What I need RAM or graphics card?

Question

I Have 512mb of ram and GeForce 6200 terpucache with 256mb video memory and Intel HT 3 Ghz but games dos'nt run fast in high details
So do i need another graphics card or just extra ram to increase my computer gaming performance?
Thanx!!!!

Answer 1

You need both, you need at least 1GB of RAM, and you definately need a new Video Card, that is not a gaming card in the first place, its a budget card. Getting just one is not going to be that helpful, both aspects are bringing you down, so you need to upgrade both.

Answer 2

You absolutely need to *start* with RAM: 512MB isn't really enough for most modern games, and the upgrade for the RAM is likely much cheaper then a new (gaming quality) video card. I would recommend upgrading the RAM to at least 1GB, and then test a few of your games to see if the performance is acceptable.

That said... the GeForce 6200 certainly isn't the fastest card around, so if your system is still lagging too much even with the RAM upgrade, then you can start shopping around for video cards with the confidence that you've followed the most fiscally responsible path.

Just a couple of technical side notes: First, don't forget to double-check the type of RAM you need to buy, and the type of bus that your video card runs on; it wouldn't be very helpful if you end up buying parts that are entirely incompatible with your sytem. Second, you should NEVER upgrade multiple components simultaneously; always upgrade one, test for a day or two to make sure everything works as it should, and then upgrade another. This way, if your computer totally craps out on you, you'll have some reasonable idea of the cause, and a significantly better chance of recovery.

Answer 3

It's the video card hands down. goto www.tomshardware.com for benchmarks. One of the slowest cards now. Cpu should be fast enough, increasing memory can help speed the computer 10-20%. (1gb minimum-2gb recommended). But a new video card will increase more like 1,000%+ according to the model you get. Again, goto toms to see how much faster then look up the video card to find the price.

Answer 4

a new graphics card would help... but the most important thing is ram... the average that most people use now is 1 gig which is double yours... and the sweet spot is 2 gigs.

your video card isnt that bad... but xp recommends 512 or ram and dont for get you have alot of other stuff running in the computer too that use ram so you will want more ram.

if you get an extra 512 of ram for about 50 dollars, you should see a pretty good jump in your computers overall performance, and if you have about 1.5 to 2 gigs of ram... your computer should run smoothly.

the video card has a good amount of ram in it... but hte thing you want ot look for is interface/// it might have 256 of ram, but if the interface is 128, then it will be a little slow on some games... you want 256... that is a good one for that.

anyways... i have a dual core computer, with cheaps dual core processor and only 1 gig of ram and i think it is slow running stuff sometimes, but if i added another gig it would be smooth as a babies butt

Answer 5

try ram first. even if it doens't increase speed drammatically and only by about 20%, still, you can re-use it later when building newer computer. Vid cards are more expensive to upgrade. And for future reference ..... AMD not Intel.... ok.

Answer 6

u need to upgrade ur RAM to 1gb.. ul get a 512mb support for ur graphics card if u got a 1gb ram.. upgrade ur ram and check if it il support ur mother board..

Answer 7

You should have at least 1GB of RAM (2-4GB would be ideal). It sounds like your graphics card is just fine.

Answer 8

would put more ram the card should be just fine.

Answer 9

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