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Look what a new video can do to this game - Sevey13 - Oct 2, 2006
Sorry. This may be a poor excuse to show off my brand new (today) video card and a shameless plug for my upcoming park, Chanelwood, but here goes.
I had to stop using RCT3 because my old card literally wouldn't run my parks. They were getting to detailed, elaborate, whatever, that my video accelerator card would not be able to keep up. As a result, my frame rate went through the floor. It may have been negative for a time, I don't know.
So I broke down and got a new video card and figured "Hey, if I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna do it right." So I found the highest end video card below $100 dollars and got it. The results you can see for yourself.
BEFORE
![[Image: Shot0001.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sevey13/Shot0001.jpg)
![[Image: Shot0002.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sevey13/Shot0002.jpg)
![[Image: Shot0003.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sevey13/Shot0003.jpg)
AFTER
![[Image: Shot0005-1.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sevey13/Shot0005-1.jpg)
![[Image: Shot0008.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sevey13/Shot0008.jpg)
![[Image: Shot0006-1.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sevey13/Shot0006-1.jpg)
![[Image: Shot0007.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/Sevey13/Shot0007.jpg)
There you go. I can't believe I went through life without the new video card. For the first time ever, I have reflections!!! And Bloom!!!!!
RE: Look what a new video can do to this game - Justin - Oct 3, 2006
I agree. Even though I had a halfway decent card before, I was amazed when I got this computer which has a higher quality card then that one with more RAM and a more powerful processor at how fast it ran and how high quality everything was. It really is amazing what this game can do when it's running on high quality things :up:
RE: Look what a new video can do to this game - leatherface - Oct 4, 2006
Very nice. I'v been trying to save up for a new gfx card but what i really need is a new computer all together
RE: Look what a new video can do to this game - nascarnick - Oct 12, 2006
I was amazed how good RCT3 looked when i got my new video card.
RE: Look what a new video can do to this game - sweetpea190980 - Oct 14, 2006
i got a video card for £27 and i get reflections/droplets/bloom ect
RE: Look what a new video can do to this game - Chickenselects - Oct 14, 2006
I'm getting a new Rct3, my old one broke. As soon as I get my hands on some money I'll be getting a video card too, not that my current one is bad...