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a b U Graphics card
June 13, 2011 9:25:09 PM

Hi

I recently (last week) bought a new Dell Inspiron 580. It came equipped with the usual Intel HD graphics, and i'd very much like to give it something better. I've got 2 choices for graphics cards, and I'd like an educated opinion on which one would be the better choice. I plan on using this PC for a few games (L4D2, Rift) and also for 3D modeling with Maya and Zbrush and the like.
Sorry, but im fairly inexperienced with understanding the hardware.

My two choices are a PNY brand GeForce GT220 with 1024 MB DDR2
and a EVGA brand GeForce GT220 with 1GB of DDR3 that costs $20 more.

I've heard that EVGA is a better brand for Graphics cards, but are the hardware differences enough to warrant spending a little extra?

I'm pretty sure I have the hardware capabilities (power supply is 350W) to run either of these, and either will fit in my machine just fine I think.

Thanks in advance

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a b U Graphics card
June 13, 2011 9:46:26 PM

GT220 is not a gaming card.
You should go for a GT 240 / ATI5670.

Or even a 6570.
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a b U Graphics card
June 13, 2011 10:06:47 PM

Now the standard is DDR5. DDR2 is so slow, movies will play backwards.

I do not know witch video cards work better with the programs you mentioned. But for gaming, nothing below 5670 at 1280x1024.
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a c 177 U Graphics card
June 14, 2011 2:46:57 AM

GT220 IS USELESS FOR GAMING. GET A 5670.
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