Graphics Card

madhung

Had a few other questions. If I go with a newer quad core processor lets say from Best Buy, from there entertainment category, I can upgrade it to a gaming computer no problem right? I would just have to upgrade the graphics card? What would be a good graphics card and what power supply would it need to use it effecently? What are the best things for someone to look at when purchasing a new card? Also, what is the differece between PCI Express; x 16, and 2.0 x 16.

Hatrix

Upgrading to a quad core needs:

1- a Mother board tht supports the CPU!

Upgradin the Grfc card needs:

1-a Slot from the same type as the grfc card (PCI-E 8x, PCI-E 16x, AGP 4x , AGP 8x ...)
2- A PSU with a minimum of 450 W, but it depends on your grfc card, sometimes you need 800 W, give us the name of you Motherboard , the CPU and the grfc card you want to buy!

Many ppl look for price and capacity of the grfc card, but it is wrong!
an ATI readon 4670 512 MB with 110$ is way better then a Geforce 9500 GT 1GB with less then 100$!
ATI readon 4670 512 MB is waaay powerful then a GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512mb it is even better then GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB and GeForce GTX 260 896 MB
@Chef: Are you always geforcer? lol
one of the things you should look for is the core speeed (GPU Clock) and memory speed (memory clock) of the grfc card, also the memory type (GDDR2, GDDR3, GDDR4, and also the all new GDDR5), i would recommend a GDDR3 as a good for price .

Conclusion: there is no diffrence btw PCIE 1.1 and PCIE and 2.0 unless you have 2 or more grfc cards.. to explain it more, imagine tht the PCI-e is a cup tht can contain 150 ml, and the pci-e can contain 250 ml, where the best grfc card is 130 ml, so both PCIE 1.1 and PCIE 2.0 can contain (run) the grfc card with no diffrence, unless you may think tht newer grfc cards in the future would be more then 150 ml. so tht way you may spend more $$$ to have a PCI-E 2.0 Mother board!!


an other link, look for the GPU clock anc memory clock of the grfc card, tht's why AMD ATI ois better then Geforce, Geforce has come to less then 3000 Mhz in GPU clock btw ATI has already passed 3660 Mhz!!!
Comparison Of Graphic Chips And Test Configurations : Radeon HD 4870 X2: Four Cards Compared

ATI FoR EveR, there is no Geforce card that beats Radeon HD 4870 X2 4CF 4GB GDDR5 750 MHz GPU CLOCK, 3600 MHz Memory clock, 4x800 stream proccesors!

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Wolfie276

and its cheaper right? i seem to remember that

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madhung

Cool thanks, this really helps out, later when I'm ready to buy ill let you know all the details for sure!

madhung

Also, with the Quad core and the Dual Cores processors, If you bought one of the new computers on the market, say a Dual Core can you upgrade to a Quad core by just installing a quad core processor in the computer. I have a 2002 computer right now thats using a Pentium 4 CPU with 3.00GHz and 2.00 GB of Ram. I really need to get a new computer

Hatrix

it depends on the Mother board!!!
if your mother board is quad core compatible then you can upgrade it by just changing the CPU and put againt the glue . ect... be sure to cut the power off the PC before you do it

Wolfie276

the CPUs u can throw at a comp depends on the socket of the motherboard

madhung

Im thinking about getting this computer from newegg

Newegg.com - HP Pavilion A6750F(FQ563AA) Phenom X4 9650(2.3GHz) 8GB DDR2 750GB ATI Radeon HD 3200 Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit - Desktop PCs

Its the Phenom X4 9650(2.3GHz) from HP

Now it says its DDR2, can I upgrade to a DDR3 just by installing the new ram stick? Would it be that easy?

I also would like to go with a ATI 4850 graphics card. And probably upgrade my power supply to about 800watt like you said.

What can you do for me with this question thanks!!!!

Wolfie276

no, not if the motherboard doesnt support DDR3


theres a "chain reaction" when it comes to comps, new motherboard may mean new CPU and RAM etc.

madhung

So if its DDR2 then, is that a good memory selection. Most look like they include DDR2. Do you think I can run a 4850 with an upgraded power supply with this unit