New Graphic Card advice

[Haeck]

I want to change my graphic card for this one Ati Radeon HD4670 512GB DDR3 HDMI OUT
Will PCSX2 run fast on my computer if i change my graphic card?

PC:
Windows XP Service Pack 3
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+
2.211 GHz
2,75Gb 800Hz RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430, 256MB Graphics
Directx 9.0c

[GamerGeek]

Your cpu is still a bit on the slow side, but upgrading your gpu will allow you to play some of the less demanding games.

[Haeck]

Thanks.
actually the games run at 25-35fps if i change my gpu how much speed i get in the emu

[GamerGeek]

Its very hard to say. The weakest part of you pc is definitely your gpu. You should get a boost in fps, but it depends on the game. Graphic heavy games would obviously see more of an improvment.

[Haeck]

I see, thanks for the info.
Do you think i can get it to run games like Hack GU, Star Ocean, Xenosaga, at 40-50fps?

[GamerGeek]

I dont have Hack GU or Xenosaga so I cant really say, but I do have Star Ocean and I dont think it will run well on your system even with gpu upgrade. My pc runs it at fullspeed but just barely.

[wagnas]

HD4670 is a good graphics card for cheap. In games that support the Hardware rendering mode, you will see quite some improvement. On Software mode, everything relies on your processor which is some weak for pcsx2.

[Shadow Lady]

Xenosaga I will need a lot more than HD4670, probably at least a 9800gt (with my 9600gt it can get very slow in most of the scenes and lots of the battles for example).