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master_69   12-07-2008 at 06:55:14 PM

i need help guys. now i'm using Asus 9500GT 1GB DDR2, should i replace it with an EAH3650 512MB DDR3 Silent?

 

any ideas? ;)

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customisbetter   12-07-2008 at 08:09:27 PM
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uh, yes?
Are you trying to game? is this for a media PC? What si your resolution? Other system specs?

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master_69   12-07-2008 at 08:26:45 PM
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yup for gaming! i have CPU:core2duo E7200 2.53Ghz MB: Asus P5KPL-C/1600 RAM: 4GB

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master_69   12-07-2008 at 08:49:15 PM
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RAM: 2x2GB DDR2-800
well my curent resolution is 1024x768 but im planing to get a new 19'' WS LCD monitor and then it will be 1440x900 i suppose.

thanks in advance ;)

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master_69   12-07-2008 at 08:51:35 PM
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i havent got much money so this is why i choose this two cards

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enaher   12-07-2008 at 08:56:42 PM
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master_69 wrote :

i havent got much money so this is why i choose this two cards



You should really try to get a bit more for a HD4670 or a 9600GSO, they'll perform in 1440 x 900.

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customisbetter   12-08-2008 at 12:54:48 AM
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^Exactly. Those ccan be found for less than $70 in some places. BUT, make sure that the 9600 GSO is 192 bit with 384 MB of Memory!!! the cheaper version (128 bit) is crippled and not worth your money.

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master_69   12-08-2008 at 03:22:54 PM
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so what is more important in a graphic card for games, to have more MB, or more DDR(Engine clock, Memory clock...)???

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Kari   12-08-2008 at 03:42:07 PM
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GPUcore (number of shaders etc) > core clock > memory bandwidht (bus widht * memory clock) > memory size MB

No offense but buying cards based on memory size (like your 9500GT 1GB) is pointless, 9500GT would be perfectly fine with 256MB... just increasing the memory size doesn't make it go any faster, it's only marketing trick to fool people buying them.
You'll only need 1GB of vram at 1900*1200 res and upwards (24''), 512MB is fine at 1680*1050 (22'') and below. 256MB maybe around 1024*768 and 1280*1024. And to game at those really high rez requires some serious muscle from the core itself and memory bandwidht to actually move the stuff to and from the memory...

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master_69   12-08-2008 at 03:54:28 PM
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So i suppose the EAH3650 512MB is better becuz it has DDR3, Engine Clock-725 MHz, Memory Clock -1.4 GHz ( 700 MHz DDR3 ),

and the 9500GT 1GB it has DDR2, Engine Clock-550 MHz, Memory Clock- 800 MHz ( 400 MHz DDR2 ).

what you think?

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master_69   12-08-2008 at 03:59:27 PM
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And by the way Ati EAH3650 is more cheaper...

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Kari   12-08-2008 at 04:09:31 PM
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from those two, yes. (but the HD4670 would be way better)

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master_69   12-08-2008 at 04:48:02 PM
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yeah true HD4670 is better and cheap, if i find it, im buying. ;)

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Big bad Dom   04-15-2009 at 12:38:51 AM
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I find cooling fans on graphic cards a lot more efficient than heat sinks alone. I don't do much gaming but I've had a lot of bad luck with heatsink only cards. Graphic cards with fans tend not to make much noise and last a very long time, years! I do tend to stick with Nvidia cards and not ATI Radeons etc. I do a lot of video and picture/photo editing, a lot of animation and screen saver work. Stick with the one gig fan onboard card mate.

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stevenrunner   04-15-2009 at 03:43:07 AM
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Also, if you cant find the 4670, buy the 4650, huge improvement from the 9500gt, works great on my 19 inch 1400 900 monitor. Anyways what games are you planning to play? It will even play crysis on high at 37 fps, but not at that res, 1024 by 768 i think, still good though. Of course 4670 is better, but im just listing you out some more options.

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