how do I know which graphic card are good. Is it the memory on the graphic card like 512mb or 256mb or the refresh rate. Right now I'm looking at this graphic card, can someone tell me if it is good.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/VisionTek-Radeon-X1300-512MB-PCI-E-Video-Card-900101/sem/rpsm/oid/168469/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do#tabs
Also does a graphic card speed up things like video editing, video recording, internet speed, etc...
2007-04-18 14:02:16 · 7 answers · asked by xborn2xlr8x 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
That is a good, not top of the line, but good card. I dont know what you are using right now so I cant tell you what kind of a performance boost you will get out of it.
How much memory do you have in your system? I would suggest also maxing that out, what ever your motherboard will support, to get the best performance.
Also look at the speed of your hard drive. Get a 7200RPM drive or if you use a SCSI get a 10000RPM drive. That will give you a speed boost also.....
2007-04-18 14:09:08 · answer #1 · answered by Taba 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The x1300 card is a good "Budget Card". It also consumes minimal power, so, your current power supply may still be able to cope with it.
If you want better gaming experience, go for the mainstream cards (higher core clock, 12 or more pixel pipelines, ddr3 mems) even w/ only 256Mb. You could consider the X1650 XT or the X1950 Pro from ATI. The Nvidia 7600GT or the 7900GS are also good.
Also take note that the more powerful cards draw more power such that a bigger power supply may be required.
2007-04-18 14:13:43 · answer #2 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i might advise getting out of the 9 sequence. on a similar time as good playing cards, they're old with the GTX sequence. i might say the GTX 260. I even have the GTS 250 and its a great card, even nevertheless there is room for progression. i might for my area on no account get an ATI card lower back after the completed and utter failure of the driving force. The playing cards seem to lack compatibility with almost each and everything.
2016-12-29 08:21:53 · answer #3 · answered by stranger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First thing you have to determine is the slot type is it AGP or PCI-Express or the older PCI? Then do some research. Some good links to articles on which card to purchase can be found here:
http://www.gamegiants.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=13&sid=b1156014c39f8bcf023caa9718ad6044
Do your research and when you are able to decide what card you want go shopping:
http://www.gamegiants.net/index.php?cPath=1_3&page=1&sort=3a
2007-04-19 11:06:38 · answer #4 · answered by decker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the card you are having is good one,,,
but think that you better ask from an Expert about this coz they know lots of things
they can give you about 99% of a good advice, coz thats their job to do
Hope that Satisfies your question
2007-04-22 10:17:22 · answer #5 · answered by Assad Q 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that card is great...
it will speed 3d graphics. 2D graphics are accelerated a little but the card is for 3D Direct 3D graphics... OpenGL also work but it is not optimized for that...
Video editing is memory and hard disk intensive...internet speed depends on your ISP....
2007-04-18 14:08:02 · answer #6 · answered by joseamirandavelez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy ATI 512...its good, im using it now.
2007-04-18 14:09:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋