Monday, May 7, 2012
Is my new video card compatible with my motherboard?
I have a MS-7131 motherboard with two PCI slots. I am thinking of buying a nVIDIA GeForce 8400GS video card. Is this card compatible with my current motherboard?|||check the slots before buying a nvidia video card , pc i express slot
What is the best low profile video card that is compatibly with my HP Pavilion Slimline s3020n?
what is the best low profile video card for my computer? something that is good and not too expensive. |||these two are the best but there both sold out right now (XFX is better then PNY I think but there both the same card)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Can I add a video card to my system even though I have an integrated Intel HD Graphics chip?
Running a Dell Inspiron 580. Got the PC for the family but would like to run some games for myself. The Intel HD Graphics are decent but not powerful enough to run the better games. Will I run into lots of issues trying to install a new video card on this integrated chip? Or will it be as simple as dropping in a new card? I'm a MAC guy and this if my first PC. Any help would be great!
Thanks|||Presuming that your motherboard has a PCI Express x16 slot, all you do is install the new card. Be aware though that there is a 99% chance you will also have to upgrade your power supply in order to power the new card. Manufactured computers come with PSUs that are lower end usually and are designed to only barely power what your system came with and very little power is needed to run your current integrated Intel GMA|||Yes. You can but you should uninstall the integrated drivers before you install the card. Sometimes when you install a graphics card it may conflict with the integrated drivers, so I would disable the integrated graphics after you install the card. Also if you upgrade to a power hungry graphics card, you will have to buy a new Power supply.
http://www.dell.com/ca/p/inspiron-580/pd if this is your computer, what graphics card will you get?|||Sure, though make sure to see if you have the proper slot for the vid card. And it's possible you might have to disable the integrated graphics in BIOS (but that's not hard, and many motherboards have an "auto" feature).|||Yes you usually can, if and only if, the power supply is large enough to run the video card you wish to install....|||Toss in a video card and let 'er go. The only thing you need to worry about is your power supply and how much juice a new card will eat.|||yes u can add a video card, there should be a pci express slot so u need to buy a pci-e graphics card|||Yes you can
Thanks|||Presuming that your motherboard has a PCI Express x16 slot, all you do is install the new card. Be aware though that there is a 99% chance you will also have to upgrade your power supply in order to power the new card. Manufactured computers come with PSUs that are lower end usually and are designed to only barely power what your system came with and very little power is needed to run your current integrated Intel GMA|||Yes. You can but you should uninstall the integrated drivers before you install the card. Sometimes when you install a graphics card it may conflict with the integrated drivers, so I would disable the integrated graphics after you install the card. Also if you upgrade to a power hungry graphics card, you will have to buy a new Power supply.
http://www.dell.com/ca/p/inspiron-580/pd if this is your computer, what graphics card will you get?|||Sure, though make sure to see if you have the proper slot for the vid card. And it's possible you might have to disable the integrated graphics in BIOS (but that's not hard, and many motherboards have an "auto" feature).|||Yes you usually can, if and only if, the power supply is large enough to run the video card you wish to install....|||Toss in a video card and let 'er go. The only thing you need to worry about is your power supply and how much juice a new card will eat.|||yes u can add a video card, there should be a pci express slot so u need to buy a pci-e graphics card|||Yes you can
How do I check video card temperature?
How do I check what my temperature of my 2600XT video card is? Im running Windows Vista, and I tried ATI TOOLS for vista(beta), but I cant seem to get it to work. Something about unverified drivers, and kernel something isnt running.|||download speedfan. just google it. this program will tell you the temperature of your video card, cpu, ambient (temp inside your computer case), temperature per core (if you have a multi-core system). very useful to have.
How do i install a video card?
I already inserted the video card in the slot but it isnt recognized.|||There could be a little dust in the slot. It really has to be seated all the way. Or, your motherboard and card may not be compatible. I had to re seat my I.O. board twice before it actually made contact.|||Video cards are usually inserted into AGP slots that look like this http://www.phphuoc.htmedsoft.com/reviews… they are usally with a color or by the pci slots than please make sure you get the latest "Driver" so windows recognizes it. If you have a nvidia card go to www.nvdia.com if you have a ati card go to www.ati.com for drivers.|||be more specific ... what card/mobo/and bus is it? probably all you need to do is load the driver but its possible a bios setting needs to be enabled ... like setting it to agp graphics and disabling onboard ... somthing like that|||If you can't get any display when you first turn the computer on, chances are the card was damaged sitting around all these years. See if it works on another PC first before trashing it.
If you can get any display at all, go into the bios and change the primary display from AGP to PCI and see what happens.
If you can get any display at all, go into the bios and change the primary display from AGP to PCI and see what happens.
What does a powerful video card do for you? (other than assist high end video games)?
I know that a strong video card is the cornerstone of any gaming computer.
What I don't know is why an average person would need a powerful video card. Is there any reason at all why someone who's not planning on gaming should even get a 9600GT?
I'm talking about any situation you can think of.
Rendering doesn't make the cut as a viable answer - that depends more on processor and RAM.|||if not for gaming, then Quality of media graphics or design software etc.
9600gt is a great card for value for money, and I should imagine, in 2 or 3 or 4 years time, it will still be going quite strong, and hopefully meet up the requirements for graphics then.|||What video cards do is help reduce the CPU load. It's actually basically a secondary cpu. When things from opening windows to loading up simple programs, video cards can perform most of the calculations which makes CPU usage lower, which in return makes your computer more responsive when performing multiple activities.
EX. Also if you watch high definition videos, your video card will take all the load, so in the end, you wont notice any slowdowns while watching a movie and doing other tasks.|||if you are going to view a hd video i mean like blu ray disks they do require a small amout of video ram seperate from the ram. and video edtiting would also require video cards. other than those reasons...a typical person would not need a high end or even a seperate graphics card(dedicated). thats why most computer dont have them.|||GPUs can be used to accelerate programs. The 9600GT has CUDA, which can accelerate Photoshop CS4 and other programs. It makes it less of a hassle to work with 50GB files.
GPUs can also be used to encode videos. They're pretty fast at it.
The other people around me have the other tasks covered.|||There isn't really a reason why a person would need such power in a video card. Most applications don't need the high end specs of a gaming machine. Its pretty much the gamers that fuel these chip makers to faster and more powerful hardware.
What I don't know is why an average person would need a powerful video card. Is there any reason at all why someone who's not planning on gaming should even get a 9600GT?
I'm talking about any situation you can think of.
Rendering doesn't make the cut as a viable answer - that depends more on processor and RAM.|||if not for gaming, then Quality of media graphics or design software etc.
9600gt is a great card for value for money, and I should imagine, in 2 or 3 or 4 years time, it will still be going quite strong, and hopefully meet up the requirements for graphics then.|||What video cards do is help reduce the CPU load. It's actually basically a secondary cpu. When things from opening windows to loading up simple programs, video cards can perform most of the calculations which makes CPU usage lower, which in return makes your computer more responsive when performing multiple activities.
EX. Also if you watch high definition videos, your video card will take all the load, so in the end, you wont notice any slowdowns while watching a movie and doing other tasks.|||if you are going to view a hd video i mean like blu ray disks they do require a small amout of video ram seperate from the ram. and video edtiting would also require video cards. other than those reasons...a typical person would not need a high end or even a seperate graphics card(dedicated). thats why most computer dont have them.|||GPUs can be used to accelerate programs. The 9600GT has CUDA, which can accelerate Photoshop CS4 and other programs. It makes it less of a hassle to work with 50GB files.
GPUs can also be used to encode videos. They're pretty fast at it.
The other people around me have the other tasks covered.|||There isn't really a reason why a person would need such power in a video card. Most applications don't need the high end specs of a gaming machine. Its pretty much the gamers that fuel these chip makers to faster and more powerful hardware.
How does an external video card work on a laptop?
Does having an external video card mean that you can treat a laptop as something with greater graphical power? For example, if a laptop has a very low-end Intel video card, can an external video card compensate for it and allow the video card to play high-end games, such as Crysis or Assassin's Creed?|||Dan, depends on what you are willing to spend.
On the low end(less than $50) there are USB adapters that allow you to add monitors to laptops. They do most of their graphics processing by using your CPU, and they are kind of limited in the way of resolution. So if you are looking at playing games this would not be a good solution.
There are companies that make full featured external cards, but they can run well over $1000. Take a look at the Sidecar.
http://www.digitaltigers.com/sidecar.asp…
There is also the option to add a card slot from an external box like the Magma Expressbox.
http://www.magma.com/products/pciexpress…
I don't know what your budget is like, but in some of these cases it might just be cheaper to buy a new laptop.|||No. External Video Cards are for those that need to run an additional monitor. They are not for gaming. Likely you are limited not only by your video card but also your ram and processor.|||it sounds like external graphics cards are just for boosting your resolution and showing your laptops image on a monitor. It does no boosting of performance.
so the answer to your question is no
On the low end(less than $50) there are USB adapters that allow you to add monitors to laptops. They do most of their graphics processing by using your CPU, and they are kind of limited in the way of resolution. So if you are looking at playing games this would not be a good solution.
There are companies that make full featured external cards, but they can run well over $1000. Take a look at the Sidecar.
http://www.digitaltigers.com/sidecar.asp…
There is also the option to add a card slot from an external box like the Magma Expressbox.
http://www.magma.com/products/pciexpress…
I don't know what your budget is like, but in some of these cases it might just be cheaper to buy a new laptop.|||No. External Video Cards are for those that need to run an additional monitor. They are not for gaming. Likely you are limited not only by your video card but also your ram and processor.|||it sounds like external graphics cards are just for boosting your resolution and showing your laptops image on a monitor. It does no boosting of performance.
so the answer to your question is no
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