Recent content by crewcamden

Yeah, I know. But this turned out being quite a bit cheaper than both of the cards I originally mentioned. The 8600 GT I bought is also factory overclocked to 600/1600 (the standard is 540/1190) so it's got a fair bit more beef than regular 8600 GT cards. :goodjob: Anyway, the point is, the...

Ended up getting an ECS GeForce 8600 GT. We'll see how we go. ;)

Hey folks. I love this game. I hate how my system stutters towards the end of the game. I've bought myself another GB of RAM (which will take my total up to 2 GB). The RAM should arrive either tomorrow or on Monday. I have a feeling this will somewhat fix the late-game stuttering I'm...

OK. Thanks. This info is gold. A question tho': Should I be forking out on a 8800GTS would that money be better spent on more RAM and/or a faster CPU? Bear in mind that Civ 4 is the ONLY game I play. Everything else is word processing, surfing the Net, etc. Is a 8800GTS over the top? I...

Excellent replies. Thanks.

OK, I reckon I'll be buying my next rig in about three months' time. Do you think I should be getting a Radeon 1950xxx series; a GeForce 8800xxx series; or something significantly less powerful (e.g. a GeForce 7900xxx series). If a cheap Radeon will cover a 20 inch 1600 x 1200 monitor I'm...

OK, so I want to play a 'Custom Game'. I want to play at one of the bottom three levels (i.e. Settler, Chieftain, Warlord) because I'm crap and I'm still trying to work out some strategy. All my oponents though will be at a minimum of Noble, possibly better. Does this mean I'm putting myself...

Hey. I've been playing Civ 4 for quite a while now. I sold my old computer about six months ago. The specs on that rig were something like this: Athlon 3200+ (939) DFI Ultra-D 2 x 512 Corsair 400 2-2-2-5 (DDR) PNY 7800GT 20 inch NEC monitor It used to play OK. Towards the end of the...