Hello CH Members;
First off, the specs
Core 2 Duo E7400 @ 2.8GHz (stock)
ASUS P5KPL-CM MoBo
2GB DDR2 800Mhz RAM
Radeon X700 128MB 400Mhz (gpu) / 350MHz Memory (700Mhz in DDR)
OR
Geforce 6600GT 256MB 500Mhz Gpu / 1000Mhz Memory (2000Mhz in DDR)
Okay so here are my dilemmas:
I am somewhat of a gamer. I have both of these cards in my possession, (with another 256MB 6600GT on the way, even though i do not have an SLi Board)
The two games i want to play the most are: GTA:San Andreas and Bioshock.
Bioshock requires Shader Model 3.0, which the x700 does not have, and the game is so corrupt looking it is unplayable.
The 6600GT has SM3.0, however, when I play my GTA:SA, it is in 1280x1024 16 bit, so that there is a bit of a speed increase, and the colours go all funny. This is fixed when I revert to 32-bit, but the game goes too slow for my liking (40-60 FPS)
The x700 in 16 bit looks fine though, which I think it wierd :S
Overall the 6600GT out performs the x700 by 5-10 FPS
So the trade off is colour/being able to play.
Does anyone know of a fix that would keep the performance in GTA, yet fix the colour in 16-bit for the 6600GT?