Which Graphics Card to get?

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Migman911

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I'm not a gamer, but would appreciate some feedback.

Which one of these video cards is the best....not worried about $$$ bucks....if it's worthgetting a 2GB Card, if so which one.

The Computer will have a i7 2600, 3.8 ghz Turbo with 8 MB Cache Processor:

1GB AMD Radeon HD 6450A (Comes with System)

1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M - $10

2GB Radeon HD 6550A - $30

2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M - $50


And is it worth getting more than 8MB of Memory?????

Thank you!
 
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If you aren't going to be gaming then the 6450A should be more than good enough. Even 1gb of RAM is kind of pointless on cards of that caliber.
Also 8gb of memory is more than enough for the system in general. Most people very rarely go over 4gb.
 
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Thank you for your input...after further thought our Grand Son might get into gaming and if so it would be a pitty to not have a card that might make it easier for him. Would you still reccmmend the 6450A?


 
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No, that isn't a gaming card, nor are any of the cards you listed really. For a laptop adding worthwhile gaming capability is pretty expensive so unless you are sure you are going to use that functionality I would just stick with a lower end card.
 
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I do not know how old your grandson is but for a 1GB AMD Radeon HD 6450A or 425M is more than enough for a new gamer. It also come down to what types of games he likes to play. Either card will be fine to play games if you are not a hardcore gamer (addicted to games). My son is 13 and he has been playing games for about 6 years and he can place all his games using a Radeon 4800 which is a less powerful card than either of these you are considering to buy. If your grandson is going to be playing games rate "M for mature", some of the newer games are very demanding and require a more expensive card to get the best performance out the game. With this card your grandson should play about 95% of the games out there. We are talking about thousands of games. When it comes to videos both card are capable of delivering great 1080P picture quality. I would recommend that you buy the 2GB Radeon HD 6450A card; it is worth the extra cash.
 
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Thank you everyone for your input....to clear things up a little.....I'm looking to upgrade from my Dell XPS 1730M to a new a All-In-One....the Dell reviews haven't impressed me....the HP610q has much better reviews.....the Graphics Cards I listed are the only ones HP has to choose from....thanks again for the input
 
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They've added another card:

1GB AMD Radeon HD 6450A
1GB ATI Radeon HD 5570
1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M +$10.00
2GB Radeon HD 6550A +$30.00
2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M + $50.00
 
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