My video card is probably on its last legs. In-game I occasionally have everything go black, then the PC reports that the graphics driver has hung and been restarted. (Error shown below).
I've simultaneously noticed that my video performance is slowly degrading. I use Profit UI, which has a video settings tool that has four settings, RAID, PERFORMANCE, QUALITY, and SCREENSHOTS.
A year ago I could solo quest or group using the QUALITY settings with no issues, and raid in PERFORMANCE. Now I HAVE to raid in the RAID setting (or, as I call it, Claymation), soloing I can get away with PERFORMANCE, and grouping is a tossup, sometimes I can use PERFORMANCE but more often I have to drop down to RAID settings.
So, given the system data below, what would be your recommendation for my new graphics card? I don't need to be running in the highest possible quality setting, but I do want to be able to solo in a reasonably beautiful resolution again!
------------------System Information------------------Time of this report: 8/16/2012, 12:46:35Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.120402-0336)Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.3GHzMemory: 4094MB RAMPage File: 4640MB used, 3761MB available---------------Display Devices---------------Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GTChip type: GeForce 9500 GTDAC type: Integrated RAMDACDisplay Memory: 2797 MBDedicated Memory: 1005 MBShared Memory: 1791 MBCurrent Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)Monitor: SyncMaster 2494SW(Digital)Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,n vwgf2um,nvwgf2umDriver Version: 8.17.0013.0142 (English)Driver Date/Size: 5/15/2012 05:48:00, 18044224 bytes
