on board graphics or add on

[coltoe]

I am buying a motherboard that has a geforce 7100 with a 630i...
1. Do I need a second graphics card?
2. What does the 630i stand for?
3. What does i mean? (i.e. xxx i)

Just to let you know, I am too old to game!!!!
And I like Nvidia better than Intel on the graphics (GPU)

 

[ghmage]

1. No: If you do not wish to game you do not need another card.
2. 630i is the nVidia chipset on the motherboard: you could consider a chipset to be a sort of traffic cop for information, which ties everything together.
3. 630 is the model, and i means integrated. The model number is relatively arbitrary, and does not hold any particular special meaning. Sometimes a bigger number means a newer model with more bells and whistles, but often times a larger number means absolutely nothing.

 

[jedimasterben]

The 'i' actually stands for Intel, since Nvidia makes chips for AMD and Intel CPUs.

eg, 680a for AMD and 680i for Intel.

 

[geofelt]

You are never too old to game. Try Civilization-2. It will run nicely with integrated graphics.

 

[ghmage]

The 'i' actually stands for Intel, since Nvidia makes chips for AMD and Intel CPUs.

eg, 680a for AMD and 680i for Intel.

I stand corrected.

 

[nussrods]

+1 geofelt, never too old, I was older than you when I started, the only real drawback is that you continually upgrade your setup regardless of how many times you tell your "mature" self you won't do it.

 

[coltoe]

The olny reason I said I was too old is because I asded this question elsewhere and the problems I had where that everyone said that I needed a 780I or a 780a or that I needed more, more, more...You can not please everyone!!! Thanks for the info. P.S. My son is only 7...Gameing is a future problem!

 

[jedimasterben]

I stand corrected.

Hey, it took me FOREVER to figure out what it meant, so don't sweat it.