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Lgilmour
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25. December 2005 @ 07:05 |
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howdy, i have a sony vaio computer, and i currently have a 128mb ati radeon graphics card. if i were to buy a new card, would it have to be radeon? are all cards compatible with any computer? and i so, is the cheapest 256 card way better than a 128, because i know you can get better 256mb cards, than others. dont understand the differences between better or worse 256 cards.although i would like a 512mb card. but dont want to pay over £350, would this be possible to get one at this price? and if i want to buy more gig, any will work?
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ddp
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25. December 2005 @ 07:36 |
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what sony vaio computer do you have as in model#.
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adamryer
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25. December 2005 @ 07:37 |
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Yes if you want to upgrade your card you can go with either an ati or an nvidia card, it doesnt matter. The only thing that matters is the connection type. You need to figure out if the card you have now is either agp 8x or a pci express x16 card, any manual that came with your vaio should say what type of graphics cards it supports or just find the model you own on the internet and it should tell you. You said you have a 128mb card now, a 256mb card is better but video memory is only part of the card, you also have to look at the processor in the card. I own a 128mb nvidia card and its probably faster than alot of cheaper 256mb cards bc it has a newer and faster processor. If you give me a price range i would be glad to help you pick out a card.
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Lgilmour
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25. December 2005 @ 07:44 |
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how do i find out if my card is either agp 8x or a pci express x16 card? from a bout £300-350 i would be thinking of spending.
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ddp
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25. December 2005 @ 07:57 |
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the manual that came with the card or your computer manual.
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Lgilmour
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25. December 2005 @ 08:27 |
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any other way no? i may have lost the manual:S
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adamryer
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25. December 2005 @ 10:53 |
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search the model # of your vaio on google it may find the specifications of your comp and it should say.
ASRock 890GX PRO 3, AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE, 8GB GSkill Sniper DDR3 1333,
Main HDD: WD Raptor 74GB 10,000rpm, Storage HDD: 1TB WD Caviar Black,
Lite-On iHAS124-04 --> LT Burner Max FW,
Samsung BX2331 23" LED Widescreen LCD,
Xbox 360 Premium 20GB --> Hitachi v0078fk --> LT+2.0
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ddp
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25. December 2005 @ 11:34 |
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KoOkOo67
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25. December 2005 @ 15:14 |
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Ragnarok2
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25. December 2005 @ 18:58 |
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Those two cards are very very similar, both have 4 pixelpipelines, identical technologies(openGL1.5, directX9.0), but I would have to say the GeForce 6200 is a better card. Sure it has only 128MB of memory, but it is faster memory than the FX5500's, and it has a better fill rate which will result in better performance(more frames per second).
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KoOkOo67
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25. December 2005 @ 19:00 |
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Ragnarok2
Thanks for your input.
The 128mb is really bugging me, but i want everyone's input on it so i dont choose the bad one.
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adamryer
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25. December 2005 @ 19:22 |
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ASRock 890GX PRO 3, AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE, 8GB GSkill Sniper DDR3 1333,
Main HDD: WD Raptor 74GB 10,000rpm, Storage HDD: 1TB WD Caviar Black,
Lite-On iHAS124-04 --> LT Burner Max FW,
Samsung BX2331 23" LED Widescreen LCD,
Xbox 360 Premium 20GB --> Hitachi v0078fk --> LT+2.0
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Ragnarok2
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25. December 2005 @ 19:26 |
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Yeah thats pretty nice. Might want to get a fan on that tho...512MB of GDDR2 memory should heat up pretty nicely. Other than that, nice card.
Nice Find adamryer!
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KoOkOo67
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25. December 2005 @ 19:28 |
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I have to see if they have that on sale in bestbuy canada. I'm only 17, i cant order online yett.
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KoOkOo67
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25. December 2005 @ 21:46 |
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Ragnarok2
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26. December 2005 @ 15:41 |
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That 9600SE is only a little better than the 6200. Same technologies, DirectX9, OpenGL1.5, only better Fill Rate... definitely not worth the extra $20.
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KoOkOo67
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26. December 2005 @ 15:56 |
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Actually, you would have to pay 60$ extra for mail and rebate. For the ati you dont. Although you will get the 60$ bak, you will get it back in like 2-6months.
For the ATI, there is no mail and rebate extra fee.
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Ragnarok2
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26. December 2005 @ 16:00 |
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You'd still get the $60 back tho. But, the 9600SE is still better than the 6200, and if you feel comfortable with buying it, then go for it.
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Radeon X800PRO///ASRock939-DualSATAII Motherboard
PowerLiner 400Watt PSU///Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround Sound///NEC Double Layer DVD Burner///Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 PRO
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KoOkOo67
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29. December 2005 @ 09:49 |
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Yea i'm getting my money back today. This card really sucks. best buy dindg include bandwith spec.. So the card has only like 3.2\gb bandwith because its 64-bit. A REALy badd bad card. 6200 is far better than it.
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