im fine with the spec of everthing else . just wanted to know what the minimum spec for a grpahics card would be. can i use a card with no pixel shader? 2.0 pixel shader? 3.0 pixel shader? 64-bit,128-bit, more? 64mb,128mb,256mb, 512mb, 1g?Just looking to see if anyone knows the BARE Min.. you need for the graphics card =)  not like im going to use the minimum but it would be great to know and for reference for others as well.

thx for the specs. Now is anyone able to tell me what minimum graphics card specs are needed? pixel shader 2.0? 3.0? 64-bit, 128-bit? or more?  etc...Any help would be great ^^

I have been looking at min. system requirements for Aion and found a few different minimum specs but my question is what is graphics card minimum? like will any card with pixel shader 2.0+ work?  like a GeForce FX 5500 with pixel shader 2.0+? Just making sure the exact graphics needs before upgrading.

Ive been soloing AlOT which works for me but was wondering what is the fastest way to level?

Anyone have a website or guide they can share? or tips/secrets they know of? You can send me a messege if you dont want to post here.

So ive been tweaking War for best performance and read many posts/forums/etc that said if you use Nvidia control panel and create a profile for war using the 3D settings tab that it drastically improves your performance!  Ok so my problem is..i have no 3D settings tab =(  i have the latest nvidia drivers and i no tab. so i cant do this tweak which id like very much to do.  Im running a Geforce 8500GT with newest drivers and this is the website link for the tweak http://www.warhammeralliance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110288 ...PLEASE HELP! i just want that 3D settings tab!

Awesome!!  thx so much for all your help. it makes sense and u helped me figure out just what i needed to know...you ar awesome!! =)

thx very much. that website did help alot. i do see what your talking about with the radeon vs the geforce.

i had another question/comparison i needed help with but cant seem to really find an answer without getting pieces of info from many sites, which just gets a little confusing.

GeForce 8500 GT 256MB w/ Core clock 700MHz and Memory Clock 800MHz

vs

GeForce 8500 GT 512MB w/ Core clock 450MHz and Memory Clock 667MHz

would it be better to have 512mb over 256mb or  700mhz/800mhz over 450mhz/667?

which would perform best in general and for War?

i also heard there are ways to config Nvidia cards to run War better but does radeon have same kinda options? ive heard yes and no but nothing positive.

I Have both cards and im wondering which i should use to run War as best i can. would be a temp card until i can afford an upgrade.

Radeon X1650PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card

or

GeForce 8500 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16

Which and why? and any tips with settings/config for the card to get best performance.

thank you to whom ever helps =)

thx for the info... by what youve said i should be able to play fairly well and get bogged down when theres huge scale fights.  thx very much... anyone else?

yea no core2  =(   min. spec says 2.4+ghz p4..and i heard min spec for war runs it "not so well".  i was hoping have over min. spec vid card and ram would help me since i have slightly over spec cpu.... yea i dunno .. thats why i needed feedback from someone with or around my specs =P  but so far the info i recieved does help me...anyone else out there? possibly?

awesome, good to know. i looked at 9 series cards but all seem to be pci-expressx16 2.0 which my motherboard doesnt support =( so that would take two upgrades.  When you say large scale battles like rvr is that when there lots of people on screen like 50vs50? or just like 5v5 10v10..just tryn to narrow things down so i can see what i need.

Anyone else with around same computer specs?

Im looking to play War but want to know from someone with a computer along the same lines as mine, that has played or playing War, how things run and what he did(settings,tips/tricks.etc) to play War the best the computer can. Please and thank you to whom helps =)

Intel 2.53ghz Pentium 4

2GB of memory

GeForce 8500 GT 512MB

Windows XP home

thanks again.

yea i read it again..250w lol  i cant believe it myself. Im looking into larger power supply now.  Im hoping to be able to play warhammer decently with little money for upgrades.  (rather then the dual core that was explained above)Any suggestions on that as well?  so far what i have listed is what im building. thanks for help so far guys/gals.

I'm looking at playing Warhammer and was wondering like everyone else if what i have(or building) will run it at least mid/low settings without a problem? (based on personal experience not war box min. specs) Also, i was wondering if a 250w power supply is enough for my build as well. Any constructive opinions/help would be much appreciated =)

2.53ghz P4(northwood)

478socket biostar Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Single stick

GeForce 8500 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16

Windows XP home

Let me know and thank you whom ever helps in advance.