I'm upgraging from EMC9 to 10. I think it's time to upgrage my video also. I'm using mombo based video now and would like to move up a bit. I'm not a big gamer so the new card would be used mainly to support EMC10. I have a HP m7760 Media Center PC with a Duo core E6400. Can anyone recomend a range of graphics cards that I could consider.
Thanks, in advance,
John
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Recomendations on a new video card
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, Dec 28 2007 08:37 AM
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Posted 28 December 2007 - 08:43 AM
Any of the 256 MB mid-range cards will do - I use an ATI one here but there are people who will swear by nVidia (and others swear at it 
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Posted 28 December 2007 - 08:44 AM
QUOTE (Maxinminn @ Dec 28 2007, 10:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm upgraging from EMC9 to 10. I think it's time to upgrage my video also. I'm using mombo based video now and would like to move up a bit. I'm not a big gamer so the new card would be used mainly to support EMC10. I have a HP m7760 Media Center PC with a Duo core E6400. Can anyone recomend a range of graphics cards that I could consider.
Thanks, in advance,
John
Thanks, in advance,
John
That's pretty much a wide open discussion. A good place to start is here.
Some review reading is a must. You might also want to check on the HP site in their forum for suggestions that worked for others with systems like yours.
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Posted 29 December 2007 - 07:31 AM
QUOTE (gi7omy @ Dec 28 2007, 10:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Any of the 256 MB mid-range cards will do - I use an ATI one here but there are people who will swear by nVidia (and others swear at it )
You don't need a top-end, toss pixels round like confetti one really
)You don't need a top-end, toss pixels round like confetti one really
Thanks, I know the ATI/nVida soup (winks). I just wanted to make sure a lower end card would do the job with EMC10.
QUOTE (Beerman @ Dec 28 2007, 10:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That's pretty much a wide open discussion. A good place to start is here.
Some review reading is a must. You might also want to check on the HP site in their forum for suggestions that worked for others with systems like yours.
Some review reading is a must. You might also want to check on the HP site in their forum for suggestions that worked for others with systems like yours.
Good suggestion on HP, I'll take a look over there. Thanks
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