9400 gt

[panther83]

I have a geforce 9400gt that I recently bought for my old computer but I bought a new computer(emachines et1331g-05w)two days ago and it has a nvidia geforce 6150 that came standard on the system,my question is should I install the 9400 in my new computer or is the 6150 a better fit givin the application.I don't game at all but I want the best video and general graphics I can get.What should I do sir? Noah

 

[jbo5112]

The 9400gt Has better video playback support. The 6150 only has the first generation of PureVideo, while the 9400 has the second generation, which offers more support for VC-1 and H.264 than just motion compensation. Also, if you're running Linux, the first generation isn't supported.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PureVideo

 

[Maziar]

Install it,its better than a 6150

 

[panther83]

Thank you very much for your reply,may I ask why you think it's better?(if your not busy)

 

[panther83]

The 9400gt Has better video playback support. The 6150 only has the first generation of PureVideo, while the 9400 has the second generation, which offers more support for VC-1 and H.264 than just motion compensation. Also, if you're running Linux, the first generation isn't supported.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PureVideo

On the 9400 there is a little wire with a coupler or plug that looks like it accepts two prongs,what is this and what do I plug it into?

 

[panther83]

Best answer selected by panther83.