First my current computer specs:
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955
Motherboard: Crosshair III Formula
RAM: Corsair 4GB DDR3 RAM
Graphics: Radeon HD 4890 (2x)
I am upgrading my video cards and have narrowed my selection down to 4 cards
1. HIS IceQ X Turbo H695QNT2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity (2x)
2. HIS IceQ H697QM2G2M Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity (1x)
3. GIGABYTE GV-R697UD-2GD Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (1x)
4. VisionTek 900353 Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity (1x)
So (2x) being I buy two of them and set them up in crossfire. I will aslo most likely be getting 4 more GB of RAM with this purchase. Thoughts?|||Personally, I'd go with the GIGABYTE GV-R697UD-2GD Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card. I've known Gigabyte to make some pretty outstanding equipment that I've used in the past. Highly recommend you go with Gigabyte.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
What's the difference between a video card and a graphics card?
the Dell XPS 17 I've configured for gaming, has a 3gb graphics card, but other gaming computers have 1 and 2GB Video cards, whats the difference?
Which one is better for gaming?
can i put a video card in my Dell XPS 17 laptop?|||Same thing, different names, like notebook and laptop☺|||That is simply 2 ways to describe the same item. Graphics card = video card.
In the early days of home computers, some makers used a graphics card for rendering pictures and separate video cards for connecting the monitor to the computer. That changed long ago, with one card (or portion of the motherboard in some cases) handling both functions. Both names stayed in the industry and are used interchangeably.|||Both mean the same thing.I think in Dell XPS 17 3 gb graphics is the total memory i.e dedicated memory and shared memory.In gaming laptops 2GB graphics is the dedicated memory alone and shared memory adds to it separately.
In dells xps 17 I don't think you can change or add graphics card.
Which one is better for gaming?
can i put a video card in my Dell XPS 17 laptop?|||Same thing, different names, like notebook and laptop☺|||That is simply 2 ways to describe the same item. Graphics card = video card.
In the early days of home computers, some makers used a graphics card for rendering pictures and separate video cards for connecting the monitor to the computer. That changed long ago, with one card (or portion of the motherboard in some cases) handling both functions. Both names stayed in the industry and are used interchangeably.|||Both mean the same thing.I think in Dell XPS 17 3 gb graphics is the total memory i.e dedicated memory and shared memory.In gaming laptops 2GB graphics is the dedicated memory alone and shared memory adds to it separately.
In dells xps 17 I don't think you can change or add graphics card.
Getting my first iMac, are video cards and RAM easy to install in them?
I'm a graphics student looking to save money where I can. I want to purchase an iMac with a fast processor but I dont want to get "extras" that I can buy cheaper elsewhere and install myself. I noticed it would cost a student $158 for 2gb memory, when I know I can purchase 2gb of ram from crucial for $89! So.. that would be a waste of money. But I have never owned a Mac.. are video cards and ram easy to install in them?
Also, I'm sort of frustrated with the apple store because the only way I can get a 2.33 GHz processor is if I get a 24-inch display when I can just get a larger one later on. Also, it only even gives me the option to choose a vidoe card is if I choose the largest display. Is there a way or another place where I can truly customize my iMac to my liking?|||RAM is easy to install, all you do is unscrew a small panel on the bottom and pop it in. Also, be very careful about what type of RAM you get...iMacs are notoriously picky about compatibility with third party RAM.
Other than that, iMacs are not user serviceable. You cant swap optical drives, hard drives, graphics cards or anything else. RAM is pretty much the only thing you can install yourself, so just get all the options you want on it when you buy it, b/c you'll be stuck with whatever you buy. Its money well spent though, macs hold their value and are super reliable.
As far as processor goes, you really wont notice much difference between the 2.33 GHz and the next model down processor. I was using a 1.86 GHZ Core Duo 2 last year with 1GB RAM at my job and the thing flew.
If you're doing serious graphic work though, and you want a more customizable machine, maybe look at the Mac Pro? Apple sets the standards with options so pretty much no matter where you buy you'll have the same options. The Apple store will give you a bit more flexibility in choice.|||If you want a customizable system, get a Mac Pro. You don't get as many choices in the consumer space. As for an iMac... RAM isn't hard to upgrade. Video cards are another story. You could try Apple resellers to see if you can find more options, but I doubt it. What's wrong with 1GB of RAM? It works fine for me. It's not Windows Vista, you don't need 4GB of RAM just to run the operating system.
Also, I'm sort of frustrated with the apple store because the only way I can get a 2.33 GHz processor is if I get a 24-inch display when I can just get a larger one later on. Also, it only even gives me the option to choose a vidoe card is if I choose the largest display. Is there a way or another place where I can truly customize my iMac to my liking?|||RAM is easy to install, all you do is unscrew a small panel on the bottom and pop it in. Also, be very careful about what type of RAM you get...iMacs are notoriously picky about compatibility with third party RAM.
Other than that, iMacs are not user serviceable. You cant swap optical drives, hard drives, graphics cards or anything else. RAM is pretty much the only thing you can install yourself, so just get all the options you want on it when you buy it, b/c you'll be stuck with whatever you buy. Its money well spent though, macs hold their value and are super reliable.
As far as processor goes, you really wont notice much difference between the 2.33 GHz and the next model down processor. I was using a 1.86 GHZ Core Duo 2 last year with 1GB RAM at my job and the thing flew.
If you're doing serious graphic work though, and you want a more customizable machine, maybe look at the Mac Pro? Apple sets the standards with options so pretty much no matter where you buy you'll have the same options. The Apple store will give you a bit more flexibility in choice.|||If you want a customizable system, get a Mac Pro. You don't get as many choices in the consumer space. As for an iMac... RAM isn't hard to upgrade. Video cards are another story. You could try Apple resellers to see if you can find more options, but I doubt it. What's wrong with 1GB of RAM? It works fine for me. It's not Windows Vista, you don't need 4GB of RAM just to run the operating system.
Hello, i have a 128 MB video card built-in in my laptop and i have recently bought a new 2GB RAM?
is there any way to increase the capacity of the video card to play games more smoother..some guys said by entering the BIOS, well, is it true ? and how is that ?|||Well it may or may not be true some laptop graphics come set on the median level meaning it may be able to be set as high as 256 mb maybe not. Depends on the laptop model which as of now I am oblivious to.
As far as extra memory added to mobility chip sets the above poster is correct it will speed up nothing on your mobility graphics core clock. But you may get improved textures with the increase in buffer size and lower textures may run with less choppiness so it would increase performance on that aspect without a doubt on certain chipsets.
Again this is all hypothetical at best until I know the Model of the laptop in question...|||No. Not true. While you might be able to increase the amount of system RAM allocated to the video card if it's an integrated video card, it won't actually do anything for video performance. Integrated video cards are absolutely crap for games. If your video card is a dedicated video card, you wouldn't be able to use system RAM for the video card either.
In other words, you'd have to buy a completely new computer to have a better graphics card for games.|||I agree with the first answer, built in video cards are not good for games and there is not really anything you can do in the bios to improve that.
But you do not need to buy a complete new computer for improvements. You can simply buy a better video card, insert it and disable the onboard video card.
As far as extra memory added to mobility chip sets the above poster is correct it will speed up nothing on your mobility graphics core clock. But you may get improved textures with the increase in buffer size and lower textures may run with less choppiness so it would increase performance on that aspect without a doubt on certain chipsets.
Again this is all hypothetical at best until I know the Model of the laptop in question...|||No. Not true. While you might be able to increase the amount of system RAM allocated to the video card if it's an integrated video card, it won't actually do anything for video performance. Integrated video cards are absolutely crap for games. If your video card is a dedicated video card, you wouldn't be able to use system RAM for the video card either.
In other words, you'd have to buy a completely new computer to have a better graphics card for games.|||I agree with the first answer, built in video cards are not good for games and there is not really anything you can do in the bios to improve that.
But you do not need to buy a complete new computer for improvements. You can simply buy a better video card, insert it and disable the onboard video card.
2GB video card - Is it good?
I recently heard that the guy who fixes my computer was going to install me a "2GB video card". Now, I really don't know much about video cards.
Is a 2GB video card a good video card for gaming? Thanks in advance.|||Hmm, considering 1GB video cards just started coming out, I'd say he was BS'ing you. And I am beign serious when I say that. Find out from him the exact model of video card, as he has sold you something that will not live up to the line he fed you.
In any case, currently anything over 512Meg on a video card is overkill unless you are running a seriously large display, over 30 inches.|||Thera are many factors that determine a graphics card's overall performance. The amount of RAM....is your case 2GB is one of those factors. That being said....2GB is a LARGE amount of RAM for a video card. Check out the ATI HD4870 X2. These are very high-performance graphics cards.|||the ram on a graphics card isnt really important above 512MB unless you are running a game at really high resolutions. 2GB in my opinion is overkill. i would be more interested in what actual card he is putting in.|||2gb ??? i highly doubt hes putting a $400 part in your computer
2gb is very high end for video its up there with the most expensive and close to the top of the charts as the biggest cards.
Is a 2GB video card a good video card for gaming? Thanks in advance.|||Hmm, considering 1GB video cards just started coming out, I'd say he was BS'ing you. And I am beign serious when I say that. Find out from him the exact model of video card, as he has sold you something that will not live up to the line he fed you.
In any case, currently anything over 512Meg on a video card is overkill unless you are running a seriously large display, over 30 inches.|||Thera are many factors that determine a graphics card's overall performance. The amount of RAM....is your case 2GB is one of those factors. That being said....2GB is a LARGE amount of RAM for a video card. Check out the ATI HD4870 X2. These are very high-performance graphics cards.|||the ram on a graphics card isnt really important above 512MB unless you are running a game at really high resolutions. 2GB in my opinion is overkill. i would be more interested in what actual card he is putting in.|||2gb ??? i highly doubt hes putting a $400 part in your computer
2gb is very high end for video its up there with the most expensive and close to the top of the charts as the biggest cards.
Can I put 2, ATI Radion 9250, w/256MB PCI Video Cards in my comp, even if I wouldn't have anything hooked 2 it
Can I put 2, ATI Radion 9250, w/256MB PCI Video Cards in my comp, even if I wouldn't have anything hooked to it...?
Would I get the 512MB (1/2GB) Video RAM...?
Or would it not do anything...?|||yeah it will boot from the agp card first, and give you dual monitor abaility, but depends on your motherboard and windows on how to it handles the drivers for those graphic cards, and no it wil not give you a combined 512mb of graphical memory.
the other person who said about crossfire or xfire for ati cards its wrong since they didnt read the question correctly since you need pci-express cards for crossfire, not agp/pci|||thats called crossfire, you have to have a special motherboard for that, you can run them together but you have to set it up correctly|||You can put two in their, but there's no point. Unless you have them hooked up through SLI, in which case you'll get more than the combined memory: both cards will work in parallel, almost doubling your performance for video output.|||I've done similar things to this, so that I could run multiple desktops. I have 2 PCI video cards in a presentation computer so that I can hook up 4 monitors with unique video on each. It will not however allow the cards to work together on a single display. It will not increase your gaming performance at all, if that's what you are after.|||The card you listed only supports AGP or PCI (not PCI Express) connections and is not an ATI Crossfire supporting card. You could install multiple cards, but doing so will not enable them to work together as you are suggesting. You could use each to drive a separate display, but you wouldn't combine the processing power.
Would I get the 512MB (1/2GB) Video RAM...?
Or would it not do anything...?|||yeah it will boot from the agp card first, and give you dual monitor abaility, but depends on your motherboard and windows on how to it handles the drivers for those graphic cards, and no it wil not give you a combined 512mb of graphical memory.
the other person who said about crossfire or xfire for ati cards its wrong since they didnt read the question correctly since you need pci-express cards for crossfire, not agp/pci|||thats called crossfire, you have to have a special motherboard for that, you can run them together but you have to set it up correctly|||You can put two in their, but there's no point. Unless you have them hooked up through SLI, in which case you'll get more than the combined memory: both cards will work in parallel, almost doubling your performance for video output.|||I've done similar things to this, so that I could run multiple desktops. I have 2 PCI video cards in a presentation computer so that I can hook up 4 monitors with unique video on each. It will not however allow the cards to work together on a single display. It will not increase your gaming performance at all, if that's what you are after.|||The card you listed only supports AGP or PCI (not PCI Express) connections and is not an ATI Crossfire supporting card. You could install multiple cards, but doing so will not enable them to work together as you are suggesting. You could use each to drive a separate display, but you wouldn't combine the processing power.
Does a 128mb dedicated video card with a shared video card of up to 2gb is good for running games?
Hi
I have a toshiba satellite e105-s1402 it has a 128 mb dedicated video .........and it says it can go up to 2gb of shared video.
I tried to play some games but I cant, like assasins creed, and fallout 3.......... apparently something with the video card, can anyone help me or explain me why it is not working.....
I tried to use the BIOS to increment the shared video but apparently in this laptop I dont have that option
thank you|||Sometimes, the video memory isnt enough, its the actual core speed of the card that matters. Most cards that run those games run at 800 ghz. Also If you have an integrated memory card, which you probably do since its a laptop, most of them unless ati or nvidia, arent compatible with most games.|||It's just saying that your computer has 2GB of RAM, and that the videocard will occasionally use some of that. However, that is *no where near* the performance of dedicated graphics memory, so it shouldn't even count, and it angers me that manufacturers deceive people who may not know like this
I have a toshiba satellite e105-s1402 it has a 128 mb dedicated video .........and it says it can go up to 2gb of shared video.
I tried to play some games but I cant, like assasins creed, and fallout 3.......... apparently something with the video card, can anyone help me or explain me why it is not working.....
I tried to use the BIOS to increment the shared video but apparently in this laptop I dont have that option
thank you|||Sometimes, the video memory isnt enough, its the actual core speed of the card that matters. Most cards that run those games run at 800 ghz. Also If you have an integrated memory card, which you probably do since its a laptop, most of them unless ati or nvidia, arent compatible with most games.|||It's just saying that your computer has 2GB of RAM, and that the videocard will occasionally use some of that. However, that is *no where near* the performance of dedicated graphics memory, so it shouldn't even count, and it angers me that manufacturers deceive people who may not know like this
How do you use 2gb Video RAM?
The laptop that I'll have in 3 days will have 2gb graphic card ( Amd Radeon HD 6370M) Yes it's laptop.
So basically when you have 4gb ram you just have to use a lot of programs and slow down your PC.
In this way you'll have high usage of you computer speed. When It's hard drive just download 40 blu ray movies and it's full.
But how do get all 2gb usage out of Video Card. DO you have to Watch 20 youtube videos|||The dedicated ram on a video card fills up more when there are more complex textures on screen in need of storage. Meaning, the higher the resolution, the more pixels are involved so the more detailed something looks so the more VRAM(video ram) it'll take.
However, if you're on a laptop I'm 100% sure your max screen res is 1080p or below, and with a res like that you probably won't even fill up 1gb of vram. Which is a GOOD thing, if you run out of vram when you're gaming it'll have to pull from your actual ram which is much slower than the dedicated ram of a video card, so the game will bog down and become very sluggish.
But ye, your actual ram is just a temporary storage place for processes you have open and once closed they will unload themselves from the ram. It's nothing like a harddrive, and you should never try to fill your ram by keeping like 100+ processes open because your PC will slow down tremendously.|||RAM is random access memory...It is temporary storage used by the computer to make things run faster. 2 GB of video RAM is the max that can be used by the video card to render fast moving video. It has nothing to do with the storage in the Hard Drive. It probably will NOT use anything close to that amount. Windows automatically figures out what is needed for each device and program and allocates your RAM accordingly.
You can't use RAM only the computer does for temporary storage of data related to making programs and the computer work.
Downloading Blu-Ray movies uses space on the hard drive and NOT RAM except temporally in the downloading process to make your browser work.
So basically when you have 4gb ram you just have to use a lot of programs and slow down your PC.
In this way you'll have high usage of you computer speed. When It's hard drive just download 40 blu ray movies and it's full.
But how do get all 2gb usage out of Video Card. DO you have to Watch 20 youtube videos|||The dedicated ram on a video card fills up more when there are more complex textures on screen in need of storage. Meaning, the higher the resolution, the more pixels are involved so the more detailed something looks so the more VRAM(video ram) it'll take.
However, if you're on a laptop I'm 100% sure your max screen res is 1080p or below, and with a res like that you probably won't even fill up 1gb of vram. Which is a GOOD thing, if you run out of vram when you're gaming it'll have to pull from your actual ram which is much slower than the dedicated ram of a video card, so the game will bog down and become very sluggish.
But ye, your actual ram is just a temporary storage place for processes you have open and once closed they will unload themselves from the ram. It's nothing like a harddrive, and you should never try to fill your ram by keeping like 100+ processes open because your PC will slow down tremendously.|||RAM is random access memory...It is temporary storage used by the computer to make things run faster. 2 GB of video RAM is the max that can be used by the video card to render fast moving video. It has nothing to do with the storage in the Hard Drive. It probably will NOT use anything close to that amount. Windows automatically figures out what is needed for each device and program and allocates your RAM accordingly.
You can't use RAM only the computer does for temporary storage of data related to making programs and the computer work.
Downloading Blu-Ray movies uses space on the hard drive and NOT RAM except temporally in the downloading process to make your browser work.
Video Cards: PowerColor vs XFX vs Sapphire; 1GB vs 2GB?
Okay, i'm trying to choose a Radeon HD 6950
Here are my options:
Powercolor Radeon HD 6950 1GB for $240
Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 1GB for $255
XFX Radeon HD 6950 1GB for $260
Also, I would like to know if it;s worth investing in a 2GB Graphics Card
From what I have researched, it's only required if you use resolution higher than 1080p
However, i plan for this build to last me a long time, I would like to know if it's worth it, and if at what rate would standard HD resolution increase? Heres my options for 2GB:
PowerColor Radeon HD 6950 2GB for $270
Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2GB for $285
Witch Card is better for it's price, and is the 2GB version worth it?|||>I have used the last two for years. Some problems at times, with Sapphire, but not much. I have never had a problem with XFX cards and I just swapped out about a year ago, a GTX 9800 Overclocker XFX and never had a problem with it to an XFX Radeon 5870 and still using it for a year with no problems...I think the XFX is the best, based on my experience with these cards/ The powercolor is the low end of your choices...or the low end leader, as they say in marketing.
Oh, and I am not convinced 2 gigs of GDDR5 really does you any more than a 1 Gig card does. I think its marginal myself...not really needed (a 2 gig vid card).|||The 2GB version is definitely worth it. It used to be that any video card with more than 1GB was overkill unless you were running resolutions more than 1080p.
But as well as that, we learned from the Crysis 2 that high res textures and tesselation chews up shitloads of VRAM. So currently, more VRAM is desirable in not only higher than 1080p resolutions but also hi res textures features in games and also tesselation in games.
The performance of each brand of 6950 will be the same. The only difference between the cards is the cooling system, the price, the build quality and the warranty.
Personally, i'd go with the Sapphire or the XFX, whichever offers the best warranty.|||Upgrading to the 2 gigs is most definitely worth it. Its less than 50$ more and it's a whole gig more. You'll eventually want to do another upgrade of you don't get the best now. There is not a very big difference in the power color and the sapphire except that sapphire is said to have a better product.|||At the 6950 level, 2GB isn't worth it. The GPU just doesn't have the muscle to utilize enough of that extra GB to make it worth it. If you have the extra $$$ to spend then go with the GTX 570 or HD 6970, that will give you a BIG increase in performance.
As for comparing the two 6950s, look at the benchmarks, not only for performance but also for temps. Read the reviews and check out the warranties too.
Here are my options:
Powercolor Radeon HD 6950 1GB for $240
Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 1GB for $255
XFX Radeon HD 6950 1GB for $260
Also, I would like to know if it;s worth investing in a 2GB Graphics Card
From what I have researched, it's only required if you use resolution higher than 1080p
However, i plan for this build to last me a long time, I would like to know if it's worth it, and if at what rate would standard HD resolution increase? Heres my options for 2GB:
PowerColor Radeon HD 6950 2GB for $270
Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2GB for $285
Witch Card is better for it's price, and is the 2GB version worth it?|||>I have used the last two for years. Some problems at times, with Sapphire, but not much. I have never had a problem with XFX cards and I just swapped out about a year ago, a GTX 9800 Overclocker XFX and never had a problem with it to an XFX Radeon 5870 and still using it for a year with no problems...I think the XFX is the best, based on my experience with these cards/ The powercolor is the low end of your choices...or the low end leader, as they say in marketing.
Oh, and I am not convinced 2 gigs of GDDR5 really does you any more than a 1 Gig card does. I think its marginal myself...not really needed (a 2 gig vid card).|||The 2GB version is definitely worth it. It used to be that any video card with more than 1GB was overkill unless you were running resolutions more than 1080p.
But as well as that, we learned from the Crysis 2 that high res textures and tesselation chews up shitloads of VRAM. So currently, more VRAM is desirable in not only higher than 1080p resolutions but also hi res textures features in games and also tesselation in games.
The performance of each brand of 6950 will be the same. The only difference between the cards is the cooling system, the price, the build quality and the warranty.
Personally, i'd go with the Sapphire or the XFX, whichever offers the best warranty.|||Upgrading to the 2 gigs is most definitely worth it. Its less than 50$ more and it's a whole gig more. You'll eventually want to do another upgrade of you don't get the best now. There is not a very big difference in the power color and the sapphire except that sapphire is said to have a better product.|||At the 6950 level, 2GB isn't worth it. The GPU just doesn't have the muscle to utilize enough of that extra GB to make it worth it. If you have the extra $$$ to spend then go with the GTX 570 or HD 6970, that will give you a BIG increase in performance.
As for comparing the two 6950s, look at the benchmarks, not only for performance but also for temps. Read the reviews and check out the warranties too.
Guitar Hero 3 on my PC lags bad. I have 2gb memory and 160 hard drive. is it the video card?
Is it my video card that sucks? That's what im thinking. I have 2gb of ram and a 160gb hard drive.
Easy mode lags on me during the career mode. The only way I can play normally is in practice mode.
Please help?
Thanks!
Thanks!|||Provide more info about graphic card
I think the game was released in 2007 so you need 256mb or more video memory and graphic card atleast Nvidia 6000 series and above
You have enough ram and as for hard disk space dont clutter your hard disk to full capacity, free some space and defragment your hard drive
Easy mode lags on me during the career mode. The only way I can play normally is in practice mode.
Please help?
Thanks!
Thanks!|||Provide more info about graphic card
I think the game was released in 2007 so you need 256mb or more video memory and graphic card atleast Nvidia 6000 series and above
You have enough ram and as for hard disk space dont clutter your hard disk to full capacity, free some space and defragment your hard drive
Is 2gb ATI 695 a good video card for the new computer im getting for playing games?
Im wondering if the 2gb ATI 695 is good for the new computer im getting since im not good with computers (just playing games on them). So im wondering can this play the latest games and such?|||I recommend the
GeForce GTX 590 NVIDIA Graphics Card - 3GB
But to answer your question, yes it's good enough. But driver problems with ATI can occur...
Good luck.|||Yes, the 6950 is an excellent high end card, and if you know what you're doing, it can be BIOS flashed to perform like a 6970|||I'd say, of course it is, you must have some idea that it is plenty or you wouldn't know to question it. its awesome
GeForce GTX 590 NVIDIA Graphics Card - 3GB
But to answer your question, yes it's good enough. But driver problems with ATI can occur...
Good luck.|||Yes, the 6950 is an excellent high end card, and if you know what you're doing, it can be BIOS flashed to perform like a 6970|||I'd say, of course it is, you must have some idea that it is plenty or you wouldn't know to question it. its awesome
Is a NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 2GB 16X PCI a good video card for gaming?
Is a NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 2GB 16X PCI a good video card for gaming?|||Not bad but i would kick it up a notch to a 9800GTX I assume your looking at the SPARKLE SX96GT2048D2-HP GeForce 9600 GT 2GB? It has a good rating and can play Crysis so it would be ok.|||its not the best,but it does me well for gameing,with no problems.
Will either of these video cards bottleneck in my pc?
Asus P5VD2-VM SE
Intel Core2Duo E4500 2.20 Ghz
2GB Ram
Video Cards i am deciding on:
Nvidia GT250 1GB DDR3
9800GT 1GB DDR3
The power supply is upgradable, but
can my processor handle these vid cards? or am i wasting money on these video cards
and that i should get something cheaper ? If so, what is the best video card that my processor can optimize?|||Id suggest a GTX460. Its 200 dollars and it runs circles around those two cards. And it wont bottleneck you cpu until you get into the Crossfire and SLi. Id also suggest a 5830 to.|||massive waste of money get either a:
Radeon 5850
or a
Nvidia GTX 470
Intel Core2Duo E4500 2.20 Ghz
2GB Ram
Video Cards i am deciding on:
Nvidia GT250 1GB DDR3
9800GT 1GB DDR3
The power supply is upgradable, but
can my processor handle these vid cards? or am i wasting money on these video cards
and that i should get something cheaper ? If so, what is the best video card that my processor can optimize?|||Id suggest a GTX460. Its 200 dollars and it runs circles around those two cards. And it wont bottleneck you cpu until you get into the Crossfire and SLi. Id also suggest a 5830 to.|||massive waste of money get either a:
Radeon 5850
or a
Nvidia GTX 470
With 2Gb of Ram and 128 MB of video card, will a game of min requirements of 256 MB video card work?
even though I don't have 256 MB of video card. will the 2GB compensate.|||No it wont. 2GB of system RAM is used by the system. NOT by the video card.|||No. They 2 GB of RAM is located on the system board of the PC. Video RAM is located on the video board. Normally a video card with its own memory is unable to access the system board memory. Doing so would make the video card crawl and be useless.|||As others said the two GB of ram won't assist card though sometimes if lucky games will run on lower specs.|||http://m.reference.com/d/search.html?q=R…|||nope sorry. you can easily get a 256mb card for 50 or more bucks. just make sure of the shader module's and driver(directx10 etc.)
Is it better to purchase a 2gb video card or 2 1gb video cards?
I am about to build a new computer and have never gotten into the duel video card area before so I don't know much about it. Would it be better to purchase a single 2gb workstation video card or two 1gb video cards with SLI/Crossfire? Would the fact the 2 cards working together would have 2 process end up being more of a benefit than a card with double the memory?|||It depends on what you are going to do, as a rule 2 will always run faster than one, but then there is questions of 2 being a greater drain on other resources and of course generating twice the heat. I personally would run one, you will have far less problems with one, and any performance sacrifice will be negligable, compared to the hassles 2 cards can and probably will give you.
For yours I ran dual processors, very quick, but too much like hard work.|||IF UR A HEAVY GAMER THEN GO FOR 2GB NVIDIA GTX 580 OR 590 GOOD LUCK........|||The more memory on the card, the less the PC memory or page file usage will be used. A gig on a video card is more than enough for most games.
Having 2 cards in SLI/Crossfire gains an advantage that 2 cards will work to offload processing as well as PhysX rendering for Nvidia. This will improve frame rates, allow you to beef up eye candy. It also creates more heat and needs a good power supply.
The thing is, games need to support this feature for that setup to work. If you have 2 cards and a game doesn't support SLI/Crossfire, then you gain nothing.
This is your choice a good video card or 2 mediocre. You should read the forums and get ideas from what users are saying about the cards you are looking at.|||I would Definitely say buy the 2GB Video card.|||It really deppends on the cards you are getting. For example a last generation 1gb like a nvidia gtx 460 in sli will get better performance but won't be a nvidia gtx 580 a new 2gb card. Though new generation cards are better like 2 AMD 6850's will agian get an increase in performance and be much closer to a 2gb AMD 6950 but doesn't make the cut. so single cards are still better than two but, that is only cause many of the drivers aren't even out of beta stage so they are not really finished.
For auto cad you don't even need a 2 gb card you gust need a fast gpu so a 1 gb should do it. :D|||The 2 cards together do NOT add up the memory. It'll just be two 1 gb cards working as one, and if you hit your vram limit both cards will get bogged down just as fast as a single 1gb card. Always go for stronger single card so you have an upgrade path later to add another.|||Impossible to tell from this information. If you're only looking at the memory of the video card, you're missing the point. Focus on the GPU itself, not the amount of memory the video card has.|||buy amd a8 3850 processor and 2gb graphics card and mobo from asus (becoz u need good bios for setup dual gpu and overclock)
becoz amd a8 3850 has in built gpu + graphic card gpu + 2gb memory ( bcoz if u ad two 1gb graphic card you will still end up with 1gb memory)
hence two gpu and 2gb memory|||The memory of the video cards is the least thing you should be worried about. Still, let's say you wanna crossfire 2 cards. The card you are going to connect to the 16x PCi slot in your motherboard is important. If that is 2 gigs- only those 2 gigs will matter. The memory of the other card you connect in the 4x PCi slot, is not used and therefore is useless. So make sure your primary video card's memory is big.
For yours I ran dual processors, very quick, but too much like hard work.|||IF UR A HEAVY GAMER THEN GO FOR 2GB NVIDIA GTX 580 OR 590 GOOD LUCK........|||The more memory on the card, the less the PC memory or page file usage will be used. A gig on a video card is more than enough for most games.
Having 2 cards in SLI/Crossfire gains an advantage that 2 cards will work to offload processing as well as PhysX rendering for Nvidia. This will improve frame rates, allow you to beef up eye candy. It also creates more heat and needs a good power supply.
The thing is, games need to support this feature for that setup to work. If you have 2 cards and a game doesn't support SLI/Crossfire, then you gain nothing.
This is your choice a good video card or 2 mediocre. You should read the forums and get ideas from what users are saying about the cards you are looking at.|||I would Definitely say buy the 2GB Video card.|||It really deppends on the cards you are getting. For example a last generation 1gb like a nvidia gtx 460 in sli will get better performance but won't be a nvidia gtx 580 a new 2gb card. Though new generation cards are better like 2 AMD 6850's will agian get an increase in performance and be much closer to a 2gb AMD 6950 but doesn't make the cut. so single cards are still better than two but, that is only cause many of the drivers aren't even out of beta stage so they are not really finished.
For auto cad you don't even need a 2 gb card you gust need a fast gpu so a 1 gb should do it. :D|||The 2 cards together do NOT add up the memory. It'll just be two 1 gb cards working as one, and if you hit your vram limit both cards will get bogged down just as fast as a single 1gb card. Always go for stronger single card so you have an upgrade path later to add another.|||Impossible to tell from this information. If you're only looking at the memory of the video card, you're missing the point. Focus on the GPU itself, not the amount of memory the video card has.|||buy amd a8 3850 processor and 2gb graphics card and mobo from asus (becoz u need good bios for setup dual gpu and overclock)
becoz amd a8 3850 has in built gpu + graphic card gpu + 2gb memory ( bcoz if u ad two 1gb graphic card you will still end up with 1gb memory)
hence two gpu and 2gb memory|||The memory of the video cards is the least thing you should be worried about. Still, let's say you wanna crossfire 2 cards. The card you are going to connect to the 16x PCi slot in your motherboard is important. If that is 2 gigs- only those 2 gigs will matter. The memory of the other card you connect in the 4x PCi slot, is not used and therefore is useless. So make sure your primary video card's memory is big.
Do Video Cards support only certain RAM?
I have a custom built computer that I built from parts 3 years ago, and now I want to upgrade it. I got a lot of help and I honestly know barely anything about the hardware..
I have a nice video card, which I don't want to upgrade, but the video card description on newegg says "SLI Support" which is the same type of RAM I have. It's called "NVIDEA, SLI" RAM, which I have 2x 1GB sticks.
What I want to buy is 4x 2GB sticks of: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPI-B
I have no idea what that means, but it's supported on my motherboard, (I used www.crucial.com), so I want to get that, but will it work with my Video Card?
Basically, what I'm asking is..
Do Video Cards require certain types of RAM sticks? My video card says "SLI Support" and I was using SLI RAM sticks before, so I don't know if the new RAM I'm buying will work with this card.
Thanks for any help you can give, like I said I'm not good with this stuff.
Also, if needed, here's my current video card info: EVGA 01G-P3-N959-TR GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card|||Confusing, isn't it?
1) Memory on video cards is different from memory on motherboards. They can be of completely different types and work happily together.
2) The type of memory you need to buy for your system is dependent on your MOTHERBOARD. Period. Go to http:://crucial.com/ and run their diagnostic tool to check what kind of RAM is compatible with your motherboard if you don't have a model # handy. Oops - you already did go to crucial, so if it said 4x 2GB DDR2 are supported, that's the type you should get, even if it's not from Crucial.
3) You can't add memory to video cards. The original video memory is soldered onto the video card with no room for expansion.
4) Very, very few tasks benefit from > 4 GB of RAM. If you already have 3+GB of RAM and your games are running slow, you need a new, more powerful video card, not more RAM.
5) Any system with 4+GB of RAM had better be running a 64-bit version of windows, or the extra memory is going to waste. 32-bit versions can only reach 3.5 GB of RAM, max.|||No, video cards don't require you to run a certain type of RAM in your system. The only requirements to running a graphics card, are at least 1 PCI-E slot on the motherboard, and a suffcient-enough power supply to operate it. Your system RAM is irrelevant here. I know what OCZ RAM you're talking about, and the "SLI RAM" title they used is just a gimmick -- ALL RAM is compatible. You can pair ANY memory in your system with your nVidia card, period.|||No GPU's use there own ram. There is no such thing as DDR5 RAM on RAM Sticks so yeah.
I have a nice video card, which I don't want to upgrade, but the video card description on newegg says "SLI Support" which is the same type of RAM I have. It's called "NVIDEA, SLI" RAM, which I have 2x 1GB sticks.
What I want to buy is 4x 2GB sticks of: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPI-B
I have no idea what that means, but it's supported on my motherboard, (I used www.crucial.com), so I want to get that, but will it work with my Video Card?
Basically, what I'm asking is..
Do Video Cards require certain types of RAM sticks? My video card says "SLI Support" and I was using SLI RAM sticks before, so I don't know if the new RAM I'm buying will work with this card.
Thanks for any help you can give, like I said I'm not good with this stuff.
Also, if needed, here's my current video card info: EVGA 01G-P3-N959-TR GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card|||Confusing, isn't it?
1) Memory on video cards is different from memory on motherboards. They can be of completely different types and work happily together.
2) The type of memory you need to buy for your system is dependent on your MOTHERBOARD. Period. Go to http:://crucial.com/ and run their diagnostic tool to check what kind of RAM is compatible with your motherboard if you don't have a model # handy. Oops - you already did go to crucial, so if it said 4x 2GB DDR2 are supported, that's the type you should get, even if it's not from Crucial.
3) You can't add memory to video cards. The original video memory is soldered onto the video card with no room for expansion.
4) Very, very few tasks benefit from > 4 GB of RAM. If you already have 3+GB of RAM and your games are running slow, you need a new, more powerful video card, not more RAM.
5) Any system with 4+GB of RAM had better be running a 64-bit version of windows, or the extra memory is going to waste. 32-bit versions can only reach 3.5 GB of RAM, max.|||No, video cards don't require you to run a certain type of RAM in your system. The only requirements to running a graphics card, are at least 1 PCI-E slot on the motherboard, and a suffcient-enough power supply to operate it. Your system RAM is irrelevant here. I know what OCZ RAM you're talking about, and the "SLI RAM" title they used is just a gimmick -- ALL RAM is compatible. You can pair ANY memory in your system with your nVidia card, period.|||No GPU's use there own ram. There is no such thing as DDR5 RAM on RAM Sticks so yeah.
2 GB single video card vs. 512 MB dual video cards?
I'm in need of better graphics processing and i need to know if a single video card with 2gb of video memory is better than dual video cards with 512 mb each.
Here are the video cards I'm referring to:
Single 2GB GDDR5 ATI® Radeon® HD 4870 X2
Dual 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800 GT
thanks for the help :)|||always get the single best card you can afford. It will save you headaches in the end...whether from flakey sli/crossfire drivers or the overall cost of buying 2 cards just to watch something else come out 2 days later that will smoke them. The 4870X2 is a beast...it outperforms 2 9800gt's.|||Agreed...1 card is going to be better then 2...just mostly based on expansion.
2 years down the road when you want a better video card, at THAT point you can go out and buy a second 4870 x2 and CrossFire THEN and you will be killing once again.
Unless you want to be dropping $200 every year for minor steps up in performance, get 1 good one now.
Also...it is 2 GBs vs. 512x2 MBs (1GB)...2 is going to be better then 1.
At least make it a fair fight! haha|||the GTX 280 1gb is better than dual 9800 GTs, and the 4870X2 mopped the floor withn the GTX 280 a few months back. it's not just the video RAM, it's also the processing capability of the card that matters, the number of stream processor, shaders, and what have you along with the memory and stream proc clocks. the memory on the 4870x2 is also far superior to that of the 9800GT. this is a no brainer. GET THE 4870x2, I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THAT POINT ENOUGH, it's currently the second most powerful card on the market, the most powerful one right now being nvidia's GTX 295, but that had worse performance in crysis at a resolution of 2560x1600 than the 4870x2, so the 4870x2 scales a bit better. go with that one.|||First things first...what's your mobo's chipset. If it is nVidia, you're more or less stuck with a nVidia card, because mixing non-nVidia cards with nVidia chipsets frequently leads to problems and conflicts. (nVidia doesn't like playing with others.)
If your chipset is ATi, you're better to go with an ATi chipset, for similar reasons...the mis-match of chips rarely leads to issues similar to the above example.
If you're using a VIA or other generic chipset, you can choose either card(s) .
If you're using an Intel chipset, you can use either card(s), but you will see better results from the ATi card (no one, not even Intel or ATi know why, but there you go...).
Now, going on a straight side-by-side comparison. There is a very good reason the X2 was called the "King of Cards". Include the fact that the 9800's are using GDDR2 memory. In fact, the 9800 X2 was a direct response to the 4870 X2, and bombed so badly that they publically admitted they could not beat the 4870 X2. They then released the 285 series and came close to beating the 4870. It wasn't until nVidia released the 290 (which is a dual GPU card) that they managed to regain a tenuous grasp as "Best Card"...tenuous, because the 290 was a limited release item, where the 4870 X2 was a main-line all market release. (Even then, the perfomance numbers are not that much better...especially to justify the $200 higher price).
As for the 9800's themselves. They better compare to the 3870's (even though the 3x cards are a generation newer) than the 4870's (which are TWO generations newer), since the only difference between the 8800's and their 9800 clones are the bugs, higher clockspeed, higher prices, and/or more memory found in the 9800's.
Incidentally...if you can't find any 8x, or 9x cards, that's cause you're looking in the wrong box. nVidia recently re-labled them as the 250's, and jacked the price. (See article here: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news… )
Good Luck!
EDIT: The new Dx10 standard is 10.1, which (nVidia) only the 295 actually kinda supports, where as (EDIT: almost) the entire HD series from ATi can support it with a simple driver update...and for Gaming on Vista, 10.1, frame rates have soared as much as 25% with some games, and the average being around 10%!
Here are the video cards I'm referring to:
Single 2GB GDDR5 ATI® Radeon® HD 4870 X2
Dual 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800 GT
thanks for the help :)|||always get the single best card you can afford. It will save you headaches in the end...whether from flakey sli/crossfire drivers or the overall cost of buying 2 cards just to watch something else come out 2 days later that will smoke them. The 4870X2 is a beast...it outperforms 2 9800gt's.|||Agreed...1 card is going to be better then 2...just mostly based on expansion.
2 years down the road when you want a better video card, at THAT point you can go out and buy a second 4870 x2 and CrossFire THEN and you will be killing once again.
Unless you want to be dropping $200 every year for minor steps up in performance, get 1 good one now.
Also...it is 2 GBs vs. 512x2 MBs (1GB)...2 is going to be better then 1.
At least make it a fair fight! haha|||the GTX 280 1gb is better than dual 9800 GTs, and the 4870X2 mopped the floor withn the GTX 280 a few months back. it's not just the video RAM, it's also the processing capability of the card that matters, the number of stream processor, shaders, and what have you along with the memory and stream proc clocks. the memory on the 4870x2 is also far superior to that of the 9800GT. this is a no brainer. GET THE 4870x2, I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THAT POINT ENOUGH, it's currently the second most powerful card on the market, the most powerful one right now being nvidia's GTX 295, but that had worse performance in crysis at a resolution of 2560x1600 than the 4870x2, so the 4870x2 scales a bit better. go with that one.|||First things first...what's your mobo's chipset. If it is nVidia, you're more or less stuck with a nVidia card, because mixing non-nVidia cards with nVidia chipsets frequently leads to problems and conflicts. (nVidia doesn't like playing with others.)
If your chipset is ATi, you're better to go with an ATi chipset, for similar reasons...the mis-match of chips rarely leads to issues similar to the above example.
If you're using a VIA or other generic chipset, you can choose either card(s) .
If you're using an Intel chipset, you can use either card(s), but you will see better results from the ATi card (no one, not even Intel or ATi know why, but there you go...).
Now, going on a straight side-by-side comparison. There is a very good reason the X2 was called the "King of Cards". Include the fact that the 9800's are using GDDR2 memory. In fact, the 9800 X2 was a direct response to the 4870 X2, and bombed so badly that they publically admitted they could not beat the 4870 X2. They then released the 285 series and came close to beating the 4870. It wasn't until nVidia released the 290 (which is a dual GPU card) that they managed to regain a tenuous grasp as "Best Card"...tenuous, because the 290 was a limited release item, where the 4870 X2 was a main-line all market release. (Even then, the perfomance numbers are not that much better...especially to justify the $200 higher price).
As for the 9800's themselves. They better compare to the 3870's (even though the 3x cards are a generation newer) than the 4870's (which are TWO generations newer), since the only difference between the 8800's and their 9800 clones are the bugs, higher clockspeed, higher prices, and/or more memory found in the 9800's.
Incidentally...if you can't find any 8x, or 9x cards, that's cause you're looking in the wrong box. nVidia recently re-labled them as the 250's, and jacked the price. (See article here: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news… )
Good Luck!
EDIT: The new Dx10 standard is 10.1, which (nVidia) only the 295 actually kinda supports, where as (EDIT: almost) the entire HD series from ATi can support it with a simple driver update...and for Gaming on Vista, 10.1, frame rates have soared as much as 25% with some games, and the average being around 10%!
About alienware m15x is really have 2gb video card ? 2 video cards ? and is it with blu-ray sorry 4 bad englis?
The m15x only comes with a single video card.
The m17x can have 2x 1GB video cards in SLI or Crossfire, if you're will to pay that much.
The m17x can have 2x 1GB video cards in SLI or Crossfire, if you're will to pay that much.
Is a 2GB video card a good buy or overkill?
I am currently configuring a pc to buy from cyberpowerpc.com and i am trying to decide on what kind of video card to get. I am looking for a high end, fast, gaming computer so i am configuring my pc to match that. So far i have:
CPU: AMD Phenom™II X6 1090T Six-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1333MHz Dual Channel Memory
MOTHERBOARD: GigaByte GA-870A-UD3 AMD 870/SB850 chipset support DDR3 Ultra Durable™3 Socket AM3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 Audio, GBLAN, Support 6-core CPU, CPU Auto Unlocker, USB3.0, SATA-III, ON/OFF Charge for IPod, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 3 PCI
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
I am trying to decide if i want a 2GB video card or one between 1GB and 1.5 GB. Would a 2GB video card like "ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card" be overkill for a gaming computer? Should i just stick with something like the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB 16X PCIe Video Card? Or would the Nvidia 1.2GB be fine?
Any help or suggestions would be awesome i am kind of at a block for what would be the best fit for my gaming computer and what would be just unnecessary.
Thanks in advance!|||You should be fine with just a plain 1GB graphics card, so an Nvidia with 1.2GB should be a little bit more than sufficient. Most games can run just fine on full settings with even half that. Most Nvidia cards have PhsX which adds a little bit to the experience that the 2 GB Radeon could not.
Although, if you want to make sure you won't have to update cards in a few years go for the 2 GB Radeon if you're willing to spend the money and sacrifice the PhysX.|||Personally i would go with getting two 1Gb graphics cards and using crossfire to link them together so they work with each other. Although that would only save you money if that doesn't matter then having 2Gb of deadicated graphics would allow you to run on multible screens and at higher resolutions. Hope this helps|||I would say stick with a 1.5GB GTX 580. Its a 480 done right, so look into getting it if your gonna get an Nvidia. The 5970 is a good GPU, but if you can, get the Asus Ares. Its a much faster redesign of the 5970.|||There's no such thing as an overkill!
Gaming graphics continuously advance
CPU: AMD Phenom™II X6 1090T Six-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1333MHz Dual Channel Memory
MOTHERBOARD: GigaByte GA-870A-UD3 AMD 870/SB850 chipset support DDR3 Ultra Durable™3 Socket AM3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 Audio, GBLAN, Support 6-core CPU, CPU Auto Unlocker, USB3.0, SATA-III, ON/OFF Charge for IPod, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 3 PCI
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
I am trying to decide if i want a 2GB video card or one between 1GB and 1.5 GB. Would a 2GB video card like "ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card" be overkill for a gaming computer? Should i just stick with something like the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB 16X PCIe Video Card? Or would the Nvidia 1.2GB be fine?
Any help or suggestions would be awesome i am kind of at a block for what would be the best fit for my gaming computer and what would be just unnecessary.
Thanks in advance!|||You should be fine with just a plain 1GB graphics card, so an Nvidia with 1.2GB should be a little bit more than sufficient. Most games can run just fine on full settings with even half that. Most Nvidia cards have PhsX which adds a little bit to the experience that the 2 GB Radeon could not.
Although, if you want to make sure you won't have to update cards in a few years go for the 2 GB Radeon if you're willing to spend the money and sacrifice the PhysX.|||Personally i would go with getting two 1Gb graphics cards and using crossfire to link them together so they work with each other. Although that would only save you money if that doesn't matter then having 2Gb of deadicated graphics would allow you to run on multible screens and at higher resolutions. Hope this helps|||I would say stick with a 1.5GB GTX 580. Its a 480 done right, so look into getting it if your gonna get an Nvidia. The 5970 is a good GPU, but if you can, get the Asus Ares. Its a much faster redesign of the 5970.|||There's no such thing as an overkill!
Gaming graphics continuously advance
Why does this site think my video card is 2.2gb?
systemrequirementslab.com sais that my ati 4350 512mb video card has 2.2gb of video could some1 plz speculate why it sais this??
ive just bought a gtx 560 new case and new psu from winner computers its but i want to know my current video card thinks its 2.2gb plz im a noob
ive just bought a gtx 560 new case and new psu from winner computers its but i want to know my current video card thinks its 2.2gb plz im a noob
Computer Specs for Games, Reccommend Video Cards?
I have a P4 2.4ghz, 2gb ram, a bad video card (Probably Geforce 5 series).
If I want to run games such as Oblivion, Assassin's Creed or Gears of Wars which do I need to upgrade? Video card or Processor? Or Both?|||I'd go video card first, as long as your system is PCI-Express and not AGP. Depending on how deep you want to get into it I recommend NVIDIA 8800 as long as you're not planning on running SLI. If you are thinking about SLI, go with and AGI card and try their crossfire technology as you can't run SLI via NVIDIA cards on an Intel system.|||The RAM is sufficent. If the P4 is a dual, your fine. If your board is AGP get a high 7000 geforce. If your PCIe get a mid-high 8000. However if it is a P4 core solo and you want those games its time for a rebuild. A very respectable gamer (tower only) will run about $2000 (if you build it yourself). I can help you build.|||Well probably the CPU but use
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/ref…
to be sure. If you know the amount of VRAM your GFX card has that would be helpful but I would suggest just using the sight listed above for that as well. It just scans you comp and tells you what you have that wouldn't be able or would be able to play the selected game.|||Both could use an upgrade but your video card should be first. Your video card should be one of the most expensive parts of your computer if you want to play video games. I would recommend something like the nvidia 8800gts. can be easily passed on to any computer you may later get and it will be able to play almost any games that's out at high settings.
Your processor isn't too bad, it should slow down your card much but if you upgrade go with a Core 2 Duo from Intel. Anywhere from 2.5-3.5 ghz will work. Your memory is fine, unless you are playing RTS's all the time usually one Gig will work|||do u have p4 LGA 478 socket? if yes,theres only a minor upgrade u can do.. RAM and 3D card.. ok,ur mobo support AGP only since no LGA 478 (that i know) in today market support for PCI-E + a P4 is a single core.. so,best card available for that is ATI x800,X1950,X1650 or hd2600.. for GF,7600,6800
so,for today gaming,u need a major upgrading which is u have to buy a new pc (if u really in to it).. anyway,all up to u.. g'luck|||Both.
Even if you get a high end video card, the CPU will bottleneck the graphics card... so you will see more performance, but not near how much you want to see.
I would suggest a Core2Duo or Core2Quad, if your motherboard supports it for Intel, or an AMD X2 6000+ or Phenom X4's for AMD, and at least a 8600GT or higher for a video card. (Also PCI-E)
You might just want to upgrade your processor, motherboard, and graphics card, and basically make a new computer...
If I want to run games such as Oblivion, Assassin's Creed or Gears of Wars which do I need to upgrade? Video card or Processor? Or Both?|||I'd go video card first, as long as your system is PCI-Express and not AGP. Depending on how deep you want to get into it I recommend NVIDIA 8800 as long as you're not planning on running SLI. If you are thinking about SLI, go with and AGI card and try their crossfire technology as you can't run SLI via NVIDIA cards on an Intel system.|||The RAM is sufficent. If the P4 is a dual, your fine. If your board is AGP get a high 7000 geforce. If your PCIe get a mid-high 8000. However if it is a P4 core solo and you want those games its time for a rebuild. A very respectable gamer (tower only) will run about $2000 (if you build it yourself). I can help you build.|||Well probably the CPU but use
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/ref…
to be sure. If you know the amount of VRAM your GFX card has that would be helpful but I would suggest just using the sight listed above for that as well. It just scans you comp and tells you what you have that wouldn't be able or would be able to play the selected game.|||Both could use an upgrade but your video card should be first. Your video card should be one of the most expensive parts of your computer if you want to play video games. I would recommend something like the nvidia 8800gts. can be easily passed on to any computer you may later get and it will be able to play almost any games that's out at high settings.
Your processor isn't too bad, it should slow down your card much but if you upgrade go with a Core 2 Duo from Intel. Anywhere from 2.5-3.5 ghz will work. Your memory is fine, unless you are playing RTS's all the time usually one Gig will work|||do u have p4 LGA 478 socket? if yes,theres only a minor upgrade u can do.. RAM and 3D card.. ok,ur mobo support AGP only since no LGA 478 (that i know) in today market support for PCI-E + a P4 is a single core.. so,best card available for that is ATI x800,X1950,X1650 or hd2600.. for GF,7600,6800
so,for today gaming,u need a major upgrading which is u have to buy a new pc (if u really in to it).. anyway,all up to u.. g'luck|||Both.
Even if you get a high end video card, the CPU will bottleneck the graphics card... so you will see more performance, but not near how much you want to see.
I would suggest a Core2Duo or Core2Quad, if your motherboard supports it for Intel, or an AMD X2 6000+ or Phenom X4's for AMD, and at least a 8600GT or higher for a video card. (Also PCI-E)
You might just want to upgrade your processor, motherboard, and graphics card, and basically make a new computer...
In gaming, is there a big difference between 1GB and 2GB video cards?
Say if they both had i3 2310M 2.1 GHz, 6GB RAM and a nVidia GT 540 M,
But if one was 1GB and the other was 2GB Dedicated, how big would the difference be, and would the 1GB one still be good?|||The total RAM in a video card is not that important. What you want to pay closer attention to is the memory INTERFACE. The memory interface is what shows on your monitor. The total ram is what the card peaks at. The interface is what you should be caring about the most because this is what is actively being displayed. It may be a 2GB video card, but only have 64 bit interface. That is terrible. The higher the bit interface, the better the card. I think the highest interface is around 384 bit maybe even 512 bit but I'm not totally sure on that. You want to get a card with either 256 bit or 384 bit interface. Please trust me on this. It is a typical mistake made by a LOT of people.
But if one was 1GB and the other was 2GB Dedicated, how big would the difference be, and would the 1GB one still be good?|||The total RAM in a video card is not that important. What you want to pay closer attention to is the memory INTERFACE. The memory interface is what shows on your monitor. The total ram is what the card peaks at. The interface is what you should be caring about the most because this is what is actively being displayed. It may be a 2GB video card, but only have 64 bit interface. That is terrible. The higher the bit interface, the better the card. I think the highest interface is around 384 bit maybe even 512 bit but I'm not totally sure on that. You want to get a card with either 256 bit or 384 bit interface. Please trust me on this. It is a typical mistake made by a LOT of people.
What is the difernce between a 2gb and a 1gb video card?
I am deciding between the asus 6970 2gb vs the asus gtx 570 1.2 gb. I might run two monitors in the future, so i dont know what the 2gb and the 1gb is and is it a big difference.|||Generally, the more RAM you have in a card the better. I'm too tired to look at the stats right now, but I would wager that, if you don't know what the difference is, you probably aren't doing anything that would make it matter. Unless you plan on playing high performance games or doing VERY serious video editing, go with which ever one is cheaper.
Also, clock speed and number of cores also matters. Just throwing that out there.|||The only reason you need over 1GB is for triple monitor or over 1920x1080 resolutions.
Get a 6950 for value or 570 if you want to spend the extra. The 6970 is not worth the money.|||Goddamn you're stupid
Also, clock speed and number of cores also matters. Just throwing that out there.|||The only reason you need over 1GB is for triple monitor or over 1920x1080 resolutions.
Get a 6950 for value or 570 if you want to spend the extra. The 6970 is not worth the money.|||Goddamn you're stupid
Which is better company that makes video cards ATI or Nvidia?
Is there any problems with ATI video cards if you have a ATI video card?I was thinking of getting Hightech ATI HD4870X2 PCI-E 2.0 2GB 512bit GDDR5 Video card.Just want to know if Nvidia or ATI is better video card and why?|||There's no correct answer to this, both are such major players pushing out quality chips and designs. You'll get some swings back and forth as different cards capture the moment. Nvidia seems to have done clever tie-ins with some game studios while ATI now has the backing of the mighty AMD. I've used ATI cards for years but also installed many Nvidia based products for other people. I'd be happy with either in most cases. The one thing I don't like is the Catalyst Control Center for ATI drivers which is quite an overhead/startup delayer in my experience. You can install the driver without this and use the excellent Ati Tray Tools by Ray Adams to control everything, but I suppose the Nvidia Forceware driver suite is more elegant at the moment (although when you do have it loaded, CCC is very swish!). I think you'd do just fine with the Hightech card, and the sort of system you'll be running that with won't take 2 mins to load CCC the way mine does!! I believe an 'equivalent' Nvidia card would be the Geforce 9800GX2 which probably tends to cost more.|||It depends on your preference. I personally feel ATi make better cards. I have used them quite a lot and have been impressed by the value for money. NVidia used to rule the roost but not any more. ATi also developed a graphics card for the XBox 360, while NVidia developed the PS3's.
In the new range of graphics cards being released, NVidia's benchmark clearly better but cost a substantial amount more then there ATi counterparts.|||nVidia has had a longer run of reputation, but sorry to all you nVidia fanboys out there, ATi is king of the hill, currently in lead with the worlds strongest video card, the ATi Radeon 4870HD, will out-perform 2xNvidia GeForce 280 GTX's in SLi.
So yes, ATi is alot stronger, and not to mention cheaper.|||nvidia is currently leading the market with all the most powerful cards right now. they have the GTX 280, 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX (tri SLI=amazin) only card nvidia has up there is the 4870. when it comes to performance nvidia is the best.
oh, and that thing about 4870 outperforming GTX 280 in SLI is bs|||For me i have to say the ATI,i have ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro and have had no problems with it at all they just tend to be a little louder but alot cooler :)|||It depends on what applications your going to run and the specs on your computer. Nvidia and ATI are top dogs in video graphics and both are rocking graphics cards. |||nVidia is better, but that might just be because I have used nVidia for a loooong time and the only ATi card I bought didn't work properly.|||nvidia of course.
In the new range of graphics cards being released, NVidia's benchmark clearly better but cost a substantial amount more then there ATi counterparts.|||nVidia has had a longer run of reputation, but sorry to all you nVidia fanboys out there, ATi is king of the hill, currently in lead with the worlds strongest video card, the ATi Radeon 4870HD, will out-perform 2xNvidia GeForce 280 GTX's in SLi.
So yes, ATi is alot stronger, and not to mention cheaper.|||nvidia is currently leading the market with all the most powerful cards right now. they have the GTX 280, 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX (tri SLI=amazin) only card nvidia has up there is the 4870. when it comes to performance nvidia is the best.
oh, and that thing about 4870 outperforming GTX 280 in SLI is bs|||For me i have to say the ATI,i have ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro and have had no problems with it at all they just tend to be a little louder but alot cooler :)|||It depends on what applications your going to run and the specs on your computer. Nvidia and ATI are top dogs in video graphics and both are rocking graphics cards. |||nVidia is better, but that might just be because I have used nVidia for a loooong time and the only ATi card I bought didn't work properly.|||nvidia of course.
Can someone tell me some good video cards for computers it needs to be atleast 1gb or 2gb?
i am building a bad out system and want a video card to match can someone help me out i need one that can run two monitors and be able to run a blue ray movie and world of warcraft max settings withought missing a beat tell me what you think and why please|||Asus Ati Radeon HD 5850 with 1440 Stream Processing Units,72 Texture Units 1 Gb DDR5 at 128 or 256 bit (more bit more money) This card has max 1 Gb RAM
Asus Ati Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6/6S/2GD5 has 1600 Stream Processing Units,80 Texture Units, 2 Gb RAM at 256 bit and supports up to 6 monitors
Asus Ati Radeon HD 5970 has 3200 Stream Processing Units,160 Texture Units 2 Gb RAM at 256 bit and supports up to 3 monitors also the dual GPU has up to 4 Gb RAM at 256x2=512 Bit
Last and the one I m using is the Asus Ares HD 5870x2 with 4 Gb Ram at 256x2=512 Bit, up to 3 monitors. This card alone at max settings can play WoW at 80 or 85 FPS|||ati 5770, 5870, 5970 or nvidia gtx 450, 460, or 480
Asus Ati Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6/6S/2GD5 has 1600 Stream Processing Units,80 Texture Units, 2 Gb RAM at 256 bit and supports up to 6 monitors
Asus Ati Radeon HD 5970 has 3200 Stream Processing Units,160 Texture Units 2 Gb RAM at 256 bit and supports up to 3 monitors also the dual GPU has up to 4 Gb RAM at 256x2=512 Bit
Last and the one I m using is the Asus Ares HD 5870x2 with 4 Gb Ram at 256x2=512 Bit, up to 3 monitors. This card alone at max settings can play WoW at 80 or 85 FPS|||ati 5770, 5870, 5970 or nvidia gtx 450, 460, or 480
Two Video Cards, One Moniter?
Hey I am buying a new computer but when I came across choosing the video cards, I choose the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB 16X PCIe Video Card and there was another choice to add another video card so I choose the same one again. Is this option for adding additional video cards for duel moniters? Cuz i was thinking if i add another video card to my computer it would run twice as fast instead of 1 video card.|||It's called a GPU friend.
I wouldn't go about trying to set up SLI unless you have an SLI mobo.|||If you want to have two monitors you should check the specs of the graphic card, if it supports up to three or six monitors.
If you want to add a second graphic card and have them in SLi you should make sure that your mother board supports SLi and second that you have a sufficient power supply and third if you go for nVidia you should know that you must have the exact same cards you can't add a GTX 570 and a GTX 580 Any ATi can do but must be the same chip .
The GTX 570 & 580 need at least 600W Power supply for one card, for two you will need 750W+
Either you have 1 or two card you will be able to play only from the one. In other words if the card supports three monitors and you add an other one that doesn't mean you will be able to play up to six monitors
If you add a second card that does not mean necessary that your system will run x2 fast but it will definitely boost it.
I wouldn't go about trying to set up SLI unless you have an SLI mobo.|||If you want to have two monitors you should check the specs of the graphic card, if it supports up to three or six monitors.
If you want to add a second graphic card and have them in SLi you should make sure that your mother board supports SLi and second that you have a sufficient power supply and third if you go for nVidia you should know that you must have the exact same cards you can't add a GTX 570 and a GTX 580 Any ATi can do but must be the same chip .
The GTX 570 & 580 need at least 600W Power supply for one card, for two you will need 750W+
Either you have 1 or two card you will be able to play only from the one. In other words if the card supports three monitors and you add an other one that doesn't mean you will be able to play up to six monitors
If you add a second card that does not mean necessary that your system will run x2 fast but it will definitely boost it.
HELP! AMD 5970 2gb video card questions.?
I just purchased a Diamond amd 5970 video card during neweggs black friday sale for 300$. I have always been Nvidia, and since I have received this card it was been nothing but trouble. First off, I cannot get it to display 120hz in games, it displays 120hz on desktop, but not games. I checked all the settings and vsync is off and I am using a dual link dvi cable to a Viewsonic vx2268wm 22" lcd 120hz monitor, i also have checked the windows settings too. I have used multiple different drivers including the newest one. Any suggestions for this?
Secondly, whenever I play battlefield bad company 2 it displays very weird colors (purple,red,blue) and shutters pretty bad. The performance is not what I expected it seems very choppy and shuttery. Performance in a few other games is pretty good, but all games should run well.
Thirdly, under the ati control panel it says that the second adapter (the second gpu for the video card) is disabled. However this isnt as big of an issue because I believe it is working, but why does it say this?
So to sum it up - Is this card compitable with this mobo/monitor?
Can this card display 120hz on this monitor?
Does the card need to be rma'd, or is it just driver issues?
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you!
Now to finish it off I am using Windows XP Professional SP3.(will be getting windows 7 64 bit soon, maybe that will help?)
RIG:
AMD Diamond 5970 2gb video card
Asus nvidia m3n72-d mobo
4gb ddr3 pc6400
amd phenom II x4 @3.4ghz
160gb hd
Viewsonic vx2268wm 22" 120hz lcd monitor
750w ultra psu|||O-k
1. get a 64 bit operating system I know you said you are going to but don't put it off... your operating system can't even use all 4 gigs of memory ... your using like 3.75 out of the 4 if I am remembering correctly been a long time since I used a 32 bit OS
2. Your motherboard is an SLI motherboard ... not an issue untill you try to run dual graphics cards and link them as your motherboard only supports SLI exclusive to Nvidia cards and will not support crossfire Exclusive to ATI .... again not a hug issue until you try to run more than one video card in your setup
3. Did you completely uninstall your last graphics card ? as in go into device manager and remove it from there ? there may be a drive conflict if you simply stepped on the old drivers with the new ones especially in XP
That should do the trick... also try re installing the game that was showing weird colors|||1. drivers would be missing or not properly installed.
2. If u increase VGA u must Increase RAM if needed or able to understand each other. (Mean codes)|||Well that's a long freaking card, have to agree with the first answer go to a windows 64 bit system, max on a 32 bit system for ram without errors is 3.5 gb of ram , also the Bf3 game will only run on windows vista and 7 os mainly 64 bit, kind of elimate windows xp from the newer gaming market and being a dual gpu card should run games smoothly, kind of noisy graphic card, also i notice something about your motherboard and processor, the motherboard is a am2+ and the processor is a am3 , upgrade the motherboard ,a good one is a gigabyte GA 890FXA-UD7 or a msi 890FXA -gd70
both are good motherboards but similar in specs the gigabyte is the better motherboard am3 socket
Secondly, whenever I play battlefield bad company 2 it displays very weird colors (purple,red,blue) and shutters pretty bad. The performance is not what I expected it seems very choppy and shuttery. Performance in a few other games is pretty good, but all games should run well.
Thirdly, under the ati control panel it says that the second adapter (the second gpu for the video card) is disabled. However this isnt as big of an issue because I believe it is working, but why does it say this?
So to sum it up - Is this card compitable with this mobo/monitor?
Can this card display 120hz on this monitor?
Does the card need to be rma'd, or is it just driver issues?
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you!
Now to finish it off I am using Windows XP Professional SP3.(will be getting windows 7 64 bit soon, maybe that will help?)
RIG:
AMD Diamond 5970 2gb video card
Asus nvidia m3n72-d mobo
4gb ddr3 pc6400
amd phenom II x4 @3.4ghz
160gb hd
Viewsonic vx2268wm 22" 120hz lcd monitor
750w ultra psu|||O-k
1. get a 64 bit operating system I know you said you are going to but don't put it off... your operating system can't even use all 4 gigs of memory ... your using like 3.75 out of the 4 if I am remembering correctly been a long time since I used a 32 bit OS
2. Your motherboard is an SLI motherboard ... not an issue untill you try to run dual graphics cards and link them as your motherboard only supports SLI exclusive to Nvidia cards and will not support crossfire Exclusive to ATI .... again not a hug issue until you try to run more than one video card in your setup
3. Did you completely uninstall your last graphics card ? as in go into device manager and remove it from there ? there may be a drive conflict if you simply stepped on the old drivers with the new ones especially in XP
That should do the trick... also try re installing the game that was showing weird colors|||1. drivers would be missing or not properly installed.
2. If u increase VGA u must Increase RAM if needed or able to understand each other. (Mean codes)|||Well that's a long freaking card, have to agree with the first answer go to a windows 64 bit system, max on a 32 bit system for ram without errors is 3.5 gb of ram , also the Bf3 game will only run on windows vista and 7 os mainly 64 bit, kind of elimate windows xp from the newer gaming market and being a dual gpu card should run games smoothly, kind of noisy graphic card, also i notice something about your motherboard and processor, the motherboard is a am2+ and the processor is a am3 , upgrade the motherboard ,a good one is a gigabyte GA 890FXA-UD7 or a msi 890FXA -gd70
both are good motherboards but similar in specs the gigabyte is the better motherboard am3 socket
Alienware m17x comes with 2gb video cards ? 2 video cards ? i need answer plz?
I will just answer your question straight forwards , it come with 1gb , but you can add other 1gb. 2gb total and its called crossfire. Currently I'm using ATI 5870 Crossfire.
Get 2gb , fast and best for gaming.
Get 2gb , fast and best for gaming.
Better choice of video cards?
I'm building my own P.C. and i've run into a hitch at which video card i should get. I found that i can get a 2GB ATI (i prefer ati) 5570 or a 1GB ATI 5670 for the same price, i know the 5670 is a better card usually but the GBs have me thinking otherwise in this case... help me out.|||Definitely get the 5670. Or better yet, spend $10 more for a 4850 (if you have a good 450W or higher power supply). As previous posters have explained, 512mb and 1gb cards perform exactly the same at resolutions of 1680x1050 or lower. The GPU makes a much bigger difference than amount of video RAM.
The additional memory on 1gb cards only gets used at 1900x1200 or higher, and $85 cards like the 5570 and 5670 aren't powerful enough to game at resolutions that high anyway.
Same story for DX11.... currently it's a non-factor and cards like the 5570 and 5670 aren't powerful enough to crank up the detail to levels where DX11 would matter.
http://www.techspot.com/review/240-ati-r…
Anyway, with free shipping the 1gb Radeon 4850 only costs $3 more than the 512mb version.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…|||Get the 5670 CPU is more important then memory.
The additional memory on 1gb cards only gets used at 1900x1200 or higher, and $85 cards like the 5570 and 5670 aren't powerful enough to game at resolutions that high anyway.
Same story for DX11.... currently it's a non-factor and cards like the 5570 and 5670 aren't powerful enough to crank up the detail to levels where DX11 would matter.
http://www.techspot.com/review/240-ati-r…
Anyway, with free shipping the 1gb Radeon 4850 only costs $3 more than the 512mb version.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…|||Get the 5670 CPU is more important then memory.
Buy a 1gb or a 2gb video card or a DDR3?
I have a 512mb video card and it's kinda slow for some of the games I play.
Is a 1gb enough? or should I spend a little bit more and buy a 2gb video card. Also I need money for a power supply I kinda want to buy the 1gb. also, would a ddr3 make a big difference compared to a ddr2?
Thanks
.|||For the amount of memory here is the chart. If you have a res of 1280x720 or less. 512 is sufficient. If you have up to 1680x1050, a 1gb card is recommended. If you have a 1920x1080 or up, id suggest a 2gb card. Id recommend finding a card with atleast 1gb of vram and GDDR5 memory with at least a 128bit memory bus. Preferably 256bit bus.|||More memory in a card doesn't always mean it's faster, the clock speed, amnount of stream processors is more important.
A 5770 is a very good budget card and you should be able to run most games at reasonable settings.
A decent, branded modular psu should be about £50-70gbp
If you go DDR3 you need a compatible motherboard. It doesn;t make a vast difference anyway unless you have a decent motherboard and cpu and even then if you compare it to decent ddr2 the difference in real world usage is minimal.
Lol please dude trust me, google for yourself ddr2 vs ddr3, these people just read about speeds and think they know all about it.
In actual real terms of real world usage you may gain around 2-5% performance increase.
The biggest bottleneck on most systems is actually the hard drive.
As for gaming it's primarily the graphics card and then the CPU that offer the most noticeable difference to performance.
If you had the same gaming rig and only swapped ddr2 for ddr3 you would be lucky to see an extra 1 or 2 fps difference.|||a 2gig video card is pretty high end, you wouldn't want to get that unless you have other computer parts such as CPU, motherboard, memory that WON'T bottleneck your video card. if you have a super nice video card but your other components of the PC are not up to par, the video card will not perform to its max potential.
ddr3 makes a huge difference compared to ddr2. the price difference between the two might not be THAT dramatic, but the performance gain is huge. go with ddr3.|||okay maybe the other people were thinking memory. But ddr3 makes a reasonable improvement. Also 2 gb is a little over the top. So you better be talking about video cards instead of ram because thats how i answered it|||okay maybe the other people were thinking memory. But ddr3 makes a reasonable improvement. Also 2 gb is a little over the top. So you better be talking about video cards instead of ram because thats how i answered it|||Go for the 1gb and ddr3 has only a little difference compared to ddr2|||I'd buy the graphics card, and are you even sure your motherboard can support DDR3 memory?
Is a 1gb enough? or should I spend a little bit more and buy a 2gb video card. Also I need money for a power supply I kinda want to buy the 1gb. also, would a ddr3 make a big difference compared to a ddr2?
Thanks
.|||For the amount of memory here is the chart. If you have a res of 1280x720 or less. 512 is sufficient. If you have up to 1680x1050, a 1gb card is recommended. If you have a 1920x1080 or up, id suggest a 2gb card. Id recommend finding a card with atleast 1gb of vram and GDDR5 memory with at least a 128bit memory bus. Preferably 256bit bus.|||More memory in a card doesn't always mean it's faster, the clock speed, amnount of stream processors is more important.
A 5770 is a very good budget card and you should be able to run most games at reasonable settings.
A decent, branded modular psu should be about £50-70gbp
If you go DDR3 you need a compatible motherboard. It doesn;t make a vast difference anyway unless you have a decent motherboard and cpu and even then if you compare it to decent ddr2 the difference in real world usage is minimal.
Lol please dude trust me, google for yourself ddr2 vs ddr3, these people just read about speeds and think they know all about it.
In actual real terms of real world usage you may gain around 2-5% performance increase.
The biggest bottleneck on most systems is actually the hard drive.
As for gaming it's primarily the graphics card and then the CPU that offer the most noticeable difference to performance.
If you had the same gaming rig and only swapped ddr2 for ddr3 you would be lucky to see an extra 1 or 2 fps difference.|||a 2gig video card is pretty high end, you wouldn't want to get that unless you have other computer parts such as CPU, motherboard, memory that WON'T bottleneck your video card. if you have a super nice video card but your other components of the PC are not up to par, the video card will not perform to its max potential.
ddr3 makes a huge difference compared to ddr2. the price difference between the two might not be THAT dramatic, but the performance gain is huge. go with ddr3.|||okay maybe the other people were thinking memory. But ddr3 makes a reasonable improvement. Also 2 gb is a little over the top. So you better be talking about video cards instead of ram because thats how i answered it|||okay maybe the other people were thinking memory. But ddr3 makes a reasonable improvement. Also 2 gb is a little over the top. So you better be talking about video cards instead of ram because thats how i answered it|||Go for the 1gb and ddr3 has only a little difference compared to ddr2|||I'd buy the graphics card, and are you even sure your motherboard can support DDR3 memory?
NVGA-gtx 285 (2gb) video card worth $200? From a friend?
A buddy of mine has three NVGA-gtx 285 (2gb) video cards that he is cross-firing in his (very high-end) computer. I told him I was building a computer soon, and he offered to sell me one or two of his video cards at a price of $200 each, as he plans to upgrade.
I cannot find any reference as to how much these cards would cost new. I know they're good cards, but I'm wondering if he's trying to get an extra dollar off of me, or offer a good deal as he upgrades.
Any help would appreciated!
-Vincenzo|||You can buy a new mid range AMD 6850 ($212.00) or AMD 6870 ($240.00) graphic card, see PassMark High End Video Cards they rank 4 and 6 on the chart, then see where the 285 ranks. Also the new AMD 6850,6870 cards play all the newest games even Crysis, have the latest newest features. See you tube for AMD 6870... Put two of the 6870s in crossfire for the same price as a 480, and blow the 480 away. Can't wait for the release of the new High End AMD 6950,6970 and 6990...|||That's about right, but see if you can knock him down a little more. To get the same performance as the 285 you would have to spend more money today, around $240 for a GTX460 1Mb so yes it's not a bad deal as it's a 2Gb model.
A 285 will play just about any game around today with ease.
I cannot find any reference as to how much these cards would cost new. I know they're good cards, but I'm wondering if he's trying to get an extra dollar off of me, or offer a good deal as he upgrades.
Any help would appreciated!
-Vincenzo|||You can buy a new mid range AMD 6850 ($212.00) or AMD 6870 ($240.00) graphic card, see PassMark High End Video Cards they rank 4 and 6 on the chart, then see where the 285 ranks. Also the new AMD 6850,6870 cards play all the newest games even Crysis, have the latest newest features. See you tube for AMD 6870... Put two of the 6870s in crossfire for the same price as a 480, and blow the 480 away. Can't wait for the release of the new High End AMD 6950,6970 and 6990...|||That's about right, but see if you can knock him down a little more. To get the same performance as the 285 you would have to spend more money today, around $240 for a GTX460 1Mb so yes it's not a bad deal as it's a 2Gb model.
A 285 will play just about any game around today with ease.
Would a SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 2GB video card be compatible with a hp m7567c if the psu is upgrade?
Would a SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 2GB video card be compatible with a hp m7567c desktop if the power supply is upgaded?|||Yes, but make sure you have enough room for it. I did the same thing with my HP except I put in an 8800GT, and I have maybe 3 centimeters to spare. That,and the airflow is terrible in their cases, so I would get a card with a nice cooler, which that one has, but runs cool, which the 4870 does not. Other than that you should be good. But, if I were you I would get the 512MB or 1GB version of the 4870. That 2GB is worthless unless you need it for Photoshop or Maya I guess.
If I purchase two video cards for my PC, do they have to be the exact same video card?
I'm purchasing a computer on cyberpowerpc.com. I have the option of purchasing two video cards. Do they have to be the exact same video card or can I purchase an extra video card that's only 1GB while the other is 2GB.|||As the above answer states -- the 2 cards have to be identical. The brand of the card does not matter.
As for video memory -- yes, Crossfiring or SLi'ing 2 cards with different memory sizes also work, but this actually forces the 2 GB card to only work as a 1 GB card, so you're wasting 1 GB of VRAM by choosing to pair a 2 GB with another card with lesser memory.|||For Crossfire or SLI configurations you need to have the same graphics card. It doesn't have to be from the same company though. For example if you got an EVGA GTX260 and a BFG GTX260, they will work together, but an EVGA GTX260 and an EVGA GTX280 will not work together.|||Im guessing that you are meaning by Graphics cards. You can run 2 cards as long as your motherboard supports it. Should have a SLI or Crossfire technology emblem somewhere or mentions in your motherboard manual.
Those particular motherboards are designed for extreme gaming. The cards for ATi dont have to be exactly the same model, but you would want to have 1gb of the DDR (2,3,5) the same. So, you can run a 4670 and a 4650, but it will only benefit the lower end card and use it for the main one.
NVidia SLI technology has to be exactly the same everything. Ram, Model, and extension. Its really a long answer behind all of this and a little difficult to explain, but ATi Crossfire allows you to stay within certain boundaries of cards (ie. 4600 series, 4700 series, etc.) long as the first 2 numbers match, you should be good.
As for video memory -- yes, Crossfiring or SLi'ing 2 cards with different memory sizes also work, but this actually forces the 2 GB card to only work as a 1 GB card, so you're wasting 1 GB of VRAM by choosing to pair a 2 GB with another card with lesser memory.|||For Crossfire or SLI configurations you need to have the same graphics card. It doesn't have to be from the same company though. For example if you got an EVGA GTX260 and a BFG GTX260, they will work together, but an EVGA GTX260 and an EVGA GTX280 will not work together.|||Im guessing that you are meaning by Graphics cards. You can run 2 cards as long as your motherboard supports it. Should have a SLI or Crossfire technology emblem somewhere or mentions in your motherboard manual.
Those particular motherboards are designed for extreme gaming. The cards for ATi dont have to be exactly the same model, but you would want to have 1gb of the DDR (2,3,5) the same. So, you can run a 4670 and a 4650, but it will only benefit the lower end card and use it for the main one.
NVidia SLI technology has to be exactly the same everything. Ram, Model, and extension. Its really a long answer behind all of this and a little difficult to explain, but ATi Crossfire allows you to stay within certain boundaries of cards (ie. 4600 series, 4700 series, etc.) long as the first 2 numbers match, you should be good.
Video Cards: BFG GTX 285 1GB vs. BFG GTX 285 2GB?
The same card, but one has twice the memory of the other.
I'm trying to put a computer together and I can't decide which card to go with. The 2GB BFG GTX 285 card provides more memory, yet it does have a slower Memory Speed (2322MHz) as compared to the 1GB version (Memory Speed 2484MHz). Other than that, the Processor Speed, the RAMDAC Speed, and the Shader Clock all run at the same MHz on both cards.
So, my question is, which card should I get considering these things, as well as a higher price tag on the 2GB version (~60$ more).
Here's a link to the products:
BFG GTX 285 1GB: http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=23310BD1602
BFG GTX 285 2GB: http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=23310BD1390
Any help at all would be awesome! :D|||Go for the 1GB version. The extra memory is useless. 1GB is plenty.
I'm trying to put a computer together and I can't decide which card to go with. The 2GB BFG GTX 285 card provides more memory, yet it does have a slower Memory Speed (2322MHz) as compared to the 1GB version (Memory Speed 2484MHz). Other than that, the Processor Speed, the RAMDAC Speed, and the Shader Clock all run at the same MHz on both cards.
So, my question is, which card should I get considering these things, as well as a higher price tag on the 2GB version (~60$ more).
Here's a link to the products:
BFG GTX 285 1GB: http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=23310BD1602
BFG GTX 285 2GB: http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=23310BD1390
Any help at all would be awesome! :D|||Go for the 1GB version. The extra memory is useless. 1GB is plenty.
Does the ECS A790GXM-AD3 motherboard support multiple video cards?
On tigerdirect it says that it has crossfire. Does this mean it has multi gpu support? If it does, how many video cards does it hold? Also it says that it's max supported memory is 32gb although it has 4 memory slots and a 2gb tops for each slot, which is 8gb. Am i missing something?|||yes it does. it has 2 pci-e 16x slots for dual cards on crossfire or the nvidia sli set up. looks a nice board but make sure your power supply is up to it if you use 2 high powered cards. why would anyone want more than 8gig of memory?
even the hottest games going wont run any faster with more than 3 gig of memory, Ive tried it.|||Yes.|||Two video cards 16GB memory.|||yes it can support up to 2 video cards because it has two Pci-e slots, (though it calls them Pci-e X slots). im not sure about the memory problem though
even the hottest games going wont run any faster with more than 3 gig of memory, Ive tried it.|||Yes.|||Two video cards 16GB memory.|||yes it can support up to 2 video cards because it has two Pci-e slots, (though it calls them Pci-e X slots). im not sure about the memory problem though
Friday, April 6, 2012
Can someone tell me what is the best video card upgrade for my AGP 8X/4X slot with a 1.6ghz cpu (2gb ram)?
Can someone tell me what is the best video card upgrade for my AGP 8X/4X slot with a 1.6ghz cpu (2gb ram)?|||best graphic card is always most expensive one = more money buys better horse
top of the line graphic cards have 512 kb memory on it
medium level have 256 kb of memory
- go to www.google.com
- in search box type AGP+graphic+cards
- magic comes - results are there
- go to web page and check them out - graphic cards need
to support yr operating system (windows, mac or linux),
operating system version number, cpu and ram and in yr
case AGP slot 8x/4x - check for that on web page before
you buy them - if you buy them in store specifications are
listed on the box|||So far the Nvidia GeForce 7950 GT AGP version card is the best i can only recommend you out there. If you have PCI-E x16, use it instead. But if you can afford to wait, however, you might want to see if AMD releases an AGP version of the Radeon HD 2900 XT.
top of the line graphic cards have 512 kb memory on it
medium level have 256 kb of memory
- go to www.google.com
- in search box type AGP+graphic+cards
- magic comes - results are there
- go to web page and check them out - graphic cards need
to support yr operating system (windows, mac or linux),
operating system version number, cpu and ram and in yr
case AGP slot 8x/4x - check for that on web page before
you buy them - if you buy them in store specifications are
listed on the box|||So far the Nvidia GeForce 7950 GT AGP version card is the best i can only recommend you out there. If you have PCI-E x16, use it instead. But if you can afford to wait, however, you might want to see if AMD releases an AGP version of the Radeon HD 2900 XT.
A GeForce 8500GT Video card with 512MB of Video Ram, and 2GB of RAM will allow me to play what games?
what games (any modern?) can i play with that video card and 2GB of RAM ?|||The card you have is not a gaming card. Performance depends heavily on the resolution you use for gaming. Assuming that you do not want to use anything lower than 1024x768 I would say that you can expect to have good frame rates only on games that are 3 years old or older.|||A better question may well have been what games can I not play. Assumiong you have a reasonable CPU that spec should run every game on the market right now easily. |||you can play most of the high end games out their just not on the highest visual settings.
here a great web site to see if your whole computer can play the games.
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/ref…
it will give you a whole list of games and it will tell you what you have and what it recommended
here a great web site to see if your whole computer can play the games.
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/ref…
it will give you a whole list of games and it will tell you what you have and what it recommended
Motherboards and Video Cards for gaming?
I am planning on building my first computer but I am haveing a hard time deciding on the right motherboard and video card. I am planning on using the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU and 2GB of RAM (for now. I would like to have the option to expand to 8 in the future). I would like a SLI compatable motherboard as well. I will be using the computer for homework, internet, and all of that kind of stuff, but it will be used mostly for gaming. I am willing to spend a decent amount of money on the motherboard but would like to keep the video card within reason (say around $150-$200 or so). Also I will probably not have the money to by both video cards at the same time so I would like to find one that works well both alone and in SLI. Oh, and one more question, correct me if I am wrong but SLI only works with nVidia chipsets? If that is true, how do nVidia chipsets compate to the Intel standard? Thanks for any help you can give me.|||Apparantly when he gave his "REAL" answer, he neglected to read the "REAL" question. This best video card you can get for $150 to $200 is this:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… a 7900GS, while not the absolute best card out, still a very good card that I am sure you will be more than happy with.
As for motherboard, you do need an nVidia chipset motherboard to run SLI. nVidia chipsets work fine with Intel processors. Here is the problem, currently there is only one nVidia chipset that will support true full SLI, that is the nForce 590. The others will give you SLI, but the PCI Express slots will only run at 8x each, therefore not giving you the full bandwidth. nVidia is scheduled to release new chipsets next week, so you may want to take a look at those.
Here is what I would recommend however. Next year the new PCI Express specification is coming out, which will double the bandwidth of each slot. I would recommend just buying an inexpensive non SLI board now, and then upgrading to one of the new boards when they come out, especially since you don't plan on having two cards right now anyway.|||http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814170089
Nvidia G-force 6 or 7 series are the Best for gaming
if you want the Most bang for the Buck look for any Nvidia G-Force 6600GT cards in AGP or PCIE . They PWN for the Price|||Intel uses CROSSFIRE technoligy for 2 cards.|||You should try tigerdiect .It has everything for computers.|||Alright, heres a REAL answer.
Core 2 Duo is the best type of CPU on earth. You must compliment it with a good GPU. The GPU is ofcourse the MOST important piece of ur PC when it comes to gaming, and by FAR.
Current Generation cards that u can buy:
X1900XT 512MB - 275$
7900 GTO 512MB - 250$
or 7950 GX2 - 500$
These are the 2 best cards on earth and for the lowest price. GTO is known as the same card as the former "best" card but for a much lower price, and same goes for the XT.
Since the NEW Generation is right around the corner with the 8800 GTX/GTS, u should wait for those, or for the X2800 cards wich will come in Janurary.
8800 GTX - 650$
8800 GTS - 500$
The performance of the 8800 GTS is abt the same as the performance of the 7950 GX2, but the 8800 GTS is a DX10 card, meaning that has all of the new DirectX 10 features that will run in Windows Vista with the DX10 software.
Personally i think the X2800 series (RD600) from ATI will be even better than the 8800 series, so im going to wait for that, but if u want u can buy the 8800 GTX in a week when it will be launched.
-If u have any questions abt graphics cards, etc. Messege me.
As for motherboard, you do need an nVidia chipset motherboard to run SLI. nVidia chipsets work fine with Intel processors. Here is the problem, currently there is only one nVidia chipset that will support true full SLI, that is the nForce 590. The others will give you SLI, but the PCI Express slots will only run at 8x each, therefore not giving you the full bandwidth. nVidia is scheduled to release new chipsets next week, so you may want to take a look at those.
Here is what I would recommend however. Next year the new PCI Express specification is coming out, which will double the bandwidth of each slot. I would recommend just buying an inexpensive non SLI board now, and then upgrading to one of the new boards when they come out, especially since you don't plan on having two cards right now anyway.|||http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814170089
Nvidia G-force 6 or 7 series are the Best for gaming
if you want the Most bang for the Buck look for any Nvidia G-Force 6600GT cards in AGP or PCIE . They PWN for the Price|||Intel uses CROSSFIRE technoligy for 2 cards.|||You should try tigerdiect .It has everything for computers.|||Alright, heres a REAL answer.
Core 2 Duo is the best type of CPU on earth. You must compliment it with a good GPU. The GPU is ofcourse the MOST important piece of ur PC when it comes to gaming, and by FAR.
Current Generation cards that u can buy:
X1900XT 512MB - 275$
7900 GTO 512MB - 250$
or 7950 GX2 - 500$
These are the 2 best cards on earth and for the lowest price. GTO is known as the same card as the former "best" card but for a much lower price, and same goes for the XT.
Since the NEW Generation is right around the corner with the 8800 GTX/GTS, u should wait for those, or for the X2800 cards wich will come in Janurary.
8800 GTX - 650$
8800 GTS - 500$
The performance of the 8800 GTS is abt the same as the performance of the 7950 GX2, but the 8800 GTS is a DX10 card, meaning that has all of the new DirectX 10 features that will run in Windows Vista with the DX10 software.
Personally i think the X2800 series (RD600) from ATI will be even better than the 8800 series, so im going to wait for that, but if u want u can buy the 8800 GTX in a week when it will be launched.
-If u have any questions abt graphics cards, etc. Messege me.
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