Motherboards and videocards

[rakizzta]

I am currently using 880G's motherboard with onboard HD4250 graphics..since it has already an integrated video on board, will it be advantageous if i use a videocard of lower specs than my onboard video..tnx

 

[rolli59]

Lower spec discrete GPU? Usually the onboard is as low as you can go with the exception of older baseline cards. A modern discrete card would in almost all cases be an upgrade to the onboard.

 

[rakizzta]

does this also mean sir that using a discreet gpu could extend the lifespan of my motherboard????

 

[rolli59]

No it will not extend the lifespan of your board. It will free up system memory since the card has its own designated memory along with a more complicated GPU onboard it will over all increase the performance of the system.

 

[rakizzta]

Thank you sir for the very informative info..

 

[rakizzta]

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