What graphic card should i get?

[NoahYoung]

I want something cheap, i don't need amazing gaming graphics. I only play like one game which has crummy graphics so im not looking for something high end. Just something that'll be good for watching movies on my 19" (lol).

So what do you guys suggest? I'm shopping on Newegg fyi

 

[renz496]

if you don't need card for heavy gaming you can try to look at these: HD4550 / 9400GT / 9500GT. try to get the cheapest one between these cards.

but if you need decent performance on playing new games then get HD4650 (GDDR3 model) / HD4670 / 9600GSO / 9600GT. they will do fine in medium setting and even in high setting depending on the game you're playing.

something like this might worth to get:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121320&cm_re=9600_GSO-_-14-121-320-_-Product

 

[shubham1401]

^+1.
Just for watching movies the best deal is 9600GT/GSO/HD 4670.

Getting DDR2 is a waste and these are the cheapest DDR3 cards.

 

[Jaysin]

Another +1 for 4650/4670. Low power, ok performance if you ever need it at a cheap price. I've used the 4670 in quite a few builds for a lot of people and they seem to love it.

 

[outlw6669]

I want something cheap, i don't need amazing gaming graphics. I only play like one game which has crummy graphics so im not looking for something high end. Just something that'll be good for watching movies on my 19" (lol).

So what do you guys suggest? I'm shopping on Newegg fyi

What are your full system specs?
What resolution does your monitor run at (assuming 1280x1024?) and what do you have for a PSU?
Just what game are you playing and how demanding is it really?
It may be that your current GPU is fine for you but the rest of the system is totaly outdated...

Without knowing the above, I would have to say the above 9600GSO is an excellent choice.
Decent performance and a price you can not beat.

 

[shadow187]

Without knowing the above, I would have to say the above 9600GSO is an excellent choice.
Decent performance and a price you can not beat.

Price you can't beat? For 6$ more you can get a card that does laps on that one.

Alas, he does have a point. What's your power supply?

 

[outlw6669]

For 6$ more you can get a card that does laps on that one.

Do you have a link to a $40.99 card that is more powerful?
Remembering that the 9600GSO (96sp) performs between the more expensive 4670 and 9600GT...

 

[shadow187]

Oh, you are right.

Though it needs a 6-pin...it all depends on his PSU.

 

[NoahYoung]

Well this will be for the desktop im building. Here's the motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128371

 

[NoahYoung]

And im gonna use a Intel 3.0ghz dual core processor

 

[NoahYoung]

Also the game i'm playing is called combat arms. I have an Nvidia 8800 in my old computer. Will that work with this Motherboard? What about
http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=872&product=16559&nav=1
i have it, idk if itll work with the motherboard

 

[outlw6669]

...I have an Nvidia 8800 in my old computer. Will that work with this Motherboard? What about
http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=872&product=16559&nav=1
i have it, idk if itll work with the motherboard

Yup, your current NV8 series card will work just fine in your new system.
That sound card will also work and, if you already have it, I guess you could use it.
Still, if you can trade it for a non Creative card (the ASUS Xonar line is very nice) that would be your best option.

So, new system consist of a dual core Intel (I sure as hell hope not a P4D...) and a P45 motherboard.
Perhaps if you posted what exactly your current 8800 series card is, GPU budget, PSU and screen resolution we could locate you a GPU...

 

[shadow187]

This powersupply with this card, though as outlw said, if you can get that 9600 within time for the 20$ rebate, you could save some money.

 

[NoahYoung]

Yup, your current NV8 series card will work just fine in your new system.
That sound card will also work and, if you already have it, I guess you could use it.
Still, if you can trade it for a non Creative card (the ASUS Xonar line is very nice) that would be your best option.

So, new system consist of a dual core Intel (I sure as hell hope not a P4D...) and a P45 motherboard.
Perhaps if you posted what exactly your current 8800 series card is, GPU budget, PSU and screen resolution we could locate you a GPU...

I am actually now thinking of picking up a Quad instead of the dual. Im looking for one now.

Im not exactly sure as what gpu/psu stands for? Sorry lol.

My Screen Rez is 1280 by 1024

 

[NoahYoung]

Here's a quad core i was looking at. I dont really need it to be 2.88 ghz and cost 350 lol. This sounds good:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010340343%201051707842%201302825342&name=Quad-Core
What you think?

Also,
will programs/games that sam they require 2.6 ghz dual core or single core work on a 2.33 quad? Or does one of the cores have to be at that speed?

 

[renz496]

GPU = graphic processing unit
PSU = power supply unit

 

[NoahYoung]

Idk about my budget for the GPU, just something relatively cheap.
The PSU i have from my old desktop is 490 watt, but pretty loud, but i think ill just use that and use the psu budget towards higher end video or hard drive.

 

[NoahYoung]

So what are your guyses (sorry for grammar) views on the NV 8800? Should i invest in a better one with my rez?

 

[renz496]

is your card 8800GT? given your resolution you should be fine. depending on what game that you're going to play if you feel it running fine for you then you don't need an upgrade for your card.

 

[NoahYoung]

Well, the 8800 is in my old PC, im currently using my brothers, which has the standard video card for a dell dimension 5150 minitower in it. The games i play seem to run well, and are rarely laggy. I just want to not be limited to sub-standard gaming. Like can i play Battlefield 2142 on the 8800?

 

[NoahYoung]

I just checked and bf 2142 should run fine on the 8800. So maybe i should keep it?

 

[NoahYoung]

I just took out the sounds card from my old pc, and it turns out its a x-fi xtrememusic 7.1:
http://www.xpcgear.com/xtrememusic.html

 

[renz496]

if you don't have any trouble playing games using that card then you should keep it and save your money.
you may need it later to upgrade to dx11 card when you're starting to play dx 11 games

 

[NoahYoung]

What does 256 bit versus 128 bit mean in performance for a video card? I have the 7800 which is 512 mb 256 bit http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_7800.html

im looking at newer 1 gb 128 bit cards with pci express 2.0 versus 1.0 with this 7800. Is it worth the 50 bucks tog et the 1 gig one/

 

[NoahYoung]

yeah i tried to post earlier, my video card turned out to be a geforce 7800.