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Thread: Upgrade Time, suggestions? |
    
Bronze Member Username: Durski
Post Number: 17
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 06:28 am: |
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My geforce mx 4000 128mb won't run scarface, So it's time to upgrade. I'm looking at something I wont have to replace for atleast a year or two, something like 512mb GDDR3 256 bit perhaps? which would perform better, 256mb on 256 bit or 512mb on 128 bit? |
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Silver Member Username: Stefanom
Vienna,
VA
United States
Post Number: 415
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Friday, March 02, 2007 - 03:25 pm: |
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http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/02/06/the_best_gaming_video_cards_for_the_money /index.html
Should give you an idea of what is out there at least.
PS: More memory generally gives you more textures but not higher frame rates (unless you have too little for what you are trying to do). A wider memory interface gives you more bandwidth, which will give you higher framerates. |
Silver Member Username: Stefanom
Vienna,
VA
United States
Post Number: 416
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Friday, March 02, 2007 - 03:27 pm: |
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PPS: Memory speed x the width of the interface is what gives you bandwidth. |
New member Username: Galelee
Shanghai
P.R.China
Post Number: 5
Registered: Oct-06
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| Posted on Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 04:36 am: |
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by the way, if you wanna running vista OS under your plantform, you should consider the hardware repuirement of MS, so, in my humidy opinion, 256M with 256 bit bandwidth is favour. for you reference only. good luck! |
Bronze Member Username: Durski
Post Number: 18
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 08:27 am: |
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Thanks for all the help, i picked up a radeon x1600 pro, its a 128 bit card with 512 ddr2. It gets the job done beautifully so far, NFS carbon, Scarface, WOW on high detail all great... now if i could only make it run cooler... |
New member Username: Mokujin776
Post Number: 1
Registered: Apr-07
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| Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 05:34 am: |
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Thanks for this information.
http://www.rm-converter.net |
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