Horde3D

Hi all,
I am thinking of getting this graphics card for horde3d but i know if it will run smootly and without errors.


Pleas let me know if that graphics card is supported by horde3d.

I can't load that video on this PC :/

Which graphics card is it?

You can look up the model in these tables, and check the OpenGL version number. Horde requires 2.0.
NVidia list
ATI list

lol sorry i posted the wrong link witrhout knowing it...

Its this link i wanted to put : http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-512-P2-N738- ... 024&sr=8-3





[edit]link fixed

Looks OK to me, but I don't recommend it for High-End gaming. Consider buying at least Geforce 9600 GT for better gaming performance for about $90 or so. If money isn't an issue for you, I would recommend something at Radeon HD 5770 range for about $150. They support DirectX 11 and OpenGL 3.2 [also AMD is working on OGL 4.0 drivers] with great gaming performance and visuals.

Note: At the time that post was made, ATI already had OpenGL 4.0 drivers for quite some time, didn't they? I think they released them about 3-4 days after the specs were made public.

Yes, but they were flaky as hell for a while after that. I hear they have shaken out most of the major bugs by now, though.

@OP: If your price range is not flexible, then for a similar price you can obtain a DirectX 11/OpenGL 4.0 capable card, which will also be at least a little better performance than that 8400. Try the Radeon 5550, or its smaller brethren, the 5450.

I happen to have that NVidia 8400 installed in one of my auxilary computers, and while it makes a decent HTPC, and plays light games (for example Portal or Torchlight), it doesn't make much of a development card.

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Hmmm i already ordered the GeForce 9400 GT 1GB DDR2 PCI-E 2.0 from amazon 2 days ago.

mostly because its 1gb, from nvidia and Full DirectX 10 and OpenGL 2.1 support.

(i had bad experiences with ATI in the past so i'm not a really big fan of them)

The 9400 is roughly a re-packaged 8400 on a smaller die, which gives you reduced power consumption and a performance increase. It makes for a
decent development card, but don't expect to play Crysis

Of interest however is that this card overclocks very well - even the passive-heatsink models can be significantly overclocked without aftermarket cooling.
Most of us did. However, ATI has had a significant price/performance/power consumption/heat advantage in the last couple of generations, and their drivers have vastly improved, to the point where they rival NVidia's drivers for stability and features.

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