I have a 9800GX2 SSC and it is not working correctly, I'm considering buying 2 replacement 9500 GTs, there is a performance decrease but I think I'll really feel it. What card would you recommend that would have the lowest price for a card that will not have such a significant performance decrease?
GeForce 9500 GT (2x)
1GB each
Core Clock Speed 550MHz
Processing Cores 32
Memory Clock Speed 1000MHz
Memory Bandwidth 16.0GB/sec
Shader Clock Speed 1400MHz
9800GX2 SSC
1GB total
Core Clock Speed 675MHz
Processing Cores 256
Memory Clock Speed 2100MHz
Memory Bandwidth 134.4GB/sec
Shader Clock Speed 1674MHz
Thanks!|||Wow it's amazing how many people haven't a clue... Two of the posters gave very good answers, but the third... >Shudder< he sounds like the kind of MD that would tell you to walk off an amputation...
In any case...the core problem is the 9800. What many people don't realize (and the fanbois refuse to admit) is that the 9800 is a tweaked clone of the 8800...and the 8800 was an very good card (I used to recommend it even though I am *not* a fan of nVidia). However, the overclocking or added memory (or both) to make the specific model of 9800 tended to add what Microslut calls "Undocumented Features"...what the rest of us call "Bugs".
As mentioned by ElphaGeek...contact the tech support line for your card's manufacturer (or do it on-line). There may be a simple fix or a driver you need to update (some hardware has been known to go from perfectly working to refuses to work if a schedlued update is missed), or even roll-back!
If the card's manufacturer can't help you resolve the issue, by all means upgrade...which means "buy better", not "buy worse and hope for the best"... If you want to upgrade and stay in the nVidia family, you can either go back to an 8800 (GTS or XXX card), or buy a newer card in the form of a 275, 285, or (if "budget" is not in your vocabulary) the 295. If you want to upgrade and not stay in the nVidia family (and you don't have a GeForce or NForce chipset), ATi's HD series 4770, 4870, or 4890 areall excellent cards...or, again, if the word budget is not in your vocabulary, there are the higher-end HD 5xxx cards - the single core 5870, and the dual core 5970.
All in all...if you were happy with the card to start with, by all means, find someone willing to help you fix the problem before you go out and spend lots of cash to buy a new card. After all, the problem may be as simple as the PCI-e slot the card is in is fubarred.
Besides...SLI only gives you a 25% increase in performance...on a card that is already 30% behind the 9800...|||9500, no no no. That's gonna feel terrible if you are used to a 9800. Just use your warranty, most graphics card manufacturers actually have at least 10 years warranty.|||if your talking about sli, It doesnt always give you better performance, and sometimes its even worst. I would suggest you guy a newer card because the 9500gt is outdated and you could find a better deal buying one good card then two slow card
The best/cheapest place to get a card
http://www.newegg.com/
This will help you decide with all the gfx card out now and comparison with games/benchmarks
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gamin…|||Whoa!!! Your solution is like saying " I think my car ran out of GAS, so I'll just buy a new car." It's NOT logical.
"I have a 9800GX2 SSC and it is not working correctly"
THIS is your REAL problem, and, you need to solve that issue FIRST.
Call your Graphics card manufacturer's Tech Support Line, they will help you.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Upgrade Video card on a motherbord that has intergraded card?
I'm trying 2 get some information because im planning on getting a new desktop PC.
anyway, if the motherbord already has a intergrated video card and also have PCI expressed card slot, will it work if i put a different card in it? and which card will work?|||If you place a graphics card in the PCIe slot it will automatically disable the integrated graphics ... you can only use one ot the other not both at the same time|||Suggest a good graphics card at this web site.
http://best-graphic-cards.blogspot.com/.|||Yes. You may need to go into Bios to turn off the on board card and turn on ( plus set properly) the PCIe.
I don't have experience with PCIe, so it's posible their software will take care of everything. I doubt that.
Bios look a little different from computer to computer,.. but no matter who you are talking to.. you'll need to explore your Bios if you need to change something in it.. so no point in having another person involved to tell you the obvious once you see it.|||You might need to disable the onboard graphics before you install a separate graphics card. That setting is in the bios which you can get to by hitting the F2 or F10 or the DEL key. Those are the most common keys that most computers use to enter the bios.
What card you buy will depend on what type of slots you have in your computer. The two common slot types are PCI and AGP. Most all computers have PCI slots.
anyway, if the motherbord already has a intergrated video card and also have PCI expressed card slot, will it work if i put a different card in it? and which card will work?|||If you place a graphics card in the PCIe slot it will automatically disable the integrated graphics ... you can only use one ot the other not both at the same time|||Suggest a good graphics card at this web site.
http://best-graphic-cards.blogspot.com/.|||Yes. You may need to go into Bios to turn off the on board card and turn on ( plus set properly) the PCIe.
I don't have experience with PCIe, so it's posible their software will take care of everything. I doubt that.
Bios look a little different from computer to computer,.. but no matter who you are talking to.. you'll need to explore your Bios if you need to change something in it.. so no point in having another person involved to tell you the obvious once you see it.|||You might need to disable the onboard graphics before you install a separate graphics card. That setting is in the bios which you can get to by hitting the F2 or F10 or the DEL key. Those are the most common keys that most computers use to enter the bios.
What card you buy will depend on what type of slots you have in your computer. The two common slot types are PCI and AGP. Most all computers have PCI slots.
Upgrading video card. Pci x16 2.0?
I want to upgrade my video card. My motherboard has a pci x16 slot, and I checked the manufacturers website and it doesn't say anything on pci x16 2.0. My question- will a Pci x16 2.0 video card work in a pci x16 slot? Also, most video cards now don't have vga connections, will I need to get a new monitor? |||it shouldnt matter becuase if its pci express its pci express it doesnt matter what the 2.0 stuff is all about, and about vga you can get DVI to VGA converters on ebay for £2-£3 or some video cards come with them included in the box.|||a Pci x16 2.0 video card is backwards compatible to a pci x16 slot, which means that the card is copatible with the slot.
all the PCI express video cards has a DVI slot. for the connection, u just have to go to a local computer store to buy a DVI to VGA adapter. not expensive.
good luck
|||yea it will work with a PCI x 16 slot, it just wont perform to it fullest
no most cards come with a DVI to VGA adapter, or u can buy one for 20 bucks
all the PCI express video cards has a DVI slot. for the connection, u just have to go to a local computer store to buy a DVI to VGA adapter. not expensive.
good luck
|||yea it will work with a PCI x 16 slot, it just wont perform to it fullest
no most cards come with a DVI to VGA adapter, or u can buy one for 20 bucks
Im upgrading video card
ok i was planning on upgrading to an 8800gt and i have a little power questions...since i only have one 4 pin connector left in my case can i use a 4 pin splitter and then use the 6 pin adapter to power the card???thanks|||Make sure you've got enough WATTS to start with ... assuming you'll need 400 or more|||Yes you can do that, but are you sure your PSU doesn't have a 6 pin PCI-e cable? Cause if it doesn't it may not be able to even run the 8800GT. Can you link me to the PSU you have, or tell me the specs that are on the label. The number of amps on the 12v rail is what i'm looking for.
Watts mean nothing without amperage. You can have all the wattage in the world, but if it's not on the right rails, you're screwed.
Watts mean nothing without amperage. You can have all the wattage in the world, but if it's not on the right rails, you're screwed.
Dell inspiron 580 desktop upgrading video card?
hello, does anyone know if the XFX HD-585X-ZAFC Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity will fit in a dell inspiron 580? The reviews of the card say it can barely fit in some cases. Also, to open the case, do I need to unscrew some screws? thank you,|||That card has a 500 watt minimum power supply requirement.
The Dell Inspiron 580 desktop has a 300 watt power supply. So never mind it fitting, your computer doesn't have enough juice to power that card to begin with.|||I have a Dell 580 also and the only card that will work is the GeForce GT220 Graphics Card. Not decent card, but not good for any current games. I dont do much gaming on mine, but I do a lot of video editing. The problem is the Dell 580 has a 300 watt power supply. Most of the decent cards require 400+ watts. The Dell 580 is not a gaming mahine.|||No offense mate, but if you are unsure how to even open your computers case, then you should not attempt to replace its graphics card. Either get someone with more experience to do it for you, or don't do it at all.
But to answer your question, since we can't see inside your computers case, we cannot really tell you if the card will fit or not. You'll have to take some measurements yourself, and compare them with the size of the card.
The Dell Inspiron 580 desktop has a 300 watt power supply. So never mind it fitting, your computer doesn't have enough juice to power that card to begin with.|||I have a Dell 580 also and the only card that will work is the GeForce GT220 Graphics Card. Not decent card, but not good for any current games. I dont do much gaming on mine, but I do a lot of video editing. The problem is the Dell 580 has a 300 watt power supply. Most of the decent cards require 400+ watts. The Dell 580 is not a gaming mahine.|||No offense mate, but if you are unsure how to even open your computers case, then you should not attempt to replace its graphics card. Either get someone with more experience to do it for you, or don't do it at all.
But to answer your question, since we can't see inside your computers case, we cannot really tell you if the card will fit or not. You'll have to take some measurements yourself, and compare them with the size of the card.
Help with upgrading video card in gaming rig?
I have recently purchased a CyberPowerPC with an Athlon AMD II X4 630 Processor, 4GB of ram, and a Geforce G210 graphics card. I am wanting to play more games on my pc so I'll be needing to upgrade the graphics card in it at some point soon. I was looking at a lot of the cards available (I haven't been keeping up with graphics cards lately), and I'm not sure how powerful of a graphics card I would need with the processor being a quad core - I don't know if it would even make a difference. according to a lot of my research and tests, my computer will play most new games fine already, which confuses me because my graphics card is only a nvidia g210.
I got a cheap lcd widescreen monitor for now - it's only VGA compatible apparently. Most of the newer graphics cards don't seem to support vga, so I don't know if it would be better to get a whole new monitor that supports dvi or use vga to dvi cables? I don't have to have everything looking super high quality, just as long as things are standard definition is fine with me. I wouldn't mind being able to play some games on high detail, though.
Basically, I'm just not sure which direction to go in with upgrading the video card. My power supply is a 450 watt. I've had power supply problems in the past with upgrading video cards - but that was back in 2006 on a much crappier computer.
I'm thinking about the ati radeon hd 5770, or maybe a nvidia equivalent.
Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks. :) Sorry if some of this is a "no-brainer".
Games I would like to play - Starcraft II (will run on my computer now I believe), Batman Arkham City (when it comes out) Resident Evil 5, and maybe decently run any newer game that becomes available in the near future for at least the next few years. (2 years seems to be the life cycle with pc game specs anyways).
I'm playing World Of Warcraft and The Sims 3 on it now with no problems.|||First of all, WoW and Sim 3 they had very little requirement in that almost every PC out there (even the on board graphic) can managed. Just don't put it to high settings. This is why your G210 seem to be couping with 3D graphic games so far.
I haven't tried StarCraft 2 yet, so I'm not too sure about the requirements, but I suspect GT210 will failed badly on high quality, you might have to drop it down to Low for a smoother playable flame rate. Resident Evil 5 is also very graphic card dependent, so the GT210 will failed again.
The VGA and DVI should not be part of your concern, because all graphic card sold today still have some sort of adaptor which allows itself connect back to the old VGA. Therefore, for very litle reason or almost no reason as to why you should buy a new monitor just because of the VGA and DVI.
New graphic card:
5770 is fine, miles better then GT210. The equvalent of that will be something like GTX260.
Power supply: it will depends on what make, what model and at what price you bought the power supply originally. Cheaper ones are often fake in its power rating. Same apply to most power supplies come in pre-build machines. If you don't trust your existing power supply, I highly recommend the ones from Corsair where not a single one failed to deliver its stated ouput as tested by independent ppl.|||u can play every game on ati 5770 on max for this system and for this 3D card u
buy at least 500W power supply.For more information see this
http://www.techspot.com/review/209-ati-r…
i hope this will help u|||I have a Radeon HD 4770 512mb and it runs all my games perfectly fine. It overclocks to 900/1000 and uses very little power. A GTS 250 or a HD 4850 will also play all those games very well. However, if you need DirectX 11 support, then the 5770 is a great choice. It will play all games very well, even in the near future.
The only problem I can see is that some of the games you listed favor Nvidia cards, specifically Resident Evil 5 and possibly Batman. With Nvidia, Resident Evil 5 will show an increase of 5% - 10 % performance over a comparable ATI card. That's not to say that an ATI can't play it. My 4770 gets 45 FPS at 1368x768 everything max 4xaa. The 5770 should have no trouble at all.
However, if Batman Arkham City uses PhysX just like Arkham Asylum did, then you would do well buying an Nvidia solution such as the GTX 460.
If PhysX isn't important to you, then the Radeon will be fine. Personally, I decided that PhysX wasn't that important, even though it would allow me to play get good frame rates in Mirror's Edge and Batman AA.
I got a cheap lcd widescreen monitor for now - it's only VGA compatible apparently. Most of the newer graphics cards don't seem to support vga, so I don't know if it would be better to get a whole new monitor that supports dvi or use vga to dvi cables? I don't have to have everything looking super high quality, just as long as things are standard definition is fine with me. I wouldn't mind being able to play some games on high detail, though.
Basically, I'm just not sure which direction to go in with upgrading the video card. My power supply is a 450 watt. I've had power supply problems in the past with upgrading video cards - but that was back in 2006 on a much crappier computer.
I'm thinking about the ati radeon hd 5770, or maybe a nvidia equivalent.
Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks. :) Sorry if some of this is a "no-brainer".
Games I would like to play - Starcraft II (will run on my computer now I believe), Batman Arkham City (when it comes out) Resident Evil 5, and maybe decently run any newer game that becomes available in the near future for at least the next few years. (2 years seems to be the life cycle with pc game specs anyways).
I'm playing World Of Warcraft and The Sims 3 on it now with no problems.|||First of all, WoW and Sim 3 they had very little requirement in that almost every PC out there (even the on board graphic) can managed. Just don't put it to high settings. This is why your G210 seem to be couping with 3D graphic games so far.
I haven't tried StarCraft 2 yet, so I'm not too sure about the requirements, but I suspect GT210 will failed badly on high quality, you might have to drop it down to Low for a smoother playable flame rate. Resident Evil 5 is also very graphic card dependent, so the GT210 will failed again.
The VGA and DVI should not be part of your concern, because all graphic card sold today still have some sort of adaptor which allows itself connect back to the old VGA. Therefore, for very litle reason or almost no reason as to why you should buy a new monitor just because of the VGA and DVI.
New graphic card:
5770 is fine, miles better then GT210. The equvalent of that will be something like GTX260.
Power supply: it will depends on what make, what model and at what price you bought the power supply originally. Cheaper ones are often fake in its power rating. Same apply to most power supplies come in pre-build machines. If you don't trust your existing power supply, I highly recommend the ones from Corsair where not a single one failed to deliver its stated ouput as tested by independent ppl.|||u can play every game on ati 5770 on max for this system and for this 3D card u
buy at least 500W power supply.For more information see this
http://www.techspot.com/review/209-ati-r…
i hope this will help u|||I have a Radeon HD 4770 512mb and it runs all my games perfectly fine. It overclocks to 900/1000 and uses very little power. A GTS 250 or a HD 4850 will also play all those games very well. However, if you need DirectX 11 support, then the 5770 is a great choice. It will play all games very well, even in the near future.
The only problem I can see is that some of the games you listed favor Nvidia cards, specifically Resident Evil 5 and possibly Batman. With Nvidia, Resident Evil 5 will show an increase of 5% - 10 % performance over a comparable ATI card. That's not to say that an ATI can't play it. My 4770 gets 45 FPS at 1368x768 everything max 4xaa. The 5770 should have no trouble at all.
However, if Batman Arkham City uses PhysX just like Arkham Asylum did, then you would do well buying an Nvidia solution such as the GTX 460.
If PhysX isn't important to you, then the Radeon will be fine. Personally, I decided that PhysX wasn't that important, even though it would allow me to play get good frame rates in Mirror's Edge and Batman AA.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Are laptops usually easy to upgrade video cards on?
Hello! I'm considering buying a Toshiba e105 laptop. They have good reviews, they only complaint is that the video card is very weak. Would I be able to upgrade the video card to say, a 1gb ATI video card? How do you know?
Thanks! :)|||Usually laptop manufacturers allows to upgrade video cards and video accelerator only on high performance model. but buddy I am not sure about Toshiba e105 series. You better contact your manufacturer for more info.|||no|||Generally speaking, NO.|||The video in a laptop is typically integrated, and no ports are available for expansion. Unless you can solder as perfectly as a machine, the reconfigure everything to accommodate it (quick hint: not happening), you're probably out of luck there.|||Unless they offer that upgrade when you customize it, no.
Laptop Graphics are soldered in the motherobard, even if they are discreet.|||Integrated video cards= No.
Dictated video cards= Replaceable.
Thanks! :)|||Usually laptop manufacturers allows to upgrade video cards and video accelerator only on high performance model. but buddy I am not sure about Toshiba e105 series. You better contact your manufacturer for more info.|||no|||Generally speaking, NO.|||The video in a laptop is typically integrated, and no ports are available for expansion. Unless you can solder as perfectly as a machine, the reconfigure everything to accommodate it (quick hint: not happening), you're probably out of luck there.|||Unless they offer that upgrade when you customize it, no.
Laptop Graphics are soldered in the motherobard, even if they are discreet.|||Integrated video cards= No.
Dictated video cards= Replaceable.
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