Better graphics and still good performance

[Foz]

Okay so I can play Medieval 2 fine with a couple of losses in beauty here and there. But I don't want any loses. I want to play it in it's full glory and without performance loss. Time for an upgrade then.

My PCs specs are:

3.06 Ghz Intel Dual Core Processor
GeForce 7600 GT
1 Gigabyte of RAM
Windows XP

I want to stick with the Nvidia Geforce cards in an upgrade if possible. What upgrades should I be looking at to get M2TW running perfect?

Well, it's likely your video card and your ram are both limiting factors at the moment. You'll likely want a GeForce 8800 card, and an additional GB of ram (fastest you can get your hands on). I haven't shopped for either one really recently though, so I can't comment further since I don't know if they have multiple 8800s out and what the differences would be, nor exactly what ram is best to go with right now.

Well well... I have read through pages of so called explanation of what all those oddly named special things graphics cards do and have to say I was none the wiser.

I read the post by Foz last night and when I came back today I could stll remember roughly what Anti-aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering actually refer to! The only amusing thing is if I try to explain it someone else I am likely to start by say

"You know when you are looking along the edge of a castle wall..."

he he - I should get out more!

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to explain these things.

Glad I could help