I am currently looking to upgrade from my crappy 64MB GeForce2 video card and I have two video cards in mind that I am thinking of getting: the ATI HIS X1550 256MB or the nVidia GeForce FX 5200 PNY 256MB. Any help would be greatly appreciated, however not rewarded with a material reward.|||Those are both fairly low-end cards. Personally I'd stay away from the FX5200. Never really had a good experience with those. As for the ATI card,...if you can, go with something more along the lines of the X1600 pro if that's within your budget. Avoid any cards that use part of your RAM as their exclusive memory. Try to make sure that your card has at least 256MB of it own on-board memory.|||They both make really good cards. It mostly depends on exactly what games you are planning on playing.
Also keep in mind that depending on how old your motherboard is, you might not be able to use some newer cards.
Also - your processor speed and the amount of RAM in your machine will also affect how well some games will play - though a new video card should have a major effect on how well it handles 3-d graphics.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Will it harm the video card if you constantly switch from full 3d game to desktop?
my bro always switches from full ingame warcraft 3 and press the start menu to reply to yahoo messenger if he hears a message. he does this all the time will it shorten the life or kill my video card?|||nope, wont hurt anything
How much does an nvidea geforce 500 series video card cost?
i want a new video card for my birthday, because mine's an 8500. i don't know much about video cards, except 590 is at the top. how much do cards in the 500, 400, or lower series cost? i don't want to ask for too much. (it would just be for gaming)|||the 500 series can cost from $60-$800 depending on the card.
the 400 series can cost from $50-$400
the 200 series is obsolete and can hardly be found.|||If your card is an 8500, then most likely you have an old, outdated computer with AGP 8x graphics slot. None of the newer PCI-e x16 cards will fit in your old computer.
If however your computer has the PCI-e x16 graphics slot, then you can upgrade to any of the newer cards. Also you might need to upgrade to a bigger power supply (PSU).
Here is a good power calculator:
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalcul…
Just for you to know, the GeForce GTX 590 is the best graphics card, but very expensive (over $800).
Best value (price / quality) will be the GeForce GTX 460 Fermi, around $160.
Here is a good link for graphic cards benchmark ratings:
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/
the 400 series can cost from $50-$400
the 200 series is obsolete and can hardly be found.|||If your card is an 8500, then most likely you have an old, outdated computer with AGP 8x graphics slot. None of the newer PCI-e x16 cards will fit in your old computer.
If however your computer has the PCI-e x16 graphics slot, then you can upgrade to any of the newer cards. Also you might need to upgrade to a bigger power supply (PSU).
Here is a good power calculator:
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalcul…
Just for you to know, the GeForce GTX 590 is the best graphics card, but very expensive (over $800).
Best value (price / quality) will be the GeForce GTX 460 Fermi, around $160.
Here is a good link for graphic cards benchmark ratings:
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/
2 Video graphic cards or 1?
I am going to run a high end gaming pc i am building with a 30" monitor.
Should i get one 1 or 2 video cards?
Also, should i go with 1gb or 2 gb?|||you should only run cards for one of two reasons, you are buying 2 of the highest cards available or you already own one of the cards. 2 cards dont work in every game so in most cases you are getting 0% increase. and even when you can you dont get that much increase and in some cases single cards run faster then 2. heres an article benchmarks for alot of games, comparing all sorts of cards. and it doesn't matter how big your monitor is, its the resolution that matters
http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-…|||Get the best single card you can afford. If that card is the best card there is, and you still have money to spend, get 2 of em.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?u…
Also check out at Ebay
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-…|||Get the best single card you can afford. If that card is the best card there is, and you still have money to spend, get 2 of em.
Or.. if u don't have enough for 2 take 2 cards that are a bit cheaper but still faster together then the single top-card.
Or... just keep that money in ur pocket ;-)
PS. There are dual GPU cards available, that cost a fortune so u can spend quite a lot on a single card:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1141…|||If you have the budget for it and you want to play the latest games, get 2. It makes the games that were made for 2 cards work better.|||That all depends on your budget.
If you have the money then multiple video cards will of course give you better performance, as will extra memory.|||One will do..but two will give better performance...of course it will be double the price! don't forget the PSU has to have greater wattage too!|||it wouldnt be high end if it were only 1!!!
Should i get one 1 or 2 video cards?
Also, should i go with 1gb or 2 gb?|||you should only run cards for one of two reasons, you are buying 2 of the highest cards available or you already own one of the cards. 2 cards dont work in every game so in most cases you are getting 0% increase. and even when you can you dont get that much increase and in some cases single cards run faster then 2. heres an article benchmarks for alot of games, comparing all sorts of cards. and it doesn't matter how big your monitor is, its the resolution that matters
http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-…|||Get the best single card you can afford. If that card is the best card there is, and you still have money to spend, get 2 of em.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?u…
Also check out at Ebay
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-…|||Get the best single card you can afford. If that card is the best card there is, and you still have money to spend, get 2 of em.
Or.. if u don't have enough for 2 take 2 cards that are a bit cheaper but still faster together then the single top-card.
Or... just keep that money in ur pocket ;-)
PS. There are dual GPU cards available, that cost a fortune so u can spend quite a lot on a single card:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1141…|||If you have the budget for it and you want to play the latest games, get 2. It makes the games that were made for 2 cards work better.|||That all depends on your budget.
If you have the money then multiple video cards will of course give you better performance, as will extra memory.|||One will do..but two will give better performance...of course it will be double the price! don't forget the PSU has to have greater wattage too!|||it wouldnt be high end if it were only 1!!!
What would be a good video card to upgrade for acer w/vista?
I have acer ast180 with pci express empty slot.What would be a fair video card to upgrad with for gaming?|||Thank god you have PCI-E lol, you can put all the best cards in there =]
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All depends.... if you do gaming i'd say get a Nividia GeForce 6800 or higher
The 8600.... get that if you play Counter Strike Source, or COD4|||I own one. It's a nice PC, it really needs at least 1GB of RAM, and it's great for everything except gaming.
The 270-300w power supply won't handle mid, and high-end video cards. Check power requirements before buying one! So your choice right now are low-end cards which aren't dramatically faster than the built-in one. Also, the PCI express slot is 8x instead of 16x.
I think it's more cost effective getting a Xbox360 (wait until 2008 after they redo the chipset), or a PS3 if they significantly lower the price. Many PC games will eventually be available on the 360.|||Well I'd suggest ATi because nVidia drivers aren't fully compatible with Vista yet. But for decent gaming, something with 512mb of video memory.|||I own an ATI Radeon HD 2900 with 512mb GDDR3 memory with special DirectX10 support especially designed for Vista and works like wonder in any game I have tried it with.It's about 400$ but if you want something more cheeper try ATI Radeon X1900GT or X1950 PRO or ATI Radeon HD 2600Pro..
Cheers :)
erm.....
All depends.... if you do gaming i'd say get a Nividia GeForce 6800 or higher
The 8600.... get that if you play Counter Strike Source, or COD4|||I own one. It's a nice PC, it really needs at least 1GB of RAM, and it's great for everything except gaming.
The 270-300w power supply won't handle mid, and high-end video cards. Check power requirements before buying one! So your choice right now are low-end cards which aren't dramatically faster than the built-in one. Also, the PCI express slot is 8x instead of 16x.
I think it's more cost effective getting a Xbox360 (wait until 2008 after they redo the chipset), or a PS3 if they significantly lower the price. Many PC games will eventually be available on the 360.|||Well I'd suggest ATi because nVidia drivers aren't fully compatible with Vista yet. But for decent gaming, something with 512mb of video memory.|||I own an ATI Radeon HD 2900 with 512mb GDDR3 memory with special DirectX10 support especially designed for Vista and works like wonder in any game I have tried it with.It's about 400$ but if you want something more cheeper try ATI Radeon X1900GT or X1950 PRO or ATI Radeon HD 2600Pro..
Cheers :)
Can a video card not work cause its the wrong brand?
I ran the "can you run it" and it says my video card is not good enough even though I meet the requirements but I don't have any of the listed video cards that it says I should have. I use a Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family video card and this is the only thing in my laptop that is stopping me from playing almost every single game out there.|||Brand rarely matters when it comes to those kind of test. You have a integrated video card from Intel. Some of the worst you can have.
The video card they listed are the "Recommended" ones you should buy or have, so obviously if you dont have it, they'll fail you.
The video card they listed are the "Recommended" ones you should buy or have, so obviously if you dont have it, they'll fail you.
How to play games if your video card is not supported?
I try to play Guitar Hero III but i have Intel Integrated chipset on my laptop and it's not supported. Any way to trick the game that I use different video card ???
Thanks|||i have no idea how to do that.|||usually game makers "don't support" graphics cards that are incapable of satisfactorily displaying the graphics they have worked hard to create. So even if there were a way to trick the game into working, most likely the game would be practically unplayable... the Intel Integrated Graphics chipset is incredibly slow.|||Impossible. Even if you could some how 'trick' the game, you wouldn't even be able to run the game because the integrated graphics card can't handle the movement of the game.|||With laptops, the only way to do that is to swap you motherboard. The reason being is that all graphics are intergrated onto the board.
Thanks|||i have no idea how to do that.|||usually game makers "don't support" graphics cards that are incapable of satisfactorily displaying the graphics they have worked hard to create. So even if there were a way to trick the game into working, most likely the game would be practically unplayable... the Intel Integrated Graphics chipset is incredibly slow.|||Impossible. Even if you could some how 'trick' the game, you wouldn't even be able to run the game because the integrated graphics card can't handle the movement of the game.|||With laptops, the only way to do that is to swap you motherboard. The reason being is that all graphics are intergrated onto the board.
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