I just installed NFS:Pro Street and tried to play...

Has my 9800Pro met it's match? I had the graphics stripped down and it was dragging HARD!! Is there something else I can do or is it time to start saving my pennies?

Did you try grunting and body English along with your tongue tucked in one corner of your mouth?

Of course, that is the first thing I tried.

What about a friend that will give you loan of their machine-saves money too?

Silly me. Of course you would. Just like I would do the exact same thing. Shortly followed by swearing, cursing and tugging at my midlock.

gamespot


This reviewer talked some about turning grhaphic down, there are links to other reviews and a ton of user reviews. Might be of some help

Minimum System Requirements

OS - Windows XP/Vista
Processor - 2.8GHz or faster (Windows Vista requires 3.0 GHz)
Memory - 512 MB RAM (Windows Vista requires 1 GB RAM)
Hard Drive - 8.1 GB (16 GB required for Digital Delivery)
DVD Drive - 8 SPEED (not required for Digital Delivery)
Video Card - 128 MB with Pixel Shader 2.0 (AGP and PCIe only)
Sound Card - DirectX 9.0c compatible
DirectX - Version 9.0c or higher
Multiplayer- 512 Kbps or faster; 2-8 Players
Input - Keyboard, Mouse
Optional - USB Steering Wheel / Dual Analogue Gamepad

Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 greater (GeForce MX series not supported); ATI Radeon 9500 or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required

I have the latest drivers. I turned all the video to it's lowest possible settings and it is playable, weak but playable.

I think it just may be time to save my pennies and upgrade if I wanna play the new games.

i was eyeing this ( Processor - 2.8GHz or faster ) leaves me out

Doens't that basically mean, in AMD terms...an XP2800+ or better?

well my amd 3300 is 2 ghz

Yeah, I have an XP64 4000+ and it's like 2.3ish.

Any ideas what to get as an upgrade?

An Intel?

That would be kinda like buying a Ford.

But doesn't the ford work for a while?

Do I smell a video hardward thread.
Sense all you have is an AGP slot, I wouldnt upgrade till you can get a board....but if you must.


POWERCOLOR AG3850 512MD3-P Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP

Interesting. I am just not sure which direction I want to go. I would love to upgrade the whole nine yards, but that is just not in the cards right now.