Any recommendations for next comp to run Empire on

[Haudegen]

I've got a Quadro FX 4600 with 768MB and I'm running the demo on all ultra settings, with AA etc up to max. Haven't checked the fps, but it looks perfectly smooth. It runs other 3d games (like Far Cry 2) fine as well.

It comes with a dual quad core Xeon E5420 @ 2.5GHz and 4 gig of ram. I'm not arguing that it's a better card for gaming than the others you've mentioned, just that it seems to run Empire fine.

Alright, but a graphics card that costs easily more than € 1000 should excel in every aspect.

But the OP here has a Quadro NVS 290 that is sold for a modest price of € 120.

[Fridgebadger]

Ah yes, but if you see my earlier post, you'll see I got the whole lot from Dell Outlet - so the whole machine cost less than 1,500! :)