Saturday, November 19, 2011

Why is it that graphics cards these days have digital artwork of asian women painted on them?

It's hard to see how this would improve their performance, after all…

Why is it that graphics cards these days have digital artwork of asian women painted on them?
To appeal users? Better artworks lure more gamers? Gamers tend to me male?
Reply:it definitely beats having asian men painted on them...right?
Reply:many cards today have pictures and words on them for decoration I guess.


maybe advertising, if you have a case window.





my video card says "BFG" on it, pretty boring
Reply:They place built up men/women to make it look like the graphics card has the same amount of power.
Reply:many people at my office also ask the same question


I think its only a cover design, it just the way to show you that the card will be able to produce such image in the cover





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Do high end graphics cards require specific CPUs in the computers they are used in?

I have a Dell XPS400. Its a gamer desktop but I want to upgrade from Nvidia 6800 to Nvidia 8800. Is there a minimum requirement for the CPU? or do I just change it and thats it?

Do high end graphics cards require specific CPUs in the computers they are used in?
Just do it this way:


Choose the graphics cards say Nvidia 8800 go to


www.nvidia.com, read its minimum hardware requirements.


See if it matches yours in terms of CPU requirements, I think Dell XPS400 has


(NEW Intel® Pentium® D Processor up to 840 (3.2GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB) with Dual Core Technology.)


So it should be good enough.


Dell XPS400 has


Output Wattage: 375 WattsAlso see the power requirements of the graphics card


might just have to upgrade this atleast by the difference of power requirement of 6800 and 8800, but on the higher side.





Interesting thing -%26gt;





Dell XPS600 uses 6800 + 7800 in parallel using above technology but its supply is about 650W.





Check this out -%26gt; its really nice two graphics card in parallel


http://www.dell.com/content/topics/topic...





NVIDIA® SLI™ technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows you to intelligently scale graphics performance by combining multiple NVIDIA graphics solutions in a single system with an NVIDIA nForce® SLI media and communications processor (MCP).





Bottom Line for graphics cards specifically -%26gt; With my personal experience in the industry, I personally recommend buying the card from the PC manufacturer by letting them know your model because there had been problems of hardware compatibility before. In this case you could always blame on the upgrader rather than if you buy it from open market. Just keep yourself slightly upgraded before buying to stop anyone making a fool of our ignorance.


Good day, bye
Reply:They do have minimum requirements but they are too low in this case you have nothing to worry about it, just make sure you buy the one that uses the same port (PCIE or AGP)
Reply:Its a bigger PSU (powersupply) You'll be needing. Thats like, 425 watts and dell/hp mostly have 300 watts, which is way to low.
Reply:Actually...as opposed to what everyone else is saying, YES the CPU is important.





Take for example a P4...that thing is going to really bottleneck a card like the 8800 as it just can't get the GPU the data it needs fast enough.
Reply:Your CPU should be fine for the nVidea8800GT, what you should be more concerned with is if you have the right power supply. The 8800GT requires a minimum of 450 or so watt power supply with a certain amount available to the 12v rail. I'm not sure of all the specific specs, but I know you need a strong PSU to run that card.


Where can I get a set of graphics for playing cards?

I want to write a card-playing software program, and need a set of graphics. I don't want photo images. Even better if you know where I can get non-English packs like for Spanish and French.

Where can I get a set of graphics for playing cards?
Here's a thread on gamedev.net with the exact same question and some answers for you:

Nintendo Wii

What are piplines in graphics cards?

is better to have more pipelines and whats the best graphics card to run with MCE (media center) and gaming?





thanks!

What are piplines in graphics cards?
Yes the more pipelines the better the graphics card .... i can't suggest any graphics card to you because you did not tell use what slot u have , u may have a PCI , PCI-E OR AGP SLOT .... ..





Good luck
Reply:Yes,more is better and 20 is minumum for decent graphics.Nvidia has a card with 24.Hope that helped.
Reply:they are small pipes that run throughout the GPU to distribute the heat and lessen the chance of overheating.


Which one of the following graphics cards is the best and how much does it cost?

NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti-4200





NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti-4400





NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti-4600





NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti-4800





NVIDIA GeForce FX Series





NVIDIA GeForce 6200





NVIDIA GeForce 6600





NVIDIA GeForce 6800





NVIDIA GeForce 7300





NVIDIA GeForce 7600





NVIDIA GeForce 7800





NVIDIA GeForce 7900





ATI Radeon 8500





ATI Radeon 9000





ATI Radeon 9100





ATI Radeon 9200





ATI Radeon 9500





ATI Radeon 9550





ATI Radeon 9600





ATI Radeon 9700





ATI Radeon 9800





ATI Radeon X300





ATI Radeon X550





ATI Radeon X600





ATI Radeon X700





ATI Radeon X800





ATI Radeon X850





ATI Radeon X1300





ATI Radeon X1600





ATI Radeon X1800





ATI Radeon X1900








Which store would sell the best one and how much would it cost? Not on eBay, in the store.

Which one of the following graphics cards is the best and how much does it cost?
Well, its basically a toss up between ATI and nVidia, depends on personal preference, I guess. I have an nVidia 6800 GT that works great, I got it on ebay for 50 bucks, and it was @ 300 retail when new. Basically, the higher the number, the newer model of card, nVidia has the 4,5,6,7, and now 8 series of card (geforce 4, 5700, 6800, 7600, 8800 etc.), usually the higher the number the better the card. You want to look for a few things when buying a card. Make sure it has DirectX 9.0c capability, Pixel Shader 2.0, and at least 256 MB of ram. You will not be displeased with those specs. After that, with the speed of the card, it basically comes down to how much you want to pay. Hope this helps!!
Reply:I have used Ati for a long time and alwayz had an issue come up recently i bought a Nvidia 6800 XT and its amazing and it cost me 130 for 256mb
Reply:Go to www.newegg.com and look at cost.


What Graphics Cards Can I Put In This Computer?

I am looking to buy a HP Desktop computer from my local Circuitcity. But it comes with a shared graphics that doesn't work well with Flight Sim X, so I have found. Will this card go in this computer?





nVidia by EVGA e-GeForce 8400 GS 256MB DDR2 Video Card.


nVidia by EVGA GeForce 7200 GS 128MB DDR2 Video Card.


HP Pavilion Slimline S3400F Desktop PC

What Graphics Cards Can I Put In This Computer?
For a Slimline PC you'll need a half height card. Any half height card will work if it's PCI Express (I believe thats whats in the Slimlines).


Please tell me which graphics cards are best suited to Intel 845GVSR motherboard?

I have decided to use this motherboard %26amp; not to buy any motherboard, so please tell me which graphics cards is/are suited to Intel 845GVSR motherboard %26amp; I really want to play racing games(EA) such as: Need for Speed: Carbon %26amp; Need for Speed: Most Wanted. So, please please tell me the name of Graphics Card. I would be pleased %26amp; Thank full to you because you made my Dreams come true!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please tell me which graphics cards are best suited to Intel 845GVSR motherboard?
upgrade your directx 9c. i think all games working......
Reply:You should mention your budget!


your motherboard uses an AGP card which is obsolete now anyways for upto Rs. 5000 = 6200 256MB


rs. 5000 - 10000 = 6600GT(rs. 7500 highly recommended)


Geforce 7800GS Rs.10000+(best in AGP)





PS: AGP cards are older and slower than there PCI-express counterparts but they are much more expensive than PCI-express cards!!
Reply:8x g-force AGP card .
Reply:Your MOtherboard doesnt have an AGP or PCI-E slot.So u wont have a lot of choice nor will u get DX10 Graphics cards.But wait there is Hope.The two cards which I have mentioned below ATIX1300 and Nvidia 6200 have PCI versions too ensuring that u can play any game which is available as of now in the market as both of them are Shadermodel3(ie DX9.0c) compliant.And the price is roughly around RS4k.So check em out and ya u can probably upcoming game only till 2009 cuz after that DX9 will be Obsolete.Hope this helped





1.ATIX1300(PCI version) http://www.diamondmm.com/X1300PCI256.php


2.Nvidia6200(PCI version)


Amazon estore link


http://www.amazon.com/3DFUZION-GeForce-6...


3DFR6200P/dp/B000E0L7SU

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