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Author Topic: Darn Graphics Card  (Read 4643 times)

J.Man

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Darn Graphics Card
« on: June 17, 2008, 08:10:27 PM »
Hi all, I have just repaired my old home-made PC its running on a 2.8Ghz AMD Dual Core CPU but one problem is the Graphics card I had to put in a low powered one aka. SiS Mirage 3 but now I feel I need a Card I heard ATi Radeon ranges are good but im not sure if they will work on my set-up so any advice is welcome
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Pwiggler

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Re: Darn Graphics Card
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2008, 08:03:25 AM »
hi j.man

with ati and nvidia being the biggest contenders in the graphics market, either of the ranges will work with almost any motherboard/cpu thats been on the market for the last 5 - 10 years.

your biggest obstacle when choosing one of these cards is the price.

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Re: Darn Graphics Card
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2008, 08:11:40 AM »
Unless you really want to be at the cutting edge of high speed gaming, last year's graphics cards are fine and can be bought for quite low prices from online suppliers like Ebuyer
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Re: Darn Graphics Card
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2008, 05:35:13 PM »
Of course it goes without saying make sure you buy a card with the correct connector i.e. AGP or PCI Express!

Not that I was suggesting you'd get it wrong, you understand!
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Re: Darn Graphics Card
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2008, 07:16:57 PM »
not necessarily chris, if u push hard enought i'm sure u'd get a pcie card into an agp slot??

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Re: Darn Graphics Card
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2008, 07:21:03 PM »
lol I built this PC so of course I know what type of card i'm on. SiS Mirage 3 uses a PCI Connector so there Chris  :P

I had to put in a SiS Mirage 3 due to my old Graphics card causing the Cooling system to fail and the cooling fan flying into the motherboard and cutting it but it was a cheap repair just need a new G-Card a new M'board and a new CPU.

Oh and sorry for the dodgy abbreviations like G-Card and M'board.  ;D
« Last Edit: June 18, 2008, 07:25:45 PM by J.Man »
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Re: Darn Graphics Card
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2008, 02:38:41 AM »
Just thought I'd say it coz nobody else had!!

I often say stuff not just for the benefit of the poster, but for the benefit of other people reading too ;)
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Re: Darn Graphics Card
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2008, 10:18:08 PM »
PCI ? or PCI Express?
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J.Man

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Re: Darn Graphics Card
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2008, 10:32:32 PM »
PCI  ;D
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Re: Darn Graphics Card
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2008, 11:24:32 AM »
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Re: Darn Graphics Card
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2008, 11:54:54 AM »
yea i thought so, PCI is really out of date, much like AGP. Those £300 cards i think are for CAD related software. I know the quadro is.

I'd wait until you upgrade your motherboard. PCI Express is the latest, most common now. You *Should* feel the difference when you do.
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