run it using DX7 with 1024x768 4xaa, anisotropic filtering, max texture settings and I think the game looks awesome. I could probably try for a higher res but thats the highest my monitor supports.... I have played the game on DX9 and DX7 and there isn't really much difference from what I can tell. When I use DX9 it actually looks worse cause I can't run it at 1024x768 4xaa I have to turn aa off.
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exactly, thats how it was on my XFX 5950ultra, except I ran 1280x1024.
 
In DX7 mode, I got 70-90FPS with 4xAA, ingame AF, and everything else turned up to high at 1680x1050. The smoke looks like shit close up, and I seem to have lost some water and lighting effects, but it's not so bad.

Maybe I'll hold off a bit on another card.

Thanks guys :)
 
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