help needed in buying a graphic card
July 20th, 2017
THESE ARE SPECS OF THAT COMPUTER
HE IS THINKING OF BUYING A ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 AMP! Edition 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card WILL THAT WORK ON HIS PC??
there an open PCI-e X16 slot for the card ?
there an open PCI-e X16 slot for the card ?
how to know i think he has a pci 2.0
89mm – length
go here to see what one looks like
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI-e#PCI_Express_.28standard.29
The spec should show something under ‘motherboard’ or ‘graphics’.
just now opened case found one pci e2.0x16 then what to to do
Will have to taken the case clearence and power supply requirements.
Will have to taken the case clearence and power supply requirements.
power supply:going to upgrade to 850w
what about case?
what about case?
where the slot is located, is there enough to fit the card (about 6.5″ long)
what about case?
where the slot is located, is there enough to fit the card (about 6.5" long)
slot is pci e 2.0×16 it matches with the image
yes there is enough space
next what to do
next what to do
buy the card
install it in the slot
you may need to check the BIOS (enter Setup at boot) to disable the on board video
go to http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us and download the latest 600 series driver and install it
now your ready to push some pixels
next what to do
buy the card
install it in the slot
you may need to check the BIOS (enter Setup at boot) to disable the on board video
go to http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us and download the latest 600 series driver and install it
now your ready to push some pixels
is there any size restrictions??
can you suggest some best cards
go here
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
and pick the fastest one you can afford
is there any size restrictions??
two available slots, card only uses 1 but fan covers the 2nd on most cards
the length is limited only by your case clearance
go here
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
and pick the fastest one you can afford
It doesn’t work like that mate, you have pick accordingly to CPU limitations.
Realistically its reasonable to get a GT 640 or a 7750 or anything slower than that.
You would need to find out what power supply he has and if there is enough space for the graphics card in the case
go here
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
and pick the fastest one you can afford
It doesn't work like that mate, you have pick accordingly to CPU limitations.
Realistically its reasonable to get a GT 640 or a 7750 or anything slower than that.
but there is enough space in case and good power supply(850watts)
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It doesn't work like that mate, you have pick accordingly to CPU limitations.
Realistically its reasonable to get a GT 640 or a 7750 or anything slower than that.
What he means is that a fast GPU can bottleneck a slower CPU so things slow down and you get no advantage..
Your E5700 CPU is getting towards the lower end, these days, so too fast a GPU won’t be worth it.
WOULD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 AMP! Edition 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card WILL WORK ????
It doesn't work like that mate, you have pick accordingly to CPU limitations.
no you don’t
his current setup may not take full advantage of a GPU, but there’s nothing that says he has to consider his CPU when buying a video card
buying what he can afford now will cover him if he decides to upgrade his CPU in the future
no you don't
his current setup may not take full advantage of a GPU, but there's nothing that says he has to consider his CPU when buying a video card
buying what he can afford now will cover him if he decides to upgrade his CPU in the future
I’ve never thought of that, good one.
Shouldn’t his OS be a consideration too. Isn’t 32 bit windows only capable of addressing 4G of memory including video memory?
Isn't 32 bit windows only capable of addressing 4G of memory
correct
including video memory
nope, that’s separate a 32bit OS is fine for him
Isn't 32 bit windows only capable of addressing 4G of memory
correct
including video memory
nope, that's separate a 32bit OS is fine for him
THANKS GUYS GOING TO UPGRADE GPU