graphics card advice

drzoidberg · 2 June 2007 at 7:30PM

hi, wondering if anyone could advise me on changing my nvidea gf 4 ti4200 with 64 mb, would a nvidea 5200 with 128/256mb or a radeon 9550 with 256mb be a big improvement? my computer takes ddr sdram which i presume limits me to this type only. thanks if anyone can give advice.

dazed · 2 June 2007 at 7:54PM

How much is your budget?

The ram does not matter its what type of motherboard you have. What make and model is it? As it looks like you have an AGP connection for your gfx card?

drzoidberg · 2 June 2007 at 8:07PM

hi, only about £30/40 or less if poss. it is an agp connection, a 4 year old computer, just trying to improve it a bit without spending too much. just increased ram from 256 to 768 which has helped.

dazed · 2 June 2007 at 8:44PM

A Good brand 6600gt would make the world of difference you might be able to get a 6800gt or even and agp 7600gt maybe second hand.

I will have a look on ebay and see what i around but have a look yourself also

drzoidberg · 2 June 2007 at 9:13PM

thanks dazed, had a browse on ebay and lots to choose from. can you tell me though as my computer has ddr sdram does that mean graphic cards with ddr2 or ddr3 memory won't fit/work or does this not matter? cheers for your help.

dazed · 2 June 2007 at 9:21PM

drzoidberg wrote: »

thanks dazed, had a browse on ebay and lots to choose from. can you tell me though as my computer has ddr sdram does that mean graphic cards with ddr2 or ddr3 memory won't fit/work or does this not matter? cheers for your help.

It will not matter as its the ram that is used for the GFX card which is on the GFX card itself. Dont worry about looking at 256mb cards also as it's rare you will use it look for a good make 128mb card that has ddr 2 or 3

XFX, ASUS, MSI, PNY there are lots out there that are good.

Some however are terrible.

globalds · 2 June 2007 at 9:45PM

If you can find a radeon 9800 pro (make sure it's a pro version) 256 or 512 .you should find one of these for around forty quid and it is a really good card for that price .
If your really lucky you might find one with a zalman cooler fitted .

dazed · 2 June 2007 at 9:55PM

globalds wrote: »

If you can find a radeon 9800 pro (make sure it's a pro version) 256 or 512 .you should find one of these for around forty quid and it is a really good card for that price .
If your really lucky you might find one with a zalman cooler fitted .

But the 6600GT is better than the 9800 Pro.

Have a look here

ormus · 2 June 2007 at 11:13PM

9800 pro or the 7600 gt. dont get anything else. waste of money.
the vid card ram size is not that important. only for newer games and your setup is old anyways, just like mine!

ive still got a 4200ti and it does all i need.
i dont play any newish games.

dazed · 2 June 2007 at 11:18PM

ormus wrote: »

9800 pro or the 7600 gt. dont get anything else. waste of money.
the vid card ram size is not that important. only for newer games and your setup is old anyways, just like mine!

ive still got a 4200ti and it does all i need.
i dont play any newish games.

should that read 6600gt?

drzoidberg · 4 June 2007 at 7:02PM

thanks to everyone, that has been a big help and will now have a look around, cheers.

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