y2k se wrote:The GTX 560 Ti I found on eBay arrived today. I also ordered a case (Fractal Design Node 1100), power supply (SeaSonic S12G-450 - the unit I was going to use is old and doesn't have enough PCIe connectors for the 560) and generic DVD-ROM drive.
Is GTX 560 Ti backward compatible with early Windows XP games? Like, say, Warcraft III or Freedom Force? Because, if it is, then an XP system is not limited to GTX 28x (Tesla) generation.
Also, you should be concerned with too fast CPU. My laptop has Intel i5 2.4 GHz and nVidia GeForce 310M (a Tesla generation). When using max AA and AF, the GPU is too slow even for older games, while the CPU is too fast. An example is Crimson Skies, a Direct3D game released in year 2000. In heavily textured environment, the game is still choppy, while in "untextured" environment (like night missions), the aircraft's turn rate become unmanageably fast.
So, unless you're building a late 1990s DOS system for unaccelerated 3D games, it's better to go for the fastest GPU possible while being conservative with CPU.
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