Gaming Need a Video Card

[sjones900]

So I posted before I needed more RAM so thats on my list, NOW I need a video card the one I have now is on board and it eats RAM for breakfeast...... I'm looking along the lines of what I have now and I want something similar to my nVidia GeForce 6100 but with more kick (Obviously), like something from the GeForce 8 series can you help? I don't know what type of slot I have i'm going to have to check.

 

[TheWingless]

Usually the 8800 GT(X/S???) is usually recommended for the 8 series. But I think there was a new ATI card out that people liked to mention. I think it was the ATI 4850/70?

 

[seedvt]

You'll need to give us your motherboard info.. I suggest checking using CPU-Z and then posting it here.

But since you have a GeForce 6100 I assume it's a low-end nForce 5 series motherboard, which means you have a PCI-Express bus.

You might need to check the amperage and wattage on your power supply.. recent cards are power-hungry.

But back on topic, an excellent card for its price is Radeon 4850, which can be found in Canada for around $170, so I'd expect it to be slightly cheaper in the States.

Alternatively if you would prefer to stay on the green team, 9800GT or GTX is a decent performing card, but is a bit more expensive than ATI's offering.

 

[sjones900]

I thought depending on your motherboard you could only choose between two types of graphics cards ATI and nVidia. Oh and my graphics slot PCI Express x16

 

[seedvt]

I thought depending on your motherboard you could only choose between two types of graphics cards ATI and nVidia. Oh and my graphics slot PCI Express x16

That's only true if you plan on using multi-gpu setups.

Only Nvidia chipsets currently support SLi, while ATI/AMD and Intel support CrossFire.

But I strongly advise against multi-gpu setups as it's not worth the extra cost of another card for the extra performance. (usually less than 50%)

In general, if you're running a single card, it's pretty much universal.

 

[sjones900]

Here is the info

Motherboard info

 

[juggernaut911]

broken link

 

[sjones900]

Try it now

 

[sjones900]

Here is the info

 

[fischju]

With that proc, anything more powerful than a 7600 will be extremely bottlenecked

 

[Pimpmynintendo]

Isn't the core clock on your CPU running slower than it should? I thought that CPU should be running at around 1800MHz

 

[sjones900]

Not sure, is there a way to find out and then fix it?

 

[Pimpmynintendo]

Not sure, is there a way to find out and then fix it?

I myself wouldn't know how but it just looks like its underclocked.

 

[martin88]

Isn't AMD's Sempron considered the low-budget processor line like Intel's Celeron?

Game will not perform well on it.

 

[fischju]

It has a power saving mode which lowers the multiplier when it isn't being used much

 

[Pimpmynintendo]

Also when comparing Video Cards I find this website extremely helpful.
http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php
Also you might have to adjust certain cards Mem Clock and Core Clock since they can be different depending on the company.

 

[seedvt]

Your CPU will bottleneck the performance of a new video card, but you'll see a performance gain regardless.

If you're really wanting to play games, I would go with a mid ranged card like the Radeon 4850 and use it for now, and wait until Nehalem (Intel's next architecture) is released later this year before upgrading CPU and motherboard.

 

[Pimpmynintendo]

On the other topic you said you were using an Nvidia 6800. Now I am curious because according to CPU-Z you are using an onboard nvidia 6100. Did you mean the onboard 6100 Video Card or do you have a 6800 in your PC?

 

[sjones900]

On the other topic you said you were using an Nvidia 6800. Now I am curious because according to CPU-Z you are using an onboard nvidia 6100. Did you mean the onboard 6100 Video Card or do you have a 6800 in your PC?

I was just guessing at the time but I knew for certain it had to in the 6 series. Sorry if I confused you but even cpu-z shows my graphics slot is empty.

 

[Urza]

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