which graphics/video card?

Oneday77

spaceboy wrote: »

I got the PC second hand on ebay and the graphics card originally fitted was a 256MB DDR2 ATI RADEON HD 3650 (looked up the service code on the Dell website) and it was removed before it was sold, along with one of the 2GB of RAM.

Basically what I got for £107 delivered is a Dell Vostro 410 with a Q6600 cpu, Foxconn motherboard, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, Dell power supply and DVD-RW drive.

So I need more RAM and a graphics card. And I have a 500GB HDD that's faulty that I need to return to Maxtor under warranty...

I hope the removed bits were listed as being missing on the listing on ebay. Otherwise its a claim to paypal for a SNAD, significantly not as described.
I second the go for the 4670, well above the 210. I have used ATi for 8 out of the last 9 years and always been happy. Also as long as you don't have a huge monitor the quality will be fine.

spaceboy

Yeah the "missing" bits are no problem because I only found out about them because the seller provided the Dell product code and you can look up the original spec.

Thanks for the tips, I'll check the 4670 out.

shevavironx

Some very good feedback and FYI HDMI carries both audio and sound under the spec and I like the looks and HD specs of the ATI card.

It would be interesting to see what the COD 6 in medium detail plays like :-)

spaceboy

Just found this one too:

Sapphire HD4550 512MB DDR3 PCI-E HDMI Fanless
http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/products/vga-cards/sap-hd4550

shevavironx

Go for the higher spec ATI if you can afford it

Oneday77

spaceboy wrote: »

Just found this one too:

Sapphire HD4550 512MB DDR3 PCI-E HDMI Fanless
http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/products/vga-cards/sap-hd4550

Its a good price but the extra £14 for a 4670 is much better.
very general terms here but how it works: -
4(generation of card)
6(where in the family tree it sits with number of graphics processing engines)
7(the speed of the memory and the GPU)
0(a number in the thousands looks better )
So in order of performance always go 6740 ( the 4 means nothing if you were to use a 3series 870 model compared to a 4series 330 model, in moderation. A bit like an older 3series BMW M3 is faster than a new series BMW 520i )
I have an older XT1950Pro but the 46*0 knocks it for six.