Graphic card compatibility with motherboard

ankitagru · Oct 30, 2014

Hi Guys
My system's motherboard is Intel DG31PR, Chipset Model-P35/G33/G31, Processor Core 2 Duo E6550.
My by default graphic card is Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset (32mb).

I am looking to buy ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 Synergy Edition 2 GB DDR3
OR may be Asus NVIDIA GeForce EN210 Silent 1 GB DDR3.
Please tell me if they are compatible with motherboard?
and also which factors should I look for (for e.g. DDR3/5 or PCI/PCI-E etc etc) if I go for any other memory card
Thanks
Ankit

cowboydude99 · Oct 30, 2014

Hi,
That motherboard has PCI-E. So I would go for that.

In terms of DDR3 vs DDR5 on a GPU, go for DDR5.

What is your goal- watching videos/movies or gaming?

cowboydude99 · Oct 30, 2014

I think the best GPU you can get with your CPU is the HD7770. There may be a slight bottleneck, but nothing crazy.

You should probably look into upgrading your CPU and motherboard in the future if your goal is gaming.

ankitagru · Oct 30, 2014

cowboydude99 :

Thank You for such a quick response
I am not into much of gaming.. Its for movies and photoshop/After effects.

Just out of curiosity..how could we determine whether ddr3 or ddr5 are compatible? My Ram is DDR2.
And can you please provide a little more detail about HD7770 as I am a techy guy but only into softwares I dont understand much about hardwares.

cowboydude99 · Oct 30, 2014

DDR3/DDR5 on a GPU doesn't work with your system ddr2. DDR5 is faster than DDR3. DDR5 on a GPU is better to have. You can still have your DDR2 system RAM. No need to worry about that.

The HD7770 is a PCI-E card. It will fit into your system's motherboard. There isn't much to say about the card. It is an entry level gaming card, but is fine for movies too.

It has an HDMI port so it can bitstream audio and video out to a tv, which is nice.

Wolfshadw · Oct 30, 2014

DDR3/DDR5 on a GPU doesn't work with your system ddr2

Just to clarify, he means the two do not have anything to do with each other. You can run DDR2/DDR3/DDR4/DDR5 graphics memory on any motherboard running DDR/DDR2/DDR3/DDR4 system memory.

-Wolf sends

cowboydude99 · Oct 30, 2014

Wolfshadw :

Thank you! Exactly.

ankitagru · Oct 30, 2014

Thank You Guys, Its pretty much clear to me

So I now understand that Ram's DDR and GPU's DDR can differ.
I have to select a card with PCI-E
Now do I have to worry about GPU clock speed as well?
and please give your valuable feedback views on the following cards
1) http://www.flipkart.com/zotac-nvidia-geforce-gt-610-synergy-2-gb-ddr3-graphics-card/p/itmdv9zb9gpqn2ja?pid=GRCDBM6PDGC9QJEZ&srno=b_1&ref=cf30c245-0cb7-4a22-8720-52d0e6361f11

2) http://www.flipkart.com/asus-nvidia-geforce-en210-silent-1-gb-ddr3-graphics-card/p/itmdwxxfx8hpqbxx?pid=GRCD6F8QVJXQA8RM&srno=b_2&ref=cf30c245-0cb7-4a22-8720-52d0e6361f11

3) http://www.flipkart.com/gainward-nvidia-2gb-ddr3-gt610-2-gb-graphics-card/p/itmddrzzcygk7hzf?pid=GRCDDRZZCYGK7HZF&srno=b_3&ref=cf30c245-0cb7-4a22-8720-52d0e6361f11

Thanks

cowboydude99 · Oct 30, 2014

You don't have to worry about clock speeds.

I'd go for the Zotac for the additional 1GB of RAM... but since you're not gaming, the cheapest is also an option.

ankitagru · Oct 30, 2014

Thank you so much for helping me out

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