Video Cards

Am I reading the specs right on these video cards? Looks like most of cards in the $100 to $150 range use system memory. One in below bunch, states onboard memory.

Any suggestions on these cards?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814140074
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102041
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=326835
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321350
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321352

Thanks bb

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I think you want a card that has its own memory but I'm sure mbpark will be along to remove all doubt.

The big question is what do you plan to do on your computer that is graphics intensive?

I based that line of thought on trying to read spec on card that had 256 MB of ram and you needed 256 MB min system memory. What do I know? I'm not a gamer, so nothing real intensive. Maybe a little video editing someday.

busterb;313568 wrote:

I based that line of thought on trying to read spec on card that had 256 MB of ram and you needed 256 MB min system memory. What do I know? I'm not a gamer, so nothing real intensive. Maybe a little video editing someday.

..." a little video editing."

There's no such thing. Actually, without plenty of RAM (system ram) and cpu cycles and disk space, there will be precious little video editing. That's one computer task that is resource intensive. If some is good, then more is better. The graphics card is used in video editing, for sure, but it's not the main "choke point" if you will.

What he said. Focus on how much ram you have, and your system bus speed. Don't go breaking the bank on a huge video card. I had a Radeon 9800 pro on my old computer and it worked just fine for video editing.

I'll have 2 GBs of DDR2-800 The maybe video editing is likely none.

Then I'd say you should be able to get something for ~$60-70. There's no need to buy something for $100+ if you aren't going to use all of its capability.
Do a search on newegg for their top rated video cards, then sort by price and see what you like. Most anything these days should more than suffice for your needs. Having a dedicated video card will also help smooth out things like running multiple applications and watching a video off of your hard drive or dvd drive.

Hello,

A good compromise would be something in the GeForce 7600 series from Newegg, which will run you around $100.

You'll have quite enough power for gaming or video editing, and even running Aero Glass if you want to run Vista.

NVidia traditionally has the more stable drivers. This is something you really want.

Thanks,

Mitch

Mitch. How about one of these?
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=326036
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321990 bb

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The latter one is quite good. I like it.

Mitch. 1st has life time warranty and a little cheaper after rebate.
tnxs bb

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