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Edited by joca, 12 January 2012 - 11:50 PM.
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Graphics Card Yes Or No
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Posted 12 January 2012 - 09:57 PM
thought I would throw this one into the ring. I have just completed my 1st video since upgrading my pc and it went fairly well (better than before anyway) I gained a lot of knowledge from the guys on here prior to upgrading and it helped a lot. However I still encountered a few crashes (as previous) my kit is listed below. it should be adequate but I was wondereing if the addition of a graphics card would improve things even further I currently use an onboard one. Any advice on what to avoid would be useful I don't intend spending a fortune on one and I am not into gaming. Should I go for ATI or what???
Sorry about the topic title please ignore the Fir must have itchy fingers
Sorry about the topic title please ignore the Fir must have itchy fingers
Served in HM forces 1958-1960
Running windows 7 pro 64bit
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Running windows 7 pro 64bit
Printer:- Canon Pixmia MG6250
Canon MFS200 Vixia HD camcorder
1 x Kingston 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz HyperX Memory Kit CL9 1.65V
1 x AMD Phenom II1 X4 955 Black Edition Socket AM3 3.2 GHz 6MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor
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Posted 13 January 2012 - 05:54 AM
As a rule you're generally better off using a graphics card instead of the onboard video.
If I looked at the right board then it shows an Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 GPU with 1Gb maximum shared memory.
Using a card will have it's own memory and not have to share.
Also by having a card you take the processing load off of your CPU and let the cards GPU do the work.
You can get a card that's better than the 4250 for not a lot of money.
P.S.-I fixed the Fir...
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If I looked at the right board then it shows an Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 GPU with 1Gb maximum shared memory.
Using a card will have it's own memory and not have to share.
Also by having a card you take the processing load off of your CPU and let the cards GPU do the work.
You can get a card that's better than the 4250 for not a lot of money.
P.S.-I fixed the Fir...
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Edited by tbrewst, 13 January 2012 - 05:57 AM.
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LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray drive
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Rosewill Destroyer case
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Posted 14 January 2012 - 07:44 AM
tbrewst, on 13 January 2012 - 05:54 AM, said:
As a rule you're generally better off using a graphics card instead of the onboard video.
If I looked at the right board then it shows an Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 GPU with 1Gb maximum shared memory.
Using a card will have it's own memory and not have to share.
Also by having a card you take the processing load off of your CPU and let the cards GPU do the work.
You can get a card that's better than the 4250 for not a lot of money.
P.S.-I fixed the Fir...
.
If I looked at the right board then it shows an Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 GPU with 1Gb maximum shared memory.
Using a card will have it's own memory and not have to share.
Also by having a card you take the processing load off of your CPU and let the cards GPU do the work.
You can get a card that's better than the 4250 for not a lot of money.
P.S.-I fixed the Fir...
.
Served in HM forces 1958-1960
Running windows 7 pro 64bit
Printer:- Canon Pixmia MG6250
Canon MFS200 Vixia HD camcorder
1 x Kingston 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz HyperX Memory Kit CL9 1.65V
1 x AMD Phenom II1 X4 955 Black Edition Socket AM3 3.2 GHz 6MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor
1 x Asus M5A88-M EVO Socket AM3+ onboard Graphics 8 channel Audio mATX Motherboard
1 x Powercool Modular 550W PSU 80+ Dual 12V V2.2 High Efficiency
1 x Samsung 128GB 830 series SSD SATA 6Gb/s
1 x Crucial 64GB M4 SSD - 2.5" SATA-III - Read 415MB/s Write 95MB/s -
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW with DL and RAM SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black
1 x Sapphire HD 6570 1GB DDR3 DVI VGA HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card
Also
MacBookPro7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP71.0039.B0B
SMC Version (system): 1.62f6
Sudden Motion Sensor:
Running windows 7 pro 64bit
Printer:- Canon Pixmia MG6250
Canon MFS200 Vixia HD camcorder
1 x Kingston 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz HyperX Memory Kit CL9 1.65V
1 x AMD Phenom II1 X4 955 Black Edition Socket AM3 3.2 GHz 6MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor
1 x Asus M5A88-M EVO Socket AM3+ onboard Graphics 8 channel Audio mATX Motherboard
1 x Powercool Modular 550W PSU 80+ Dual 12V V2.2 High Efficiency
1 x Samsung 128GB 830 series SSD SATA 6Gb/s
1 x Crucial 64GB M4 SSD - 2.5" SATA-III - Read 415MB/s Write 95MB/s -
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW with DL and RAM SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black
1 x Sapphire HD 6570 1GB DDR3 DVI VGA HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card
Also
MacBookPro7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP71.0039.B0B
SMC Version (system): 1.62f6
Sudden Motion Sensor:
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Posted 19 February 2012 - 09:48 AM
Hi joca, you might need to update your signature regarding on your dedicated Video Card. Just a thought.
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Posted 19 February 2012 - 11:19 AM
beiker, on 19 February 2012 - 09:48 AM, said:
Hi joca, you might need to update your signature regarding on your dedicated Video Card. Just a thought.
Give it a rest, beiker. The video card is in his signature.
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Posted 19 February 2012 - 04:09 PM
beiker, on 19 February 2012 - 09:48 AM, said:
Hi joca, you might need to update your signature regarding on your dedicated Video Card. Just a thought.
Hi beiker, you might need to update your signature regarding on your dedicated Video Card. Just a thought.
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