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Article #716758[OT] nVidia vs AMD - old games
From: Andrew Rybenkov
Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2013 01:23
Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2013 01:23
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I want to upgrade my HD5770 to something significantly better. My 500Wt PSU has only 1 6-pin connector. Right now I see only one choice - HD7850. (It is short - 20-21cm, and uses only 20Wt more at peak) My major concern is compatibility with old games. With 5770 I am able to run 85% of old games, another 10-12% with older drivers on Win7-32. (Old games are Tomb Raiders, M&M6-9, Fallouts, Thief, etc.) Would I be able to run 7850 with 10.x drivers? How nVidia 6xx cards behave? (I see some nVidia customers experience significant difficulties with old games like PoP - Sands of Time, Tomb Raiders. I remember I had to downgrade Detonator to 2.x version to play Lands of Lore 3 when I had FX 5700) What is your experience (and advice), please? -- Andrew Rybenkov
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