nVidia Geforce FX 5500

[celt50]

I just bought a nVidia Geforce FX 5500(256 mb), to replace my old GeForce 2 MX(64mb). So will Civ IV run better with this video card? Thanks

 

[MrCynical]

I've got an NVIDIA Geforce FX 5200 and Civ IV runs fine on it, so logically it should run even better on an FX 5500.

 

[Lamedon]

I have a GeForce FX 5500 256MB and it runs better than i thought it would, ofc i have all graphic settings on low but it runs fine.

My others specs are:
AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.4Ghz
1GB RAM
More than 80GB of free space on my hardrive

It lags a little bit in the late game on a standard map size but nothing to complain about.

I have one problem with the game, it makes my PC reboot by itself after a couple of hours of play. If anyone knows why this happens plz post here or send me a PM thx.

 

[Daarkseid]

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=136085

If you're using an FX card(5xxx), a look at the topic to which I linked might be worth your while. FX series GPUs have poor DirectX9 shader support, and so you might encounter speed problems as a result(despite the fact FX cards SHOULD be able to handle the game's graphics).

The fix described in the topic isn't a sure thing for everyone, but it seems to have done the trick for me(I have an FX 5600).