DDR2, DDR3, GDDR5, Etc...?

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Justin33

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Hello Again,

So just for clarity something like the...


1. The (2GB) XFX Core Edition Radeon HD 7750 w/ DDR3 SDRAM & PCI Express 3.0,

or

2. ASUS HD7770-2GD5 RADEON HD 7750 2GB-GDDR5 128 BIT PCI-E 3.0 2XDVI 1XHDMI,

or

3. Any other graphics card out there that's DDR3 or GDDR5 w CPI EXPRESS 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0

will work properly even in my very, very old Gateway 840 GM - Media Center Edition computer (DDR2 / PCIe 1.0 x16) with Intel 945G Express chipset & 4G RAM ???

I have to be sure... I'm obviously not very computer savvy and for me, esp right now, a $100 +/- is still a lot of cash that I can't afford to waste.

Thanks Again, Justin
 
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chrisso

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If you are still running XP it wont utilize direct X 10 or 11. It is also unlikely to run with modern cards even with later operating systems. The processor is a 2 X pentium 4 chip. So, buy a second hand 7800 gt, 7800gtx, 7900gt, 7900 gt, gtx, whatever is cheap. More than $35 is too much. Dont go below a 7600 gt. This will run at 1020x 768
at decent rates but will look a little console-ish, if dx9 couldnt be called that across the board already.
 
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Justin33

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Ok, that helps. I'll do some more research on those particular video cards. Do any have DVI or HDMI output?

I'm trying to run the signal to a HDTV & I'm trying to get Starcraft II to run on this old pc.


On the Starcraft II box it recomends:

1. NVIDIA GeForce 7600gt - 8800 gt,

or

2. ATI Radeon X800 XT - HD 4850 or better


But again for my computer... I'm not sure what would be the best or what would actually work properly.

Justin


PS - I'm going to upgrade my OS to Windows 7, but still running windows xp till March
 
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