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Should I KEEP my video card?
I was planning on building a quad-core system [intel] and am wondering
if it would be ok to recycle and keep using my nvidia 6800gs 128mg? If not, what would be a good entry-level vid card? I aint made of money, thanks a lot. |
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Should I KEEP my video card?
In article , Robert Blass
says... I was planning on building a quad-core system [intel] and am wondering if it would be ok to recycle and keep using my nvidia 6800gs 128mg? If not, what would be a good entry-level vid card? I aint made of money, thanks a lot. Look at 7800/7900 GTs or 8800GT if you want DX10. -- Conor I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't looking good either. - Scott Adams |
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Should I KEEP my video card?
BigJim wrote:
with a quad I would go with a 8800gts, 115 dollars after rebate. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130082 "Robert Blass" wrote in message ... I was planning on building a quad-core system [intel] and am wondering if it would be ok to recycle and keep using my nvidia 6800gs 128mg? If not, what would be a good entry-level vid card? I aint made of money, thanks a lot. Don't recommend that 320M POS unless they are giving it away. At $115 it's getting pretty close. Then again, the OP is clueless, so what does he care! |
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Should I KEEP my video card?
"Robert Blass" wrote in message ... I was planning on building a quad-core system [intel] and am wondering if it would be ok to recycle and keep using my nvidia 6800gs 128mg? If not, what would be a good entry-level vid card? I aint made of money, thanks a lot. Most 128Mb 6800GS cards I've seen are AGP and not PCIe. In fact, in 30 seconds of Googling, I could not find a single PCI-e 128Mb 6800GS card. And tha's all the time I felt like investing. For any modern gaming, assuming it's PCIe, it's not adequate. If it's not PCIe then make sure you use non-conducting snippers to trim the PCB board to make it fit. |
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Should I KEEP my video card?
On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:24:59 -0400, "Mr.E Solved!"
sayd the following: Then again, the OP is clueless, so what does he care! Thanks for that, I really needed that today. |
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Should I KEEP my video card?
Robert Blass wrote:
On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:24:59 -0400, "Mr.E Solved!" Then again, the OP is clueless, so what does he care! Thanks for that, I really needed that today. Did you post your vague question for a legitimate answer or are you looking for an e-hug? Keep your video card for what uses? What do you do with it? You want to build an "Intel Quad Core" new PC on a budget...great, what do you want to do with that rig that you can't do now with yours? Speak your mind as mind-reading is an as yet imperfect method of communication. |
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Should I KEEP my video card?
'Robert Blass' wrote:
I was planning on building a quad-core system [intel] and am wondering if it would be ok to recycle and keep using my nvidia 6800gs 128mg? If not, what would be a good entry-level vid card? I aint made of money, thanks a lot. _____ Sure, as long as your motherboard has a slot for the card (i.e., the nVidia 6800 GS 128 MByte is a PCI-e card.) You'll find no AGP slot motherboards that are quad-core capable. Given that requirement, and as long as you don't expect to play first-person shooter games from the last several years or run the Aero Vista interface why not? 'Entry level' is in the eye of the beholder. In addition to raw performance in 3-D acceleration, suitability for HDTV is also a consideration. And then there is the question of system balance. A $200 to $300 nVidia based PCI-e display adapter might be consider a good entry level to balance an Intel quad-core CPU. A 8600 GT 256 MByte nVidia based display adapter for ~ $70 US would be about the minimum capability to consider if your present card is AGP. Phil Weldon "Robert Blass" wrote in message ... I was planning on building a quad-core system [intel] and am wondering if it would be ok to recycle and keep using my nvidia 6800gs 128mg? If not, what would be a good entry-level vid card? I aint made of money, thanks a lot. |
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Should I KEEP my video card?
On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:42:23 -0400, "Mr.E Solved!"
sayd the following: Robert Blass wrote: On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:24:59 -0400, "Mr.E Solved!" Then again, the OP is clueless, so what does he care! Thanks for that, I really needed that today. Did you post your vague question for a legitimate answer or are you looking for an e-hug? Keep your video card for what uses? What do you do with it? You want to build an "Intel Quad Core" new PC on a budget...great, what do you want to do with that rig that you can't do now with yours? Speak your mind as mind-reading is an as yet imperfect method of communication. Well I mainly do APPS but wanted to do 'some' gaming on the side. Is this what you meant? |
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Should I KEEP my video card?
Robert Blass wrote:
Well I mainly do APPS but wanted to do 'some' gaming on the side. Is this what you meant? Yes, your above post is exactly the point I'm making. I recommended this site to you as they speak your language fluently: http://www.dell.com/ |
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Should I KEEP my video card?
On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:30:57 -0400, "Mr.E Solved!"
sayd the following: Robert Blass wrote: Well I mainly do APPS but wanted to do 'some' gaming on the side. Is this what you meant? Yes, your above post is exactly the point I'm making. I recommended this site to you as they speak your language fluently: http://www.dell.com/ oh well |
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