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This is my motherboard..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128394

The computer is mostly used for watching movies, doing stuff online, and some light gaming (its an online game that runs off Java, but it does use 4x anti aliasing). so i guess the new GPU needs be able to do 4x anti aliasing easily!!!

The issue is more with my HD video. When i watch a movie at my normal screen resolution 1680x1050. The movie will have these weird (glitch) lines for about a second. It only does it when there is alot of stuff happening like and explosion or if its raining. But if i lower my resolution to 1024x768 it works fine no glitches at all.. so i am pretty sure its just my on-board video..

I am looking on newegg.com and free shipping if possible.
I have $60 to spend spend on a new card.
ALSO it needs to be a quiet card if not silent. (my computer is almost silent right now, i don't want to add a lawnmower to the system)
The case has GREAT airflow so a fanless card would do fine too!

Here are a few i have been looking into...!!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121320 $60 - 1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121340 $60 - 0

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150393 $50 - 1

Message edited by kylo on 10-04-2009 at 08:27:24 AM

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RAM: 4GB DDR2
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HDD: 500gb Sata, 32mb cache, 7,200RPM

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the gso is the stronger card but all are more than sufficient for your goal, as said you don't need 1gb of ram

that said there are plenty of fanless cards out there and over say a 3670 or 8600 you should have plenty of power for your needs

I personally think the 3rd is the best.

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Reply to Sythix

The first one is actually the best of those three.

With 1680x1050 you wouldn't notice any difference between the 1gb and the 512mb versions of the 4650.

I would definitely go with the 9600 GSO though

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Reply to 505090

the best card between the three will be 9600GSO but it also use more power than the other two (9600GSO need one 6 pin power connector) if you look for silent 9600GSO you might want to look something like this but this one is deactivated by newegg already:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125259

Reply to renz496

Sythix wrote :

I personally think the 3rd is the best.

yahh, the third one FTW

has GDDR3 and can pwn a 9600gso

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Reply to rambo117

^lol? FYI: The 9600GSO OP linked to has GDDR3 also.

http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/featur [...] GSO/page2/

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Hmmm, this is a tough one. Wait, no, it's pretty simple actually - the NVIDIA 384MB 9600GSO here from XFX is cheaper, has higher overall performance, is quieter, cooler and has much more overclocking potential than the rival HD 4670 from ATI. It doesn't get much simpler than that.

PWNED!

Another +1 for the 9600GSO. It's a good card for the price. Also, OP MAKESURE you have the needed PCIe 6 pin connector!

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Also, if I understand Java right, it is CPU bound and does everything on CPU with out much help from a GPU, including AA/AF. So I'm not sure if you are limited by the GPU more so as your CPU/Internet in that game. HOWEVER, it should help out with HD playback a lot.

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Reply to Shadow703793

it would be a close match between the 9600gso and 4650, but the 4650 does have more memory.

and not to mention the 4xxx series handles AA alot better than the geforce 9 series (more like 8 series lol)

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Reply to rambo117

If your just watching movies I don't think memory will be a big deal. I used a 9600 in my old comp for a while and it proved quite good. With a quadcore processor it could play l4d on highest settings, no AA, with no lag. Seeing as you're not playing much games, the 9600 should be perfect, especially since its cheap, small, and quiet.

Reply to 1st duke of marlborough

hey are there any progams that show the frame rate of games and stuff.... especially java games...

also when i play this game at MAX graphic at 1680x1050 it skips... but if i lower the resolution 1280x1024 it works fine... so it might be more GPU intensive then u think..??

Message edited by kylo on 10-04-2009 at 08:45:32 PM

------------------------------ CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz
RAM: 4GB DDR2
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HDD: 500gb Sata, 32mb cache, 7,200RPM
Reply to kylo

^yahh fraps of course

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Reply to rambo117

1280x768 it runs at 50 fps (full graphics)4x anti aliasing - solid 50 at lowest graphics
1280x1024 it runs at 41 fps (full graphics)4x anti aliasing - solid 50 at lowest graphics
1680x1050 it runs at 35 fps (full graphics)4x anti aliasing - solid 50 at lowest graphics

Is fraps capped at 50 fps or what i never saw 51+
Internet speed isn't the issue here!!!
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Message edited by kylo on 10-04-2009 at 09:14:00 PM

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RAM: 4GB DDR2
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HDD: 500gb Sata, 32mb cache, 7,200RPM
Reply to kylo

The reason why you see max of 50 fps is because you may have V-sync enabled which is linked to monitor's refresh rate.

Reply to HansVonOhain

i think the game has a limit of 50 fps.... my monitor is running at 60hz..

------------------------------ CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz
RAM: 4GB DDR2
GPU: ----
HDD: 500gb Sata, 32mb cache, 7,200RPM
Reply to kylo

is that runescape? lol anyways java is cpu bound and not gpu bound as i tried when i was bored. On runescape, with a 4850 and athlon II 240 @ 3.4ghz = 140fps, with hd4200stock, i get 134fps, not a big difference

Reply to ubernoobie

That may be the case with Java games, but have you tried different games?

Reply to HansVonOhain

see... ubernoobie your gettting 134fps... mine is stuck on 50fps...

------------------------------ CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz
RAM: 4GB DDR2
GPU: ----
HDD: 500gb Sata, 32mb cache, 7,200RPM
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