Do I have to tell the computer to detect a video card?

I have a cheap 128mb builtin motherboard video card and want to buy a better video card.

If I install it in the computer with the drivers that came with it, will it automatically detect it?

If no, then how do I tell the computer to detect it?|||yeah, if you buy a video card just install the drivers on the cd after you pop it in and you are all set. make sure to plug your monitor into the new video card.|||Yes, the disc that comes with the card, sets the pc to detect the device, and all should be fine.|||You do not need to tell it as long as all of the drivers are installed. In your case, they are not installed, so you have to look up the video card and download the drivers.|||if it's plug and play (PnP) it will work by itself

always install the driver first|||whoa never use the drivers on the cd it is the first firmware and usually glitchy. go tot he site of the manufacturer and dl the newest drivers

Do you think that this is a good video card for moderate gaming?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500144

Thanks!|||Yes

Can you help me in finding a good video card for a gaming PC im Building?

Im looking for 2 GTX 260 SLI video cards for a gaming rig im building that are below my $365 video card budget and im considering these 3:



1. ASUS ENGTX260 SLI Supported Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121337&Tpk=gtx%20260



2. PNY VCGGTX260CXPB GeForce GTX 260 SLI Supported Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133270



3. MSI N260GTX-T2D896-OCv3 GeForce GTX 260 SLI Supported Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127426



Of those 3 which is the better choice or are there better cards that are below my budget. Also are ther better options like a 250, thanks.|||Check out anything by NVIDIA - Those are BEAUTIFUL - and I recommend GeForce for gaming.

Getting a good video card for my dell?

I'm buying a Dell XPS M1210 and as I'm costumizing it right now I'm wondering if the 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go is worth the extra $125? I could get the Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 but then extra money for the upgrade doesn't seem bad|||I would go with the Nvidia GeForce Go if you want to be able to run Windows Vista. Also, a discrete grpahics card, like the GeForce Go, will free up system memory for the operating system and applications to use. Integrated graphics will reserve a certain amount of system memory (depending on how much you have installed) up to 256MB. Vista will run with integrated graphics, but not all features will install. How much system memory are you having installed,as this will make a big difference in performance, whether you run XP or Vista. I think 1GB should be the minimum, 2GB if you intend to run Vista.|||I use a geforce fx 6500 card, it's a bit dated now but as I don't play games on my pc, it work fine for what I need it for, If you don't play games on your pc there's really no point in spending loads on a card.

If you do a lot of gaming then I'd recommend the latest Nvidia card anyday.|||It depends upon what you want out of your computer!



For games, streaming video and other graphic intensive applications you could certainly consider investment in a higher spec graphics card.



If you're going to not use the machine for graphics intensive applications then DO NOT waste your hard earned cash on upgrade of graphics adaptor but maybe consider other features - such as the memory on the machine. For most average users - more memory equates to better performance and you get a better return on investment (in performance terms) by boosting memory than getting a faster processor due to the fact that the faster the processor the more time the processor spends idle since the bit of the computer that takes information to/from the processor will ALWAYS run at one speed!

Whats a good computer or video card to run World of Warcraft?

Hey I play World of Warcraft and I'm looking in to buying a computer with a good video card (desktop computer) for 700-800$ or less. If people would just simply tell me or post links for computers I would be more than happy. Thank you.|||Check out the Cyber Power Mega Special I. It looks like a powerful system (from components) with a very affordable price tag at $475 for just the tower. The link for the system is



http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Mega_…



Good luck finding that new system and enjoy the game!

How much does a good video card cost?

I want a good video card probably for gaming. I have an IBM computer (it was free and i don't have much money, so I took it) and it runs on Windows 2000. I want a good video card, and once I get it I will upgrade to vista and start gaming. anything? how much will it cost, what type is it, and how do i install it?|||A good video card can cost you anywhere from $100 to $300, depending on the graphics processor on which it's based and the manufacturer and the retailer offering it. Currently, this is the best big name brand video card for a low-budget:



MSI NX8600GT Twin Turbo GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card, $101.99 plus $6.33 three-day shipping = $108.32 total @ Newegg.com



Great nVidia chipset, should be enough to run the hottest games currently on the market, and for the next 2 years.|||go to pricewatch.com. you will find what you need. plus they also sell used parts.|||What kind of connection is it? There are 3 types, PCI, AGP, and PCI-Express. Since your running windows 2000, your comp might be older and might have pci connection. Hopefully it's at least agp! if your pci, your best card on the market will be an ati 1550 for 100$. if your agp, and want the best in that, the nvidia 7800gs or ati 1950pro are the best cards and are about 200$ , and if by some miracle you have pci-express you'll want an 8800 anything, gts, gt, gtx, ultra, and they range from 150-500$ but all will kik butt on games! Find out your connection on your motherboard first! to install a new card. you simply unplug the old one, plug the new one in, download the drivers from the manufacturer's site, restart the comp and voila!

What is a good video card for gaming?

i have a 250W PSU and i need to know of a good video card that my computer can handle with that PSU. please send me link. and i am willing to spend a lot on this card if it is needed.|||Well with that small of Power Supply we are compelled to ask, what model of computer do you have... If it is a prebuilt computer then the case size is going to mean alot. It might not accept another graphics card or PSU either. Email me with the model # of your comp....

I have a dell p4 2.6 ghz agp slot what video card to get to play stalker?

What are the recommended system requirements for the game?

AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+ or Intel Core 2 Duo, 1Gb RAM, 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectXR 9.0c compatible 256MB (Geforce 7800, for example).





What would be a good video card to get in terms of value?

|||There is only two cards you should consider...the AGP 3850...fastest on the market...or the 2600xt with gddr3....



http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…



http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…



I had a p4 2.66ghz with a 7800gs, 1.2gb ram, I could barely play bioshock, I could play bf2 almost maxxed out. It's the processor that is the bottleneck. If you only have $125ish to spend on a card than go for it, make sure you have enough amps on your 12v rail (power supply)



If you have $400-$500 you can build a budget pc that would blow your rig out of the water. Motherboard $75, processor $75, psu $50 , ram $50 , kik azz video card $100. Use your old hard drive and windows, as well as your cd drive, etc. and for $350 you'll be crushing stalker.



But if your only going for agp, get the 3850. The last fastest agp card to be made. Even P4's at 4.0ghz bottleneck this card. It's slightly slower than a 9600gt.|||You dont mention your price range and gpus go from $40 to over $500, so it makes your question pretty much impossible to answer. This site should help though.



http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gami…



you need to know:



1. is your slot agp or pci-e

2. the capacity of your power supply and the power rating required for the card|||SAPPHIRE 100175L Radeon X1650PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

Can i upgrade the video card on a msi gt780dx?

im planning on buying a gt780dx with a gtx570m graphics card, i know its a pretty good video card, but as every technologic item on the marked it becomes obsolete i a year or so. so i want to know if the msi's gt780 is video card upgradeable. thanks

What is a good video card for a dell e521?

i have a 450w psu and im looking for a nvidia card with no problems. i have a ati card but it has some problems and it makes my computer freeze up. i just want a good budget nvidia that could play source engine games like l4d2 and starcraft 2|||If your e512 has the AMD X2 dual core processor then you have ATI chipsets on your mobo. I would not put an nvidia GPU in your system an ATI GPU will serve you better and really thay are stronger than comperable priced nvidia GPU's. Either your video card is bad or you need to upgrade your drivers



This would be a good GPU for your system

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Good luck|||I have used this product and it performs really well I would definitely suggest



XFX ATI Radeon HD 5670 1 GB DDR5 DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card

*Video Card, Installation CD with Multi-Language User Guide

*Up to 1 GB GDDR5 memory

*ATI Eyefinity technology with support for up to three displays

*Windows 7 support

*ATI Stream technology

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Radeon-Display…



Also check out at Ebay

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-…|||u will get more outa ati card. but if ur wanting to go with a budget video card. 8600gt 512mb. by nvidia. they are nice. i use to have one in my ati board and it ran great. actually out preformed a lot of others. benchmarks was great also. especially in 3dmark06. had a score of 12,000.. thats impressive with a 8600gt.

What is a good video card for my pc?

i have an intel chipset. i am 13 years old and i am saving money to buy a video0 card which is worth 2500 pesos which is like 50 dollars i think. how do i replace the video card? when i asked the dude in the shop on what is a good video card he said the video card with the asus brand. when i asked why not NVidia and the dude said its for high grade motherboards only and i know my computer is not that. i want a new video card because my left 4 dead 1 and 2 gameplay sucks because all the walls are white. if u need more details just tell me|||you can get a gt 240 for 60.00 after rebate but before rebate it is like 80.00 for 50.00 you can get like a 4650 but please make sure you have the right slot for the type of video card you are going to get.

Is this a good video card?

I want 2 get this laptop but it has an intel GMA 4500M and i hear it is not a good video card. i want it to play new games on mediem setings. i want 2 know if it will work this is the laptop.



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…|||well i might be able to play games @ low but it will have compatiblity issues for most games. If you look on intel site for game compatibility it will be long and comprehensive but when you actually get the computer it will be a disappointment. If you get atleast a 8600, 9600, for a 2600 series integreated graphics you'll be able to play it at probably medium to high.|||unofrtunetly that vid card is very weak so new games on medium settings? no.



5 year old games on low settings, probably.

Does Nvidia GeForce 4 MX is a good video card for game or not?

I installed this video card 1 year ago and some games doesn't run on it because they aren't supported by my video card.|||Geforce4 MX cards do not support Pixel Shader 2.0, and therefore are basically DirectX 7.0 compatible cards. Considering most games are DirectX 9, and DirectX 10 (in the case of Windows Vista) there are not a lot of 3D games that you can run anymore with a Geforce4 MX. If you're looking for recent games, then it's time to update to a more recent card. If not, then try and find games that are Direct X 7.0, and do not have 'pixel shader 2.0' as a requirement to play the game.



Good luck to you.|||That is a pretty outdated card and it's not great for the more current games. I would suggest doing a little research and getting a new card if you want to play newer games. I'm guessing your motherboard is an AGP slot so make sure you look for those type of cards. PCI Express is definately the way to go these days though.|||This specific card is a few generations back as far as GeForce cards go. Unfortunately, you won't have much lock with any recent games. I think it's time for a graphics card update if you can afford it.|||Short answer is NO WAY. Unless you plan to play games that are over 5 years old that is :) I don't think any recent games even support that card.

Good video card?????

whats a good 128/256mb video card that does NOT need to plug directly into my psu/ i only have a 175w psu and its a sff pc compaq/hp made the power supply themselves so it cannot be upgraded, i want windows 7 near xmas but video card isnt cutting it. thanks. (regular pci or low profile agp 4x/8x)|||if you want a GOOD graphic card you have to instal a 600 watt psu

otherwise you get a simple card which is not able to handle heavy

games,and ofcourse does not take a lot of electricity.

How to make an application think i have a good video card?

Hi, I am running Windows 7 as a virtual machine on VirtualBox. The Windows 7 system and the apps think my video card is "VirtualBox Graphics Adapter". Because of this i cannot run a certain game. The game is called Entropia Universe. How do i fool this game or make my real Video Card as my Windows 7 video card?|||If your card do not support the game then that,s it ,it will not play. You can click on the game icon open it and see if you can run the game with a compatIbilty option , eg Windows XP or Windows 98. If it,s a new game 2008/09 that may not work but give it a try.

Hi.i want to choose a good Video Card.but i have many chance.What's the more important parameter to select one

================more important==============

1-Memory Capacity

2-GPU

3-Memory Speed|||1. High memory capacity (512mb+) is only needed when playing at higher resolutions (1680x1050 & 1600x1200 or higher). Though, there are a few games that require 512mb+ to put the setting to Ultra High Quality (GRAW2 and UNREAL).

If you're gaming at 1024x768 or 1280x1024, 256-320mb models should suffice.



2. Generally, the newer the GPU design the better the performance for a given class of cards. For instance, the 8600gt is quicker in newer, shader intensive games than the 7600gt. The 8800-series Nvidia's absolutely trounce every other card out there.

If you want to game at 1080p resolutions (1920x1080) you must have a 8800gts 640, 8800gtx/ultra, or the 2900xt.



3. Memory and core speeds do play a part, but again, the newer (GPU) equivelent level card will always be faster. Also, low-end cards use a 128-bit memory interface, while mid-to-high use 256-bit or higher (this increases memory bandwidth) Many enthusiasts and even the manufactures overclock their cards (memory and core).



Here is an interactive video card chart:

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2…



The best card for the money in the US currently are:

$75 - 7600gt

$90 - 8600gt

$120 - x1950pro 256mb

$130 - x1950pro 512mb

$130 - 8600gts 256mb

$165 - x1950xt 256mb

$195 - x1950xt 512mb

$250 - 8800gts 320mb

$340 - 8800gts 640mb

...x2900xt

...8800gtx

...8800ultra (factory overclocked GTX).



All prices reflect mail-in-rebates.|||Well...



This is a tough question to answer. The answer is dependent upon what kind of game you will be playing.



Most of the time, the GPU is the most important factor.

Is this Graphic card enough for a good gaming performance? at least to play Pc Games?

ITs my new LAPTOP and i dont know if this video card is enough to play "battle for middle eath2" "WoW" "Battlefield2" or any good game



VIDEO CARD!

256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450

----Let me know what good video card for dell i can purchase if this is not good enough .

Thankz|||That video card is probably one of the better ones you can get on a laptop. I know it can run WoW, but not sure about Battlefield 2. |||it can play it, but not at high settings|||If you have a laptop then it is impossible to upgrade the video card because it is specially made and soldered directly onto the motherboard.

That should be a sufficient card for those games. You have a lower mid-range card.





Going along with steve below me: I agree for gaming get a desktop, I tried gaming on a laptop my first two years of college the thing was just a vacuum for dust that you can't get out of the laptop and gaming laptops are so unportable(15min battery life, requires a cooling fan etc) that it defeats the purpose of the laptop all together. I ended up building a pc after my terrible experience with my laptop|||yeah looks like it will handle the games just fine... just not high settings.

btw, i have an ATI gfx card too (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 512MB GDDR3), but i would recommend an Nvidia gfx card. in my experience, nVidia runs cooler and less buggy....idk.



- and laptop? dude if ur a gamer get a pc desktop... gaming laptop is just not there yet... not without major heating issues.

What's a good video card?

I play world of Warcraft and am thinking about buying Starcraft 2. I searched the highest rated ones on newegg because they seem to have the best prices but I'm not sure what to get. When I currently play wow it often becomes very choppy for a period of 5 mins or so.(my current card is integrated into the motherboard, something I didn't know when I bought the computer.)|||I guess it depends on your budget.



I heard a GeForce 9800 can max out Starcraft 2, so better cards like the GeForce 260, Radeon HD 4850, etc. would be more than you need.



There's an HD 4850 going for $90 on newegg, I think that's a really good deal.

Good video card but bad processor?

Okay I just ordered a GT 240 from Newegg, and I'm pretty exited to get it, but what I wonder is if my cpu is gonna bottleneck my performance hard. I'm gonna build my new pc but I'm just gonna get the vid card first. Anyways onto the topic, I have a 1 core amd cpu which is pretty bad but yeah, do you think I will lose a whole bunch of performance?|||Yes, you will definitely bottleneck at the CPU, being single core, but save up for an AM3+ motherboard! They will be out soon and will run both current AM3 CPU's and the new Bulldozer core CPU's for when the price drops.|||before you go all wild man here, look at the $400 box from the September System Builder marathon that Tom's Hardware Guide conducted. that box has no operating system or externals, but they do go to some lengths to balance the gpu and cpu capabilities.



The HD 5670 they used in that box is about a 10% better performer than a GT 240 [equipped with 1 Gb GRRD5 memory, not GDDR3].



Tom's used an Athalon II x3 cpu with that box -- not exactly a world-beater.



AND, Tom's has relative performance charts for graphics cards shoud you decide you can go a bit better.





btw, I saw a GT 250 on sale last week for only $75 US. Might have been at Newegg.com -- t hat one will probably out do the HD 5670.



***

the more complex games, graphics wise, won't run too well on the 240. See what Tom's had to say about them and remember that they used a multi-core [cpu] machine in their testing.



with a multi-core, the 2nd core is frequently tasked to help out the gpu [when the gpu is overloaded]. with a single core, when the gpu is overloaded, the cpu has to stop processing the game to lend a hand -- this causes jerkiness in the scenes.|||Not knowing your full system specs it's hard to say whether or not your cpu will bottleneck your performance until you build a new comp. You could have a 2.0GHz sempron (which would be a bottleneck) or a 3.5GHz Athlon64 which isn't horrible. I'd be suprised if you had a really slow single core cpu with a motherboard that has a PCIe 2.0 expansion slot for the new video card you ordered.|||Yes you will loose performance with that CPU.



The GT 240 is not a great card by the way.|||The likelihood of your processor of being a bottleneck is very high. An athlon 64 can barely decode a 1080p video encoded in h264, which is approximate baseline required performance to do anything useful these days. I have an Athlon 64 + Radeon HD3650 + 512 MB of ram, and it can't do much...



On the bright side, the GT240 SHOULD have all of nVidia's CUDA, Purevideo and other branded technology. You should be able to use DXVA (Direct X Video Acceleration) or VDPAU (Video Decode and Presentation API for UNIX) which allows you to off load video decoding to the graphics card. If your going to build a new computer, consider turning your old PC into an HTPC! It won't be a gaming monster, but it should be an HD video beast!

What are some good video cards that is better then the geforce 8400gs?

i know about gtx but right now i just need a good decent video card without having to buy a power supply to. it needs to be low profile and i do have the 8400gs which is decent but i want something better|||Almost EVERYTHING manufactured since 2006 is better than a GeForce 8400GS. What's your power supply rating?



The cheapest worthwhile upgrade would be a Radeon HD 5450.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Better low-cost cards include the Radeon HD 6450 & GeForce GT 520:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



All of the cards listed so far work fine with a 225-250W power supply. If you have a 270-300W power supply, skip those in favor of much better cards like...



GeForce GT 430 and Radeon HD 5570:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



The low-profile 5570 is discontinued but some merchants might have a few still in stock. But even better than those cards, is the...



Radeon HD 6570:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



and finally the best low-profile card of all, the Radeon HD 6670:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…





Performance:

http://www.techspot.com/review/244-ati-r…

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac…|||how much you can spend on it? how many watt does your power supply have?

i suggest geforce 9500gt or the 9800gt. both of them are better than 8400gs and both of them can play the games like need for speed the run and modern warfare 3.

Good video card for under 80 dollers?

I want a video card better than my 4650 512mb|||EVGA 01G-P3-N959-TR GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card



Wont set any records, but its a very nice card, and has 1GB of memory. Now: $59.99

I bought a new dell it has the stock video graphics i need a good video card?

i dont no what graphics card i should get is a geforce 8600 better than my stock graphics there intel graphics accelerator 3100 is that a good stock graphics i want a good card for under 100 bucks|||Yea the 8600 is better. Anything is better, almost. If you're willing to spend $140, there is the 9600 GT OC. In my opinion it is much better than the 8600. Mine has 512MB of RAM with 700MHz clock speed. I've never seen it over 43 degrees celsius. It is a great card.|||cars,automobile,new cars,used cars,classic used cars,car parts,automotive,

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pretty much any graphics card for the most part will be better than the stock integrated.

What is a good video card for a Vista Computer to help run the play games more efficiently?

That depends on how much money you are willing to spend and what games you wanna play.



I have just ordered a Radeon HD 6850, which seems to give the best "bang-for-your-buck" out of any graphics card around, atm. It will cost you over $200 though.

Can a good video card compensate for a slow processor?

I want to play some of the high end games that are out like Batman Arkham Asylum and Just Cause 2 but I only have an AMD 64 2.7Ghz processor (single core). If I buy a 1GB pci-express 16x graphics card will this compensate for my processor and let the games run smoothly?|||It does help if you have a good CPU but it is not essential. A good video card will make a big improvement if you only have a budget card at the moment.

There would be no point in buying a really expensive video card if the rest of the system is not up to it though.

Games like the ones you mention would run pretty well with just an Nvidia250gts or an ATI 5750/70.

The CPU you currently have is not that bad and is capable of running those games with the above cards.

Move up to a Intel core i3/i5 CPU system when you get the money and use the same video card until you can afford better.|||Having a good Video card will help compensate for a slower processor a little bit, however you also need a good processor, and enough ram to ensure that the Video Card will have enough work to do...in other words...it would be like running a car's engine without a spark plug if the processor is not good enough...the engine can produce more power, but because it doesnt have the spark plug a HUGE loss of power and stuttering will occur.|||No. That's what we call a bottleneck: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottleneck



Example:



intel Pentium 4 3GHz & Radeon HD5870 1GB - CPU Bottleneck



intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz Quad Core & NVidia GeForce 6600GT 128MB - GPU Bottleneck



intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz & Radeon HD5830 1GB - No Bottleneck = Good System





If you are going to buy a powerful graphics card then you will need a CPU that doesn't restrict more powerful components and also if you are going to upgrade then you'll probally need a new power supply.|||I would look at the system requirements for the game you are trying to play to be honest. But if you would like to check if your system meets the minimum requirements for the game in question go here:

http://compsimgames.about.com/gi/o.htm?z…|||yeah , it is enough for you playing these games. 2.7 Ghz is a relativeky high speed|||No you need a good processor as well.

What is a good video card to play Call of Duty World At War?

Could you recommend a good video card that will play this game fast and no stopping just smoothe game play and good detail. I have the ATI mobility Radeon HD 512MB 4350 on my dell studio desktop. And I want a new video card prefarbly under $150.

Please give all the info you can and any links that may be helpful



THX|||I have a "Nvidia GeForce GTS 250" with 1024mb and it can run with highest settings

- the thing to look for in a graphics card is video memory, performance, and GDDR|||I would recommend a HD4670. They are cheap, small, and consume very little power. So it should work even if your PSU is weak. Also, the HD4670s are pretty powerful (comparable to a Geforce 8800).



Also, you can get one for around $70-$80. Here is a link to a $70 XFX HD4670 on Newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



I hope this helps!

Suggestions for a good video card?

I'm running Vista and I am running integrated GeForce 6150 right now. I was thinking of upgrading so that I could hook up dual monitors for Windows Media Center. I also will be doing some light gaming as well. I was thinking a GeForce 8600 with 512mb RAM, like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… Has anyone used this card or any other suggestions in a similar price range?|||According to your link, Newegg isn't carrying the card you were referencing. For light gaming, an 8600 should work. If you can go up $200 or so, the 8800GT is a "bang for the buck" card. Asus makes good mobos, but for video card I would recommend either eVGA or XFX. They have lifetime warranties and the customer service is excellent.|||8600 would be nice. light gaming tho? maybe a 7900.|||well, geforce 8600gt is good enough. although if you have more money geforce 8800 gt is far better

Good cheap priced video card?

I want to get orange box and Crysis for the computer, but I need a better video card. I found a nice GeForce 6200, priced around 40$, and I was wondering if it could play them. If not, how much would I spend for a video card that could play games with good graphics like that?|||The 6200 won't run Crysis at anything but the lowest settings.



Try something like this: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…|||for under $100, you won't be able to run Crysis or any Source based Valve games, on anything but minimum graphics, which you still might have trouble running it, depending on your processor and memory and everything.|||... your joking right?

buy an nvidia 8800 (does not matter how much it cost, as long as it is 8800 your set)

priced around 170|||Yes you can run mid settings with a sub $100 card because i have done it with DX9/XP What you need is to find a used ATI 1950Pro or Nvidia 7950 in hardware forums and garage sales. FYI i got it @ USD $75 :p For low budget solutions you would be looking at HD 3850 @ $150 or HD 3870 @ $185 Anthing higher then the 8800 and 3870x2 becomes options

Is a 450gts a good video card?

Would a 450gts single card be able to play new games metro 2033 on max and badcompany 2

im getting a i5 2.8 ghz quad with it|||It's a good card for the price, but would be considered the minimum choice for tough games like those.



The GTS 450 is an improvement over the older GTS 250, but it's slower overall than the Radeon 5770 ($150) and GTX 460 ($190). Howeve, for Metro 2033 it actually manages to outperform the Radeon 5770.



http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1408…|||It's a entry level graphics card

it won't be able to handle metro 2033 on high settings but should get decent fps on medium



That's because Nvidia has way better DX11 support then ATI|||any nvidia 400 series is a good card your fps will be good in playing games even at high settings

Whats som good video card the will work with the Asus M4A87TD EVO ?

name as much as u can and i dont want any weak cards|||Every single video card in the world that is not an AGP slot will work with that motherboard. There you go.|||Doesn't matter what motherboard you have, if you have at least one PCI-E slot, then you can install a video card, PERIOD.



Since you don't list a budget, and you don't want a "weak" card, then get a GTX 580. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis… Hope you're on at least a QUALITY 650w power supply,,,

What is a good video card for a laptop.?

Im going to be getting laptop for christmas and was wondering whats a good video card for Halo 2 or Unreal Tournament 3.

|||I have an nVidia Geforce 8600m GT video card in my Asus G-series laptop and I play Unreal Tournament all the time on it!! Also, if you get an nVidia video card in your laptop, go to http://www.laptopvideo2go.com and they have hacked video card drivers for laptops (as you can't use the ones you download from nVidia's website) and with the new hacked drivers, you can take advantage of the PhysX capabilities that nVidia came up with for their new drivers.



P.S. I would highly recommend Asus laptops.|||With laptops, unless you're a technie, then the laptop should be purchased with the proper graphics card . Trying to modify is not for the light hearted.|||what is your price range.....

if it is low, i suggest the intel GMA 4500MHD.....

but that is not that great.... although, it is WAY better than the

Intel GMA X3100...

I would go with a Lenovo with

NVIDIA GeForce 9300M 256MB



as in this configuration....

Do look at the that the laptop has DDR3, which is the next generation of memeoy/.... BIG PERFORMANCE BOOST,,,,,

lol

the ram in that laptop it self costs 200 dollars....

while 4gb of DDR2 only costs 40 dollars...



check this laptop out....

it is only 800... pretty cheap... nice for a cheap gaming laptop....



http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/contr…



it is the second one from the left... it costs 799



hope i helped.. i saw the first persons answer, and i realized you needed real advice.. lol



best regards,

David K

I would like to buy a good video card for my computer.Any suggestions?

My video card i have now is a NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE.This video card only seems to give me about 18 fps.I would like to have something within the 50 to 100 fps.I play Counter Strike alot and have been told that i need a better video card for that game.|||For now I think the Nvidia 8800GTX or the 8800 Ultra's are the best. The Ultra's are overclocked with a little better cooling fan and as a general rule of thumb are $100 or more over the GTX. Save the money and overclock the GTX yourself.

Stay away from ATI in my opinion. I have an ATI card and from day one I have had problems with it. I had to get it sent back(RMA'ed) a week after getting it and 2 times since then. At least I did get the 3 year free warranty with mine which covers any problems I have. ATI for the most part have bad drivers.

Also consider, Nvidia is usually the main card that game manufacturers use in their test machines and they build the games using them, then they do SOME testing for the ATI cards. Only one game that comes to mind that was built around the ATI chipset DOOM3. That game works good with ATI cards but ATI will fall short with most newer games that being released now or in the near future.

Only thing that ATI has going for it in my opinion is when they have a card that will even come close to competing with Nvidia the ATI cards are a little cheaper. You get what you pay for is all I will say. Wish I didn't have this ATI card now and spent the extra $60 for the Nvidia, lol.

You may be able to play Counterstrike real good with something like an 7600 which aren't to expensive now but I would save and get the better card for future games. Another thing is, the 8800 are going to be outdated soon by the DirectX 10.1 cards soon. So they may come way down in prices but still be outdated when DX10.1 games come out.|||the one you own know should work

Is Nvidia GeForce 210 a good video card?

Thats the current video card i am using now and to be honest, i am running very low fps while playing world of warcraft(raiding), like sub 10. What would be a good video card with the exact same power need and slot?|||Your Nvidia GeForce 210 graphic card is a good card because it uses the latest slot PCI-E 2.0 and the interfaces, DVI, VGA and HDMI.. you can upgrade to higher memory if your system get logged of the lower memory graphic card, you bought a 1GB video card for faster multi tasking and especially for your gaming sessions and you can refresh your operating system by re-installing it and upgrade into windows 7 ultimate gamers edition.. windows 7 is the ultimate operating system quick and easy to bring also more user friendly. There are many additonal features. Lastly for me I recommend you to use the AMD Phenom 6 core or any AMD processors, partner it with ATI Radeon 4000 or 5000 series graphic cards because AMD manufactured the GPU of ATI radeon graphics.. so it would be very compatible, the sharing, the best performance. spending more money in building a gamers edition of a computer system is a history just fulfill and satisfy our gamers and multi tasking session needs.. hope that helps..

Good video card for 1920 x 1080?

im planning to buy a new pc... and i've chosen samsung p2250 with its native resolution being 1920 by 1080....

And I already know that as your resolution gets bigger, performance of videocard will drop..

So what is a good videocard for 1920 by 1080? That will let me play current games (like left for dead, devil may cry, call of duty, crysis, etc.) in its native resolution.? Thanks.!!!!!!!!! 5 stars for the best answer.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (im also wondering about ATI and Nvidia)|||1. HD 5970 (best)

2. gtx 295

3. Hd 4870x2

4. gtx 280

Would this be a good video card for World of Warcraft?

i was thinking of buying this video card to play WoW, but need a little more in depth tech advice,



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



these are my current system specs:



Motherboard- ECS GF8200a black series gamer edition



Power Supply- Extreme ATX 450w



Processor- AMD Athalon 64 dual core 2.2ghz



Memory- Kingston 1gb ddr2



HDD- SATA seagate barracuda 250gb 7200 rpm



Sound- Soundblaster live Audigy HD



onboard video 512 mb geforce 8200 (dont like poorer fps than my ati radeon x300 128mb



i need a new video card really bad and was wanting some tech input as to what to look for for performance, i know some basics, but i really need to fix this really bad stuttering problem i have in world of warcraft and im wondering if its the graphics card and the onboard that ive tryed that were just crap. maybe a new higher performace card will fix it?



i have a budget of 60 dollars so if you have any suggesstions please tell.



THANKS!!!!|||Your problem is not the graphics card. The MINIMUM RAM requirement for World of Warcraft is 1GB.



I would advise adding a second stick of RAM (or two new ones) before changing anything else. You'll see a much bigger performance increase for less cash.

Would this be a good video card/PSU combo?

Hey everyone. I'm going to be upgrading my fairly new computer soon to make it into a gaming computer :D. Right now it's sitting with an Intel Core i5 @ 2.67, 6GB of DDR3 RAM, ATI Radeon HD 5450, and a 300w PSU. Here are the PSU and video card that hopefully will be replacing it :)



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130572&cm_re=gts_450-_-14-130-572-_-Product



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-371-015&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=1#scrollFullInfo



Leme know what you think xD|||YES and with plenty of power to spare. GTS 450 is just a 106 watt card. Core i5 draws less than 100W. The rest of your PC will consume less than 100W. I bet your set up will never hit 300W on wall socket.



Check some typical system power consumtion here;

http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/196…|||nice card, but i would get at the very least a 700watt power supply.

Can anybody reccomend a good video card?

So I want to start getting into to playing computer games again (such as ever quest) and I somehow blew my video card in my computer. So i have been looking for a new one but don't know a lot about these types of things. I have the specs for the old one i have so if anybody could help me find one that is similar or better in performance and also doesn't break the bank I would appreciate it!



The one i had is:



GeForce 7300 GT



Graphics Bus Technology : PCI - Express

Memory Interface: 128 - Bit

Memory bandwidth: 10.7GB/s

Fill Rate: 2.8 Billion pixels / sec

Vertices/Second (Millions): 350

RAMDACs : 400MHz



Any help is great!|||Well, the first question that needs answering is- what's your computer's power supply rating?



Higher-end cards require more power, so often it's necessary to upgrade your computer's power supply in order to install modern gaming cards. Also, what are the other specs on your computer- processor and RAM etc?



Anyway, the 7300GT is very low-end by today's standards, so even $55 cards like the Radeon HD 5570 or GeForce GT 430 would be a major improvement.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



However if you can spend just a little more, the Radeon HD 6570 or GeForce GT 440 are substantially better:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Now the cards I've listed work fine on a stock 300 watt power supply. So they'd certainly work in your computer, because the 7300GT also required a 300W power supply. However, going to anything higher might require purchasing a new psu.



So you'd be looking at spending at least $150... for example, a Radeon HD 6770 for $110 (before rebate) plus a psu for $40-$50.



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



For AMD/ATI graphics cards, Sapphire is the best brand overall, both in quality/reliability and customer support. For Nvidia cards, EVGA is the best brand. Other top brands include MSI, XFX and Asus.



Performance- your GeForce 7300GT is even slower than the bottom card listed:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac…



Hierarchy chart:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fast…



Anyway, cards in the $100 and higher price range are WAY above the performance level of your old GeForce 7300GT... so if you're not looking for a major upgrade, stick with the earlier options I've listed. They're still much better than your old card, and will allow you to see Fippy Darkpaw's heroic charge to the Qeynos gates, or Grimfeather swooping down from the skies of West Karana... if you're looking ;)



I think server populations in original EQ are pretty low these days. Most players went over to EQ2 and Vanguard: SoH (the true successor to EQ) before eventually moving on to other games. Rift has received really great reviews is probably the best of the current popular MMOs. And of course there's a lot of buzz about Star Wars: The Old Republic, if you're tempted by the dark side.



Good luck!|||For $310 - XFX HD-697A-CNFC Radeon HD 6970

For $210 - XFX HD-695X-ZNFC Radeon HD 6950

For $155 - XFX Double D HD-685X-ZDFC Radeon HD 6850

For $110 - XFX HD-679X-ZRFC Radeon HD 6790

For $80 - XFX HD-657X-ZNFQ Radeon HD 6570



Make sure that it is worth putting a new card into your system. Without any specifications from you, it might not be worth upgrading and you could end up putting in a new card just to get minimal or no net results. For example, if you are running a dual-core CPU, putting in a new graphics card is still going to be bottlenecked at the CPU. No video card is going to solve that problem. Also, many of the new cards require two 6-pin connectors from your power supply. Do you have that? If not, you may need to look at the 6570 card which does not require additional power from the Power Supply.



I recommend XFX because of their lifetime Parts AND Labor warranty and personal experience. Gigabyte, ASUS and others make high quality cards as well.

Good luck.

Is the video quality or gaming quality of using my HDMI port on my motherboard better than a good video card?

Digital is digital; it doesn't matter whether it's onboard DVI or the DVI on a 4870x2 card as far as image quality goes. 3D rendering speed and accuracy is another whole can of worms, and aftermarket cards pretty much always resoundingly pummel onboard.|||no, a good video card is better, the hdmi port just improves the quality of the picture, not how well the game plays. lets say you run the hdmi and you have a crappy card, your games will run like crap (depending on the specs of your computer and the specs of the game) but if you are watching a movie it will look superior to a regular monitor port. basically hdmi is a fancy monitor port. think of it as HD quality to a regular dvd quality

like

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/5086/…|||No...



the video quality and gaming quality would be better in a dedicated (seperate) video card than an integrated card



video card helps to lessen the strain on the main processor by acting as a seperate processor dedicated in video/graphics processing.|||onboard is onboard which means it usually sucks

How much does a good video card cost?

First of all, I know nothing about computers.



I've got windows vista, on an eMachines computer. I've got 2 gigs of ram, and it's just a cheap computer I got at wal-mart. :-) The only thing I do on my computer is talk to friends on aol instant messanger, and play World of Warcraft.



I'm on World of Warcraft right now, playing with the graphics set to 'Fair', and i've got 15-20 fps in Dalaran. When there's a lot of people around (such as raids/middle of the day), I've got about 5-8.. So really my questions are; is it possible for my computer to get a better video card? How much would a 'good' video card cost me? and how much would my fps be if I did buy one?



Thanks. :)|||35~3500



Tigerdirect.com

and hey ill agree with the Nvidia Geforce 9800 GT. i have built 2 systems using that card. cheep and effective as hell.|||http://internetgames.about.com/od/hardwa…|||If you want one that can run WoW on nice graphics then I suggest the Nvidia Geforce 9800 GT since it is fairly cheap (around $100) and can run most of the Direct X 10 games on decent graphics (100 fps)|||For WoW you can get a good FPS with cards that cost from ~$100-400, but it might not be worth it with a computer you bought from Walmart if the other components are crap. Plus the parts might not be compatable with a newer card.

I'm not sure what sort of computer you have at the moment but a nVidia 8800GT worked just fine in WoW back in my raiding days.

More than anything it's your internet connection coping with the amount of stuff flying about your screen in a raid.



Edit: 9800GTs are just fine, but it's practically the same as the 8800GT and the 8800 is cheaper..

The only thing better about the 9800 is it's generally cooler.|||I recommend a card raging from 60 US dollars to 150 US dollars for your rig. You have to check if you power supply can support a high end card if your trying to go high end. High end cards ranges from 200 to 700 dollars. Your processor and monitor size may also contribute to your FPS so I really cannot answer how much FPS you'll get unless you gave me your whole PC specs.

Whats a good video card under 400 watts?

I have a Pc the power supply is only 400 watt.

I want a video card that is good for mid to low gaming.

My pc specs are

Intel core i5 650

8gb of DDR3

1TB Western Digital Hard drive

Intel HD Grahphics|||Most video cards require one 6-pin connection directly from the power supply. Make sure you have one before proceeding.



I'd recommend something along the lines of an ATI Raedon HD 5670 or ATI Raedon HD 5750 usually for mid level gaming but i'm concerned that your power supply is only 400w. You may be able to get away with it if the power supply is a good quality one, but if your pc was a pre-built the chances are that it isn't.



I think personally, i'd change the power supply for a quality 500-550w one with 80plus certification as well as upgrade the graphics card.|||your best bet would be an ati HD5570

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



if you prefer Nvidia the gt430 is about the same speed, and same power requirement

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



the gts 450 is more of a gaming card, it consumes about 100watts, if your power supply is high quality it should do the job, but a cheap supply might not.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

Good video Card for Dell Dimension 8400?

I'm in the process of upgrading my dell dimension 8400 so it can play starcraft 2, and im trying to find a good video card that will work with it. I need something under $50 (preferably 30 or 25) and i just want it to be able to run Starcraft 2 at medium settings. Please let me know if there is anything cheap and compatible with the 8400. :P|||This would be your best bet. And it even has a $20. mail in rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

What is a good Video card for Macintosh?

Ok, I need to know if theres a video card out there under $500, that can run shader effects on world of warcraft, and gives very good performance, the blizzard compatibility list has only 3 of the RADEON cards listed, i dont know if those are the only 3 i can use that will be compatible? I recently bought a RADEON 9200 and its running "W.O.W."really crappy, worse than my factory card runs it..

I'm real lost when it comes to this stuff, so maybe someone can suggest a good one if they have a mac, and play warcraft?



Heres my system specs:

Power Mac G4

Dual 1.25 Ghz

2MB L3 cache per processor

2GB DDR SDRAM|||Maybe one of these here http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/video/har…

You can contact their tech support, which is pretty good, and ask any questions about them.

What is a good video card for these requirements?

I just bought a new motherboard, processor, memory and hard drive. Now I need a decent graphics card. I don't have a motherboard that supports dual cards. So name me a good video card that is around $150, and will support casual gaming. Honestly Diablo 3 is the only game I will be probably playing in the future. I have this motherboard "GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L" and a Intel Q6600|||I agree with washd123



The best card for casual gaming and your price is the HD 4850



Its a very decent card for the money.|||hd4850



www.newegg.com



you can find it for less than $150



but you wont find anything better for the price



also the mobo you listed can only use one card not two.

Hi , Help me find a good video card under $100?

I have Processor- AMD4400+,Mother Board- MSI K9N6PGM - F, 1 GB DDR2667,250GB HDD, WINDOWS XP.

I am not sure whether to go for ATI 1900, 1950,2600 Pro or Nvidia 8500,8600 ?|||X1950 XT or HD 2600 XT , those are my pics, but they cost more than 100$.



A good card for 100$ doesn't exist|||Buy the SAPPHIRE 100208L Radeon HD 2600XT 256MB

Its less than 100 dollars plus you get HD! ANd its better than the ones you said up there (ATI 1900, 1950 etc.



Goodluck

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…|||Search newegg.com you'll find your answers there and an amazing selection for a great price. Also, the odds of finding a nice Nvidia 8 series card for less then $100 are pretty slim. Go for a higher end 7 series. Since you aren't running Vista, you won't need the directX 10.



Another good way to help your video card is by upgrading your memory. You can get 2 gb of Corsair XMS2 for $60 after MIR.

I need to find a good cheap video card!!?

Hey! im really trying hard to find a good video card for my Dell XPS. Right now i have a ATI Radeon HD 3870 and i can play crysis with the graphics very high. But thats not all i want...im looking at this game called battlefield: bad company 2 and i did the www.canyourunit.com com thing and i cant find a good graphics card that will run it great.



Please help me find a cheap one with a 170 or lower price range.



Please leave links and thanks!|||ATI Radeon 5770. I use it and I got it for $180 (1GB), but $10 isnt a big diffrence. I can run Far Cry2, Crysis, in ultra quality at 28-37 fps. Im using 8GB of RAM, and an AMD Phenom X4. BFBC2 runs pretty good at 35 fps on mid quality|||$109.99

GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16

======================================…

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…

======================================…

Manufacturer: nVidia

Series: GeForce GTX 200

GPU: G92+

Release Date: 2009-03-03

Interface: PCI-E 2.0 x16

Core Clock: 738 MHz

Shader Clock: 1836 MHz

Memory Clock: 1100 MHz (2200 DDR)

Memory Bandwidth: 70.4 GB/sec

FLOPS: 470.016 GFLOPS

Pixel Fill Rate: 11808 MPixels/sec

Texture Fill Rate: 47232 MTexels/sec|||http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…|||http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…

Is the diablotek radeon 7500 PCI a good video card for a computer with only PCI slots?

please help|||It works, but dont expect miracle performance.|||Be careful -- the diablotek PCI connector has only 1 notch at just over 4-inches from the metal bracket (meaning it needs 5V power from PCI bus). If your PCI slot is 3.3V PCI (has obstruction about 2-inches from the bracket), it will not accept the diablotek 5V card.

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What's a good video card?

My Husband just bought a Dell Computer back in July and he is just kicking himself for not upgrading the video card. Our anniversary is coming up and I would like to get him one. I know he wants to play fallout 3 in particular and when we were looking at them at best buy, he was looking in the 200-250$ range. I noticed he only looked at the cards that started with the number 5 and not 4. I unfortunately don't know his computer specs but I was hoping if someone can tell me what video card I can get him or at least guide me in the right direction. thanks!|||The ATI HD 5570 can play Fallout 3 and many other games at medium settings and modest resolution. The card will not stress your PC's power supply.



The cards in the $200-250 range (Geforce GTX 460 or ATI HD 5830) can play many games at highest settings and high resolution. But it will require a power supply upgrade that may cost $75 or more.|||a dell what? laptop? you cant upgrade you video card. desktop, give some more detail and we can help. BTW, 'most likely' he was looking at ATI series 5000 and the 4 can either be nvidia 400 gtx series or ati 4000 series....|||check out at eBay there are many good product at good price

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-…

I need a video card to play a flight sim game that is Shader 1.1 or higher?

My husband has the Microsoft Flight Simulator Gold Edition and it says it needs a Direct X 9 compliant video card or greater or Shader model 1.1 or higher. Can anyone tell me how to go about getting a good video card that meets these requirements?|||You can get a card for less than $100.00. www.newegg.com has a lot of cards that will be fine. Get an nvidia card (6 or 7series or above) like: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…|||Depends how much you have to spend if you got about $200 you could buy a 9800 GTX+ which will play anything even crysis!

Its what I have and if you needed to eventually you could SLI them for more power

Is this a good video card?

Integrated Nvidia® GeForce® 6100 Video Card



i think the integratedness makes it suck, plese details|||Depends entirely on what you are doing, for games it will never be enough. Having said that, if you are only word processing then it'd be fine.



http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphics-c…



This is a fairly comprehensive list and, as you can see, the 6100 is a bit of a pansy. :-)|||I've heard that the Nvidia GeForce graphics cards are very good. I want one for my PC so I can play Oblivion.|||it really depend on wat ur doing with it

for low end games and 3d apps its ok

but for serious architectual, 3d modeling and newer games it wont be enough|||Most integrated graphics are meant for the most basic job of making something show up on screen. The nvidia 6xxx series up until recently were the best you could do. But now with the popularity of HD capable HTPCs, integrated graphics have taken a step up to be able to handle high resolution video and several kinds of video output like hdmi and dvi-d, but they aren't really designed for gaming at all. That's my 2 cents and a cookie.|||That is a decent graphics card. I would recommend any of the GeForce 7 and 8 series. They are good and perform better to today's standards.|||not for gaming computer|||y a i think its hot|||In my opinion it's a decent video card, it's not horrible but the graphics are better then nothing!|||why don't u list your system specs, and a budget.



we will be able to help you a lot more|||It is a decent Card for most video and media applications and some games such as Half Life 2. However it does not have DX10 for Vista and Probably Can't handle Crysis.|||well, if you are looking for a video card that will last you for a few years of gaming, go with a NVIDIA Geforce 6800 and up. Its more expensive but it'll keep up w/ gaming graphics for a few years.|||Good enough for browsing the web and standard definition video. Gaming.... no. Far from good|||it is integrated. it also eats your system ram.



it is good for internet, homework, music and movies like that. you will need to upgrade if you want to run modern games.

Whats a good video card with dual DB15 ports?

hey all you computer whizzes out there! I have a problem and i was hoping you could help me. i want to hook up a second monitor to my computer, only problem is that my video card has only one DB15 port for my monitors. do you know any good cards with two ports, or if you don't do you know how to find one? I tried searching things like dual DB15 ports on new egg, but i got nothing.|||Get a Dual DVI-I card and then get two DVI-A male to D-SUB15 male cables or two DVI-A male to D15pin female adapters.



Get two of these cables

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Or the Appropriate adapter if you have a VGA cable

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…



Use this guide for a 3D gaming Video Card. Select your interface and price.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gami…|||It all depends on the price range

What's a good video card for Oblivion for my computer?

I just got a new computer about a week ago now, and I need to get a new graphics card for it because the stock one that came with it isn't compatible with Oblivion. I really want the game to look good, at least like it does on the Xbox360. I'm pretty tech savvy, but when it comes to some of the hard ware like video cards, I tend to get lost, so here are my computer's specs:



276 GB Hard Drive

Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2220 @ 2.40GHz 2.40Ghz

RAM: 3.00 GB

System type: Windows Vista (I may be going back to XP) 32-bit Operating System

Video Card: Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family|||I highly recommend you change your PSU before anything, since I'm guessing you got a prebuilt since it has the G31 chipset. Also, I don't recommend any high-end cards since the G31 chipset only comes in PCI-e x16, not 2.0, so you won't have the bandwidth to use it to it's full potential. For the card itself, I'd say either a GTS 250 1GB(512MB if it's not widescreen) or a 4850 1GB. Any better and you will have to get a quality 500W PSU, which cost maybe $50-80 or a 600W which cost about $80+ depending on amps.|||how much are you looking to spend?



the ATI HD 4850 and Nvidia GTX 260 are both really good and will run that no problem. if you are looking to spend more, the 4870 or 4890 or the 280 or 285. less than that, Nvidia 9800 GT or 8800 GT

Are these good video card and memory specs?

I'm thinking of buying a computer from my friend who doesn't use it. This is the video card and the memory it has

Dual 2GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon HD 5970 CrossfireX - video card



and 12GB DDR3 1600MHz (3x 4GB) Tri Channel Memory for memory

is this good? I'm paying 400 dollars for it, it's a desktop and it comes with a 20" monitor.|||That thing sounds amazing. That's a steal.|||Well of course it is. But I think he's winding you up mate. The V/ card is worth more than that alone.|||wowee, 400 bucks? are you SURE he aint trippin you or something?? better hurry up and get it. but before you do, test it our first to see if it works. check the processor. make sure its a dual core. at least.|||Oh really? Your amusing. Your "friend". Keep dreaming buddy.

Where can I get a good video card at a reasonable price?

My Team Fortress 2 won't without it, I also wanna know if I install the card my self or go to a computer place, please answer|||If you go to a computer place, you will need to pay their prices, plus labor.



Pricewatch is a good place to search for cards at good prices.|||Depends on what you consider to be reasonable. If you're on a tight budget, you could pick up a GeForce 7 series very cheaply. If you have a bit more, maybe an 8600.



Install it yourself too. No need to pay someone for a two minute job that is childsplay.|||newegg.com

Install it your self it's really easy

Anyone know of any good Video cards for its price thats under 200 preferably around 100?

my video card burnt out anyone know of any reallly good video cards for its price nothing over 200 but id prefer around 100 lol thats equal or better than the geforce 8600GT which im using right now made for gaming|||Well from what I understand, you're looking at one of 2 cards:



ATI Radeon HD 4830

Passmark Score: 1249

Passmark Rank: 23rd in the world

newegg.com price: $98

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



ATI Radeon HD 4850

Passmark Score: 1332

Passmark Rank:21st in the world

newegg.com price: $115

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Just for fun, here's the rating of the nVidia GTS 250:

Passmark Score: 1114

Passmark Ranking: 31st in the world

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/video_…

Price: $115 (-$15 Mail-in rebate) = $100 after 3 months of waiting

It costs the same as the HD 4850 but just can't beat it. Sorry again nVidia, ripoff pricing still is in effect I see.



NOTE: Nothing nVidia makes matches these cards at those price points nor do they match the Radeon HD 4870 at $155 further up but you said keep it near $100 so I did. You'll need a 450W power supply. And I think someone is trying to SELL you a card, kinda makes you wonder who he works for when newegg.com already sells a GTS 250 for $110 without it being on sale.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



It's still not worth it and he doesn't put forth any numbers but hey, it's your choice.|||I own a company that build custom gaming system.. this is a steal right now.. HDMI outputs... 256-bit.... DDR3 and SLI, so you can get another in the future to put you at 1GB vidoe ram later.. you just have to file for a rebate...



Galaxy GeForce GTS 250 Video Card - 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, Dual Link DVI, HDMI, HDTV, SLI Ready

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…



e-mail me if you have more product questions...

thelbcomputerguy@gmail.com|||Yeah it looks like Aloette has it again.

What would be a better video card?

I currently have a Compaq Presario CQ60-4110US Notebook PC which has a NVIDIA GeForce 8200M with up to 895MB total graphics memory. I would like a better video card for games like the sims 3 and world of warcraft. I usually have a framerate between 10 and 20 fps, and less than that if I'm in high population areas. I dont' know a lot about computer hardware and would really appreciate the help!|||laptops aren't really upgradable unless you can find another graphics card exactly the same size and everything, but this one may work http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_840… its a model up from yours.

What's a good video card upgrade, i got a GTX 280, can you give me both Nvidia and ati cards to upgrade too.?

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_gtx_280_us.html



My MainBoard (Motherboard) Supports ATI CrossFire so i can use two video cards at once.|||I wouldn't upgrade personally.



I use a gtx 260 and I've found it will max pretty much every game out there at 1680x1050. So unless you have a monitor that's 1920x1080/1920x1200/ or higher I wouldn't bother with upgrading.|||the 280 is a fine card but ok



470 would be a decent upgrade on nvidea



5850 performs slightly worse than the 470 from ati and the 5870 hd from ati performs about the same as the 480



two 5770s would perform between a 5850 and 5870 hd (so around about the performance of a 470 and two 5830s would perform even better



personally would say get a 5850 or 5870 it will have plenty of power and if you want you can add another later when you have saved up|||i pretty much agree with what Jack said exept for two 5770s in crossfire, that is a bad idea. One powerful card is always better than two smaller.



I recommend avoiding crossfire, it causes a lot of microstutter.

Is ASUS EN8500GT silent magic a good video card?

my computer hangs up when i play a game. i have 2gb ram and core 2 quad processor. my computer hangs up and then restart.|||hangs up as in freezes??? what kind of game are you playing for card do you currently have??? might be your drivers out of date or faulty vga give or take...



in my opinion, the 8500 is a good card however for gaming nowadays your better off 2x 4870 as ATi takes the cake with the next gen videocards at the moment however if that out of your budget like most of us i would recommend the 8600GT it just abit more expensive then the 8500 but the difference in performance is alot.



i myself have also the same setup as you

Evga 790i Motherboard

Quad 6600 @ 3.8 o/c

2GB DDR3 1333mhz RAM

Nvidia Geforce GTX280 |||It's a great card for general use, but for gaming it's a bad choice, especially considering your otherwise high-end setup.



That is however unrelated to the computer hanging up problem. Does it happen with all (or most) of your games or is it just one game (if so what game is it)?|||you might have an overheat problem not a faulty vga card couse hangs up and restart after random time it indicates that your computer is running hot .........



1. go to any technician .. ask him to apply thermal past between possessor and the fan it will reduce heat ......



2. add some fans to your case to drive heat out ....



3. cool your vga card off by using a cheap fan ... normally geforce 8500 gt runs hot ..... i have one and it runs idle at 57C and in pressure 70C so it is normal ..........



4.change the place of your computer into a good air stream place ... near an AC for example .......... just dont leave it where no air is reaching .....



that it ..... |||yeh if u game then i would say atleast an 8800 GT

What's a good budget video card to play Oblivion?

I am looking for a good video card to play TES 4: Oblivion on for around $150, preferably a nVidia GeForce PCI-e card.



Thanks.|||Geforce 7900GS. $150 at newegg. Great card for the money, and should be good for 1280x1024 with oblivion. Overclocks well too.

But, for $150 (mail in rebate price) you can have an ATi X1950XT at newegg. much faster card, offering much much faster performnace.

Go for the X1950XT, you wont be dissapointed!|||Check out Newegg.com. You will want a GeForce 7000 series or better. We can play Oblivion on our pc with the 7200 and it runs smoothly, however, we built the pc for gaming so its got plenty of ram, fast processor, etc.

Can I add a good video card to this motherboard with integrated graphics?

ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Like, say, could I add a Sapphire Radeon 5770?



Or do motherboards with integrated graphics even support external video cards in general?|||Once installed, your computer will run Hybrid CrossfireX, which will use the integrated graphics for things like browsing the internet (i.e. whenever you're not running heavy graphics applications.)



I use this ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



in combination with MSI R5770 Hawk Radeon HD 5770



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



and it works like a charm.|||Yes. The long plastic slot(s) you see near the bottom edge of the board are called PCI-e slots, and the *primary* intent is for Graphics cards...and yes, on some systems, you can install up to 4 graphics cards (called QuadSLi for nVidia, and Crossfire-X for ATi cards). There are other uses, like enhanced Sound Cards, specialised NIC cards, etc...



As for the HD 5770...it's the card with the most bang for the buck right now.



The matter of "EXTERNAL" vid cards...those are cards external to the case...and while there *is* such a beast, they're not as good as a Dedicated card (an add-on graphics card that is installed into a PCI-e slot).



That being said, unless you have a really wonky case, the 5770 is a standard 10" (or less) card. It should fit.



Good Luck!|||yes, u can add your own graphics card onto your motherboard. and disable the intergrated one. some motherboards do it automatically when u add a new graphics card via pci. agp. pci x16. pci x1. etc.etc. any card in general. but if it dont disable it u can go into your device manager and disable it yourself. even if u dont its not a big deal but it will give you your dedicated memory back. if u want full potential out of your graphics card get a quad core processor 2.8ghz+ and at minimum 3gb of ram. if not you will only get like half of its potential.|||Yes it can take a dedicated card. mobos with integrated graphics are set up to override the integrated graphics when a dedicated card is plugged in, It woln't be a problem. You have 2 pci express 2.0 x16 ports which is what all the new and fast graphics cards use, (including the sapphire), you could have 2 graphics cards if you wanted and the graphics cards in question could be linked.|||Yes, you can add a graphics card to a motherboard with integrated graphics.



Yes, that graphics card will fit that motherboard.|||yes you can since the motherboard has 2 PCI eXpress slots. 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue @ x16 mode,gray @ x4 mode)



you have to put the card in the blue PCI eXpress slot.|||You can add a card. I would add an ATI Radeon Graphics card, which would probably work best.

Is nvidia vanta LT a good video card

i just wanted to no if nvidia vanta LT is a good video card for gta 3|||even the worst add on card you can still buy is better than that card. at best its 16mb...|||Where did you get that? That's one seriously outdated card. That's about as low-end as it gets. There are cards for under $50 that will run circles around that dinosaur. GTA3 is old, but I doubt it'd run well on that clunker. Just because nvidia says its compatible with xp doesn't mean the performance will be any good.

Is the Nvidia 8600gt video card good for playing any of the games on the orange box?

I heard it's cheap, and all the good video cards I see are expansive. This one isn't as expansive, but does it work? I don't care if it will give me awesome graphics as long as I can play Half Life 2 or Portal or one of those games without super lag, or constant crashes. Does any one recommend it who have it and play orange box?|||considering that the 8800gt is recommended for cryengine (designed for alienware) games and i can still play half life 2 on my 1.6ghz 1gb ram laptop (i suspect the graphics card sucks) you should be fine|||You get what you pay for. That card is indeed cheap but you will not be able to play with good settings. You won't get super lag or crashing but you won't get smooth gameplay. I recommended spending the extra $ and getting a better card such as a geforce 9500gt or an ATI HD 4600+ series card if you want smooth gameplay.

What exactly does the video card in a pc do and does this one sound like a good one?

I'm trying to figure out what a video card does, because I'm buying a laptop and trying to look at all the features. I would also like to know how to tell what a good video card is.

This is the video card on the laptop that I'm looking at. Let me know if that is good or not.

Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD

And also how to tell whether a video card is good or not, and what they are for. Thanks!|||The video card renders everything you see on your monitor. A video card can either be dedicated, meaning it is a separate piece of hardware that attaches to the motherboard via a slot, or it can be integrated, which means it is a chip that is part of the motherboard.



In this case, the Intel 4500 is an integrated video card. They are not as powerful as a dedicated card, however, you probably will not need anything better than this depending on what you use your computer for.



For simplicity's sake, it is fair to say that any video card you have, dedicated or otherwise, will render the picture, standard definition video, and anything 2-dimensional on your monitor exactly the same. The only reasons to have a higher powered graphic card are as follows:



1) You want high quality HD video in top resolutions (such as 1080p).

2) You do 3-D work (creating models, for instance)

3) You play 3-D video games.



If any of those are true, there are different applications of video card upgrades that you could look into, however for most users, the graphic card that is in that system will probably do everything you need it to do and more.|||A video card is a PC hardware component whose function is to generate and output images to a display.



That card looks fine if you don't do a lot of gaming.

What is a good video card that will run with a 300 watt power supply?

I would like to spend around $100 for a video card. I also need a pci express x16 card. The games I am trying to play are Call of Duty 4, X-Plane 9, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.|||300 W isn't even enough to run a modern PC reliably. You need to change your PSU to support at least 450 W, 500 preferably. Then get yourself a Geforce 8800 GT|||http://mark.zoomcities.com/images/gfx/GF…



When the graphic comes up, hover over it and click to zoom in and make it readable.



This is power consumption just for your vid card. Your other PC components can take up anywhere from 100-200w depending on processor, how many hard drives, etc.



You really should look into getting a good brand name 500w PSU just to keep your system safe.|||You need to upgrade the power supply to at least 500W-550W to play games with a good graphics card.|||the video card is PCE-E?



hm... sounds like youll need a SPARKLE!



http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…

What is the best video card for less then 200?

I am looking for a good video card to run most games like counter strike source, half life, Team for tress 2, etc. I have a pent 4 processor 3 GHZ, 760 MB ram, and 305 watt power supply.|||http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…

Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUukcUwx7…

$159.99



I own this card. I can play most games on max settings and a decent sized res for my 22 inch widescreen. This card is a beast for a good price. Its quite because it has no fan just it stays cooler than cards with them because its revolutionary cooling. Its very fast and for a cool price. It doesn't need a massive power suppy either. It works with vista if you want to but it doesn't have to. You need to have a minimum 350W system power supply and a PCI E 16 slot.



And if your motherboard allows or you get a new computer that allows SLI you can link this card with one exactly like it and use two of them at once for almost double the punch. This card allows SLI.|||You might want to get a larger power supply. Thats a bit low.

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|||go to deals2 buy.com and search for video cads they go real cheap with free shipping|||Your power supply is going to be a problem for you at only 300W. For the card, I would look at the newest 8800GT cards. The price range I have read about is as low as $199, so you may be able to pick up one of those at a good price.



You're going to need at least a 450W supply.|||Sigh. I have no clue what your motherboard is, so I don't know what it supports.



If your computer supports it, this would be the best card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



nVidia 8600GTS



Best card for under $200.



You will almost definitely need a new power supply.



Make sure your motherboard has PCIx16 ports, otherwise you won't be able to use it.|||I didn't find that site the other guy mentioned, but I've been looking for a good video card for less than 150 and the prices here are the best yet.

http://www.tigerdirect.com

Is this a good video card for left 4 dead and css?nvidia geforce 8400 512 mb 629?

building comp just making sure its good enough|||No. I would go with at least a Nvidia GeForce 9800GT. Of course, that's if you have a PCI-Express x16 slot for graphics. Make sure your power supply has enough power, or you'll need to purchase one. (This is a good, reliable one. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/… If the temperature of this Psu is kept at around 118.22 degrees Fahrenheit, {47.9 degrees Celsius}, it is capable of sustaining 728.8 WATTS!

Page of review that tells you this,

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/4…

First page of review,

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/4… )|||CSS:Yes.



L4D:Not on high settings.



I'd recommend the 9800 GT (1GB) if you are on a lower budget, the GTX 260 if you have more spending power.|||uhm for a 22inch screen or lower there is no need AT ALL for a gtx 260, you cant possibly use the full potential of gtx 260 unless you are playing that one stupid game crisis. left for dead is decent but nowhere near needed for gtx 260, get the 9800 gtx, thats the max you would need possibly for your kind of games, otherwise a normal 9800 gt is more than enough.|||For CS:S, yeah. For L4D...Probably not on high settings. I'd advise going with a Radeon HD4850; they give fantastic bang for your buck.

What is a good video card that will work on an Asus P5VDC-MX motherboard?

Any AGP video card will work, I would recommend an 8x version. You can find many of them online at either tigerdirect.com or newegg.com.

And since I dont know what you want to do with it I cant recommend a speed or memory size. Answer back on what you want it for and i can give you more specific information.

Hello what would be a good Video Card for my computer?

Ok so my computer isnt anything special or fancy just a 400-500$ computer i picked up a few years ago. While i still have not had a problem where I could not play a game some of the newer games with good graphics I have to play on low setting and get poor FPS. So I am looking for a new Video Card since i do not think my computer is that bad that i need to replace it...after looking over the specs i think the video card is whats holding it back.



I have a:

Gateway DX4300-05



im almost certain it needs a low profile card. Also im going on a cruise in 2 months so im a little tight on cash =P so im looking for something in the 100$ range im not sure if its possible to find something that cheap that will make any kind of a impact but let me know. Thanks alot|||$100 will do just fine. Low profile and a crummy power supply are going to be limiting factors, but if you can find a low profile Radeon 5570 (try to get one with GDDR5 memory, not DDR3) or an Nvidia GT240 then you'll see a very nice boost in fps. Don't expect to run everything maxed, but it'll be a huge step up from the integrated video card.|||am not sure what graphic card you already have or what mother board you have but this should do the job it's a gr8 card it will last for quite sometime for you http://www.amazon.com/Geforece-9800EE-10…



with this graphic card I am able to run all my games on maxed out setting :) there's also a green edition of this card which uses less power but has almost the same GPU power|||PNY NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 Video Card.

Good Video card for MW3?

I'm looking for a Video card for that is good to play games like ,W3,2,Battlefield 3.Games like that and my computer passes everything Processor,Os,CPU speed,sound ect.But not the video card and I know that You Have: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family is not a gaming video card.Is there any card that can run MW, or BF 3 but that is not very expensive I know it has to cost couple 100s|||9500 GT @



1024x768 Res.



Everything maximum settings.



25-30 FPS|||I have a gtx 260 from a couple of years ago and it still runs everything just fine at high settings. You can get one of those if you want to save money over the current generation of cards.|||as a regular gamer you souled add few more and get ati hd 6850.|||As you are on a limited budget of 100, so consider getting the HD 6670 1GB DDR5. This is the min. required GPU that u should be looking to play all these latest games atleast at decent low-medium settings.|||you can get something from nvidia gt or gtx series or ati 6600,6700,6800,6900 series which can handle those games easily

gtx series is best for extreme gamers and the same goes for 6800 and 6900 series but they are pricey

for mainstream gaming you can go for gt series or 6600 or 6700 series and you can play games at medium to high setting and don't hope for ultra high and they are cheaper than the gtx and 6800 or 6900

Does a better video card help with processor overload?

Does a better video card help with processor overload?|||Depends on why the processor is overloaded.



If you're playing a DVD movie on an old, single core system, the cpu will have to do all the display logic and may overload. In this case, a video card would help immensely.



In other cases the cpu may just be overloaded with processor specific tasks. In this case, the video card will be of no help in relieving the cpu strain.|||it does to some extend but ram does more. processor overload can be reduced by closing unwanted processes running this can be done by using the task manager in windows.|||In some cases yes but it depends on how good the GPU is, To handle the Graphics processing but you have other factors such as Onboard Audio And onboard LAN (Ethernet connectivity) That can cause processor usage.

What is a good video card to buy?

Im not looking for a quick cheap one. Something that will be amazing with SLI support or CrossFire. I am planning mostly for games such as Battlefield 3 and so on also which will run dual monitors|||If you are looking for a really good video card to buy, go with the HIS Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2GB. It is amazing. You can the details on it at http://amzn.to/pJCwhT. You didn't mention what kind of ports you wanted, so I'm kind of guessing. It's not cheap, but if you're looking for something for Battlefield 3, go with this card.

I need help finding a good video card upgrade for a sr1214nx compaq presario?

for my friend, he doesn't have a lot of money so nothing over the top.|||If he can afford $130 the I suggest a 9800GTC+ if he neads something under $100 then the 9600 is pretty good.



They can both be found at http://www.newegg.com





I hope this helps|||nvidia ge force 9600 for around $100 is good and i like to use tigerdirect.ca/.com for my purchases and they have a good rating from costamers and excelent shipping

Good video card for computer?

Ok I have a

Window 7 home edition

4GB RAM

CPU. AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor

CPU SPEED 2.71 GHz Performance Rated at: 5.2845 GHz



Sadly my video card is GeForce 6150SE nForce 430,and thats a HORRIBLE video card for gaming.

So I was wondering whats a good video card for gaming thats $110 ,or less?|||Problem is, you'll probably have to replace your power supply for a higher end GPU if your PSU is stock



For around that price though you can get a 4870 Radeon on Newegg for $100 or so after rebate|||Unfortunately the 430 isn't such a great card. It would be a good physx card or for folding. I would recommend you go with a GTS 450 which can be had for around $100. It's on the same level as a GTX 260 with DX11. Can ahndle almost any game at up to1680x1050 and some 1920x1200 with lower textures.



When the prices come down in 6 months or so, get another and run those SLI. 450SLI are on the same level as a GTX 470, run cooler, use less energy and cost much less. Just make sure you get the latest driver (as they are always tweaked for newer games) and have a PSU that can handle the wattage. A good 550w or 600w is ample.



Hope that helps|||http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

Here is a good one for 85

How does a good video card affect video editing?

I know how a cpu, memory, and hard disk affect video editing, but I'm not quite sure how a good video card could improve performance.



How much more productive can one be with a good video card as opposed to onboard graphics?|||A good video card is really important for video editing.



1. it would be faster to proces the video rather than onboard graphics. in other words, time saving.



2. you can see more from a good graphic cards. you can change your screen resolutions to the maximum settings. so you can noticed if there's something wrong with the video.|||10000000000% for real its a huge difference!



http://www.jlcustompc.com

What is a good video card to run just cause 2 /gta 4 amd proccessor pci express?

currunt video card: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430

max amount willing to spend if possible 100.00 $|||For 100$, you can find a HD5770, it is a very good card. I suggest you find a sale off, it will be priced below 100$.

HD5770 review: http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-…|||As people here said - you can get the HD5750 (I'm not sure about the 5770) and also - NV GTS450 which is about the same level of performance.



B-U-T, you do have to tell us what is your full rig. If we are talking on old Athlon X2 cpu, it will be quite a bottleneck for a card like 5750/5770 even to the point of having no advantage over HD6670, for example.

ALSO, you have to post your screen resolution.

Anyhow, for 1280x1024, I guess the GTS450 will be great:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gefo…



but again, you have to remember this review was done with some I7-2600K cpu or something. You'll probably get significantly lower FPS for max settings. Therefore, you should reduce some of the graphics settings in the game.|||Finding a GOOD card under 100 is hard, even the 5770 on newegg.com are between 115 and 150. No doubt its a good card ESPECIALLY for the price, but if ur aiming for a very max price of 100, its gonna bust your budget.



newegg.com has AMD HD 6670s for about 95, and Nvidia GTS 440 for about 80. the 440 being a lower end and the 6670 being a low to mid. they also have HD 5670s at about 80-85 and that prbly your best bet. It gives you better performance than the 440, at about the same price.|||6670 DDR5. or 5770 on sale.|||hmmm,i think the only best card would be hd 5770..the price has dropped down and you can find it for $100

Whats a very good/awesome video card that is around the 100 to 150 dollar budget and is very good in gaming?

I was thinking the ATI radeon 4830, anyone else think this is a good video card? and what I should buy?|||I got my 512mb EVGA Double slot 9600 GT for $70 from Newegg a couple of months ago. My computer only scores 11243 with 3dMark06 though. I mean, I can play any of these new games on the market, just not at the max settings.



If you want a great card though, for a great price... grab a 9600gt.|||it's good, but you can also get the ati 4650 or 4670.. they're excellent, especially in the half-life gaming engine (counterstrike), i get about 60 fps on that! terrific cards. i got mine for 90 bucks, it's a sapphire ati 4650 512 mb, for about 150 you can find something like that, if not better. for 200 you can find the 4870 512 mb; go on newegg. all ati's 4600- and 4800-series are excellent.|||what type do u need AGP or PCI-e



if PCI-e look below, for $100 you can get the HD3870|||Try something like a 9500GT for not highly demanding games, if the game is extremely demanding like "Crysis" then i suggest getting a card like an 8800GTX, now they're pretty cheap while they last. ATi video cards are more for watching movies, while nVidia cards are better for gaming. But the final decison is yours. Good Luck

Whats a good video card that I can get and where can I get it?

I'm looking for a better video card for my Dell Dimension 9100. It has a 128mb video card right now, and nowadays that's not enough for games. It has Dual Pentium D 3.0 GHz Processors, 2 GB of RAM, and a 375 watt power supply.|||Your 9100 has a PCI-E x16 slot which means you can use PCI-E x16 video cards.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/sy…



With the 375 power supply, your best options are:



1) Radeon 5670

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

Best all-around card for your computer, the only one around that price point with DX11 support. Uses less power than advertised- works great in 350W systems.



2) GeForce GT240

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

Good performer- it's the best card which only requires a 300W power supply.



You might also consider the energy saving/green editions of the GeForce 9800GT

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



These particular 9800GT models are shorter/smaller, only require 350W (they don't have a 6-pin power plug) and are clocked at 550Mhz. Those run about dead-even with the Radeon 5670, although they don't support DX11.



The standard 600Mhz 9800GT cards are faster but also larger. They have the PCI-E power connector and require a minimum of 400W, so you cannot use those (or anything better) without upgrading your power supply first.|||Luckily, your computer has 1 PCI Express X16 slot available, which is great for most modern day graphics cards. The only thing is that your power supply is low. These days, graphics cards require at least a 500W-600W power supply, so I'd definitely recommend buying a new one before installing a new graphics card. Corsair and Antec both make very good brands and I'd recommend buying these, and never a cheap power supply.



As far as video cards go, there are many out there. I can't recommend a single one, but the ATI Radeon 4000 series are great cards. They should work pretty good on your older computer, and they don't require a very big power supply. You can check them out here: http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/g…



Make sure to check the specifications under the video card page you are looking at to see the minimum recommended system power supply for that video card.

What's a good video card for Ubuntu ?

The video card I have now sucks (ati all in wonder 9600) with Ubuntu Hardy Heron so I am in the market for a new one that will work better. I would like one that will be recognized as soon as I plug it in and I would like it to work well for 3d desktop effects with copiz fusion. I have been searching on google for quite a while about this but it is hard to find good info and much of it is out of date. Want to spend under $150, Thanks.|||The card you have now will work just fine if you install the proprietary drivers from ATI.

Read the link below for instructions on installing the binary fglrx driver.



nVidia or ATI doesn't matter, Compiz won't work without installing the optional driver from the manufacturer.

Do NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M PCI Express x16 a good video card for gaming?

Hi,

The Quadro FX 570M is at the bottom end of nVidia's mid range mobile workstation graphics offerings.



See:

http://www.nvidia.com/page/quadrofx_fami…



It will run some of the older less demanding games but it will struggle to run the newer graphically demanding games.



Quadro cards are more expensive than GeForce cards as they are optimised for graphics quality and stability as used in CAD/Graphics applications, rather than high frame rates.



If you only want to run games, you would be better off better off spending the same money on a computer with a GeForce graphics chipset, then you would get better gaming performance for your money.|||the quadro series is for workstation graphics. workstation graphics cards are HORRIBLE for gaming|||That card is not designed for gaming.

Is this a good video card? VisionTek 900182 Radeon HD 2600PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 8X HDCP?

Im looking to buy a new video card thats good but still cheap! if you have any suggestions please tell me i only have a agp and pci slots no pcie. Please help me out thank you!

PS. i want to play the newer games like oblivion|||Oblivion reccomends an ATI X800 series, Nvidia GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card.

But your proposed card is a supported chipset.|||That will run it just fine. Lots of memory for higher resolutions and 128bit memory bus for good framerates.Need a 300 watt PSU minimum and a AGP 8X graphics slot as this is not a 4X/8X card and will not run in an AGP 4X slot.

Is this a good video card? I just want to play counter strike source at above 100 fps.?

MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH GeForce 8500GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Silent Heatsink Video Card - Retail

Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA

Core clock: 460MHz

D-SUB: 1

DirectX: DirectX 10





$60.00|||Follow the first link below. Spend $10 more and get the same product with double the memory.

Follow the second link below. Spend the same and get a considerably better card with the same memory size.|||If you're going for Counter-Strike Source, I would get an 8800 model. I run an 8600GS (highest model) and it plays most Source games at 60+.



You do know that the human eye can't preceive FPS any higher than 35, right?|||i myself like the



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127286



but there are many nice cards out there so don't just take my word!

I have a Dell Inspiron N4010 and want to get a better video card. What is compatible / what are my options?

I want a better video card to run games, but can't find anything about what is/isn't compatible with this model, or how to install it once I have one.|||none

they are built into the motherboard

What would be a good video card for my home-built pc?

I'm going to have an AMD 64 x2 processor 4400, and I want to be able to watch and record live television. I will also be doing some video editing, but nothing too major. I want dual monitor set up and would like some inputs for television if possible. Thanks!|||The ATi All-In-Wonder series cards would suit the needs listed. See the link below:|||buy "MSI" editing and TV Tunor card.|||ATI is a good graphics card|||You might need two cards, one video card and one tuner card. Try researching them both separately.|||by an ATI with Avivo and video in|||get ati radeon or geforce.....



that will solve your problem, if you dont want to believe me. conduct a research

Computer help: decision on a good Video card and monitor?

Im looking for a good video card for more or less 120$ it could be a little higher but not much more, and im looking for a HD monitor for 200$ or less any suggestions?|||Here's a great LCD HD monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



As for your graphic card I'd recommend this NVIDIA 9800GTX. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Both items have Free Shipping and are both brands that great and reliable. Of course you may have to look at your motherboard and PSU being able to support the graphic card or not first.

Is this a good video card for video playback and a good price?

im thinking of getting a eVGA NVidia GeForce 6800GT video card for $30 from a friend, is this a decent card for video playbakc/movies transfered to a decently large (377in) tv? Im trying to find a video card with s-video output (or a popular tv output) for my old desktop to make it a media machine. I already have a video card on my motherboard so does it even matter if the graphics card is good? please help, im looking to pay about $50-$70 for something that will look good and ill want to keep/use for a couple of years? thanks.|||yes, your going to need something a bit stronger. At least a 8800.|||I recently added a HD2400 to a very old Hp. I picked it up on ebay for about $40.00. Had to have one that would fit pci slot and, it was between the HD2400 and, Geforce 8400. It plays dvds and, video with no problem. I'm even able to play some games.|||That is some outdated technology. I would try to get the 9000 series. I bet you could get one of those on ebay for that price range. You can get hdmi with the newer cards which is much better than s-video

What's a good video card?

I want to get my husband an awesome video card for his computer. One that will run the newest games smoothly. These are the specs of his computer...i hope it's enough information!



dell

Studio XPS 8100

Intel core i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93 GHz

Ram: 8 GB

64-bit operating system



any suggestions? any brand names that are the best or some i should stay away from? Thanks!|||While it is a really sweet thing for you to consider getting your husband a nice new fast video card, i feel I can partially answer this for him. Please don't. Making a recommendation for someone else with regards to a video card is like buying Chevy rims for a Ford guy. Perhaps a better thing to do would be to tell him your idea and then the two of you can do the deed together, either online or in person. You are awesome for thinking of him like this.



Good luck.

Good video card for gaming?

I am getting a Intel Core 2 duo processor and a Asus P5QC motherboard. This is all because i want to be able to play games like Crysis. I want a good video card for this. Can someone recommend one or tell me if the ASUS EAH4870 will be able to do this?|||any video card with at least 1gig is good enough for gaming, 2gigs is always better

and you also need lots of ram, at least 2gigs, or 4 if you can afford that



^_^|||i'm not sure about asus card.But you can definitely opt for nvidia cards.

cards like nvidia 8600 and lower end models of 9000 series can be used to run crysis,but if u want to get really good graphics then opt for 8800 GT or 9800 if u can afford them.

8800 is about 10k and 9800 is i think 20k,not sure. |||yeah, that should be able to run it, cysis is very graphic intense though so I'd recommend making sure you have at least 2gb of ram. also, if you can get a physics card as well and it will run seamlessly.