great graphics.What should I get?
2006-09-19 08:26:50 · 6 answers · asked by marilyn m 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
NO, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH VRAM.
It has to do with the graphics card's CORE. The more powerfull the core and the higher it's clocked the better it will perform.
Graphics card RAM only has to do with storing the textures that the core then uses, it does not having anything to do with performance, it just stores the textures, it dosent do anything with them. So getting a sub 100$ card with 512Mb of RAM is completely worthless (this is how they get ya) because even though it can store the needed textures there is no way the Core will be able able to run the game with textures that Big, its just not powerfull enough.
There is no reason to get anything above 256Mb if u dont want to spend over 300$ on a graphics card. The best price/performance card right now is the X1900XT (256Mb) for 250$ - it has the same performance as the best card on earth - the X1950XTX for 450$.
(Make sure u have the right interface for the graphics card u want to buy, either AGP or PCI-E x16, on ur motherboard) Any new card, like the X1900XT is of course PCI-E x16 only, so u may need to buy a new PC for that because ur going to need at least a P4 to run that card.
You SHOULD however upgrade ur GPU other then ur CPU if u want gaming performance, as others have said.
2006-09-19 08:47:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it has nothing at all to do with your processor.
What you need is more VRAM, the memory used to process video, 3D graphics, etc. This VRAM is contained in a card known as a, you guessed it, video card. The more VRAM your video card has, the better. Some computers have integrated video, which makes it harder to upgrade your VRAM, but if you have a seperate card, it is easy. You will just need to go out and buy a new card, take the cover off your computers case, pop out the old video card and slide in the new one. Then install drivers and your good to go. I'm not really sure if you even CAN upgrade a computer with integrated video, as it is part of the motherboard. Hope this helps.
2006-09-19 15:32:26 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For web based 2D and video any P4 2.4Ghz or higher will do.
If you're doing 3D and heavy video editing (2GB or higher), jump to 3.2Ghz.
If you're playing new games, 3.2Ghz is the least speed you'll need for rendering.
For good graphics in video and games a better video card is 25% of the solution (need a good processor [25%]; good memory [25%]; good video card [25%]; fast FSB 800+MHz [25%] for the best graphics -- why SGI machines rule in the 3D). Currently Nvidia beats ATI products (more pipelines to avoid I/O congestion), and if your computer only accepts AGP, get a 6800 series. It'll be the last AGP card you'll buy, since everything is moving to PCI-E for fastest speeds and rendering.
2006-09-19 20:49:12 · answer #3 · answered by SandyKIT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
add a new graphics card., if your mobo has a pci-e slot....go for Nvidia geforce 7800 GTX 512., if you want to upgrade your processor you might also change you processor, it will depend on the socket of your processor., you should also add mreram to your pc.,
2006-09-19 18:00:39 · answer #4 · answered by kim_rukawa11 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save your money for a graphics card instead... (",)
2006-09-19 15:32:19 · answer #5 · answered by helpdesk916 ♦♣♠♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would look at getting a new video card.
2006-09-19 15:29:50 · answer #6 · answered by dzr0001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋