2 GB Ram, or do I need more?

#11

Haven't checked on Ebay yet. This one from Newegg looks like a good
deal:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121010

What do you think?

On Mar 18, 11:03 am, "Dave" <n... (AT) nohow (DOT) not> wrote:

Quote:

Yeah, I like EVGA too. The following looks like a good deal for what the
OP
is running:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130075

I can confirm that this is a kick-butt card for Vista, but not really a
gaming card.

One I bought recently was passively cooled, but I can't seem to find that
one. -Dave

Thanks, Dave and Bob. Maybe I should wait 'til I'm ready to upgrade
to Vista before getting a video card. I'd get better technology for
less, probably. Would a video card enhance my non-Vista, non-gaming
computing?
-Frank

Most definitely. The problem with the video solutions on the mainboard is
that they use RAM that you install on the mainboard. There are a few
problems with this approach:

1) Main system ram is not optimized for video adapter use (read: slower)
2) Whole mainboard has to slow down to transfer data back/forth over main
system buses to support video adapter
3) RAM is stolen from OS and programs for video adapter use

My suggestion would be, if you don't think you'll upgrade to vista soon,
look for a cheap, used PCI-Express X16 video adapter with 128MB or more of
Video ram. Try ebay, look for something like a geforce 6200 or something in
that range. It will be slow (but still faster than what is built into the
mainboard), but it will free up resources on your mainboard, so it will
still help your overall system performance. And you should be able to get
something decent for 30 bucks or less, delivered. -Dave- Hide quoted text -

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"Frank" <asdfyellow (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Haven't checked on Ebay yet. This one from Newegg looks like a good
deal:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121010

What do you think?

That looks fine. Best of the 6200 cards on newegg right now. -Dave

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