i am bilding a computer i whant it to be a gameing computer i found a rilly good deal on a 256 mb but do i need more than that? im not gong to be hooking up a big screen to it i have a 19in wide screen
2007-03-18 14:06:44 · 8 answers · asked by Thepopeis1 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
the one that i am looking at is a 256 mb GeForce 7600GT it is 580 mhz which seams high
2007-03-18 14:55:25 · update #1
Depends. A NIcer card with 256 Mb of ram could outperform a cheaper card with 512Mb. Take into account Which interface (is that right??) the ram is like 128 or 256 bit. How fast it is or the clock speeds. What version of direct X it uses. Make sure to get a reputable brand. A video card is not somthing to cheap out on.
2007-03-18 14:29:24 · answer #1 · answered by Colin R 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
STOP ANSWERING IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
Most modern mid to high end graphics cards are 256, the very expensive ones are 512 or 768.
It doesnt matter how much memory the card has, its what the card is. There are 5 year old cards that have 256 megs of memory on them and they won't run Half Life 2 decently, and modern cards with 128 can run any game thats out now really well. You need ot learn a thing or two abotu video cards, its not just the memory on them that shows how fast they are.
Start at www.tomshardware.com or any other computer hardware related website for info on everything computer related including what makes up a video card, or just search google.
2007-03-18 14:20:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi. A 256 MB card may work for you if the price is right. For the ULTIMATE gaming machine go with the best cards (SLI) you can afford.
2007-03-18 14:11:27 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. they 2 GB of RAM is positioned on the equipment board of the computer. Video RAM is positioned on the video board. generally a video card with its own memory is unable to get correct of entry to the equipment board memory. Doing so may make the video card crawl and be ineffective.
2016-12-02 05:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by marcinko 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend spending the money on a few spelling lessons instead.
2007-03-18 14:09:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you definitely need more than that. gaming computers should not be stingy when it comes to video cards. dont sacrifice your image
2007-03-18 14:14:13 · answer #6 · answered by John Redcorn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the GeForce 7600gs is a 512mb card, not much more $$
2007-03-18 15:00:01 · answer #7 · answered by DFH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its for gaming, then i would get a 512 or better.
2007-03-18 14:09:27 · answer #8 · answered by steve s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋