Here is the video card I want to get for this computer...The computer is a friends and I just want to put a video card in it so that they can hook the PC up to their HDTV, to watch video or whatever.
It is a Compaq 4400US Mobo.
And this is the card I want to get them: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500066
Now if anyone has any better suggestions, please I would like to hear them. I just want to know if this card will work. They don't play games or anything, I just want to be able to hook the PC up to their TV via, HDMI, or s-video. Thanks everyone!|||Compaq 4400US has 200 watt power supply. 250 watt is minimum recommended for FX 5200.
GeForce FX 5200 chips do not have support for the HDTV
http://www.digital-daily.com/video/nvidi…
Geforce FX 5200 to Sony 51'' HDTV dvi connection problems
http://www.highdefforum.com/archive/t-29…
Friday, May 4, 2012
How do I tell which HDMI video card I need?
I need to get a HDMI video card for my pc. I have been told that I need to make sure I get the correct one to fit my computer. I do not know what I am looking for. My computer has the following expansion slots:
PCI Bus(es) on Hub 1
Version : 2.30
Number of Bridges : 4
PCI Bus 0 : PCI (33MHz)
PCI Bus 2 : PCIe (99MHz)
PCI Bus 3 : PCIe (99MHz)
PCI Bus 4 : PCI (33MHz)
PCI Bus 128 : PCI (33MHz)
Number of PCIe Lanes : 17
Multiplier : 1/4x
Expansion Slot(s)
PCI0 (1h) : PCIe 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Available (VIA ProSavageDDR P4X600,Apollo KT400/A/600 CPU to AGP Bridge)
PCI1 (2h) : PCIe 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Available (VIA P4M900 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller)
PCI2 (3h) : PCI 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Used (VIA P4M900 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller)
PCI3 (4h) : PCI 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Available
PCI4 (5h) : PCI 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Available
Can anyone explain what I need to look for in a video card to ensure it fits my computer, and which of the above slots should I connect it to?|||Okay you have pci express slots which mean you can get just about any pci express video card. Which can range anywhere from 50 to 700 dollars depending on the card. Go to newegg.com. You can look up video cards by your computer model, your expansion slot type (agp, pci, pciexpress).
From there it is just researching what you need and what your system can handle as it is now. If you have a computer from dell or gateway they usually come with small power supplies. If you are getting a High end card then you will need to check on your power supply. Newegg.com also has a calculator that will show you what will fit in your system as it is right now. If you are looking to play the newest games you have the pciexpress expansion slots which are the newest and most modern expansion slots. Provided you have a good proccessor and power supply you can put just about any card in that computer. If you are looking for the fastest most powerful you will spend quite a lot for it. If you are just looking for something to upgrade to HDMI output and watch some videos then you may not need the power of a pciexpress card as they make pci cards that can do that. BUT good luck getting any game to run on a pci card.
I would recommend this card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
It is a nice card with decent specs a hdmi slot as well as a nice price point. This is a middle of the road card. Which means if you want to play the latest games you're not going to be playing them on high detail. But they will have very good video playback.|||You have a PCIe slot -- which means most video cards nowadays should fit into your computer.
The PCI-E 16x slot is for video cards -- you should have one that resembles this:
http://linuxtidbits.files.wordpress.com/…
It is the longest slot out of all the PCIE slots in your motherboard.
Depending on what you plan to use it on, your choices might range from the basic sub $60 video card (so you can use a high resolution monitor) to a more powerful $300 card (gaming at high resolutions).
Go on Newegg and have a look through the video cards. I recommend something from the Radeon 4xxx series or Geforce 200 series if you need something basic.|||hi chris
yes you should have no problems fitting a pci-express x16 graphic card in your pc...any pci-express x16 card will be fine however you also need to check you have a good enough power supply for the card you buy
the expansion slot marked "PCI1 (2h) : PCIe 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Available" indicates your system will support a pci-express x16 card
you also have a smaller pci-express x1 slot which is used for some soundcards and network interface cards(nics)
when looking for a card pay special attention to the following specs
core clock : speed of the gpu or graphics processing unit....the faster the better(pref over 600mhz)
memory clock : speed of the cards memory ( look at over 1000mhz ddr effective )
memory buffer : size of the memory...go for over 512mb of memory
memory bit interface : width of the memory bus,,,at least 128bit however go for 256bit if possible
memory bandwidth : indicates the overall performance of a card...over 50gb/sec go for
i hope this helps....any problems let me know
good luck chris and happy xmas !
PCI Bus(es) on Hub 1
Version : 2.30
Number of Bridges : 4
PCI Bus 0 : PCI (33MHz)
PCI Bus 2 : PCIe (99MHz)
PCI Bus 3 : PCIe (99MHz)
PCI Bus 4 : PCI (33MHz)
PCI Bus 128 : PCI (33MHz)
Number of PCIe Lanes : 17
Multiplier : 1/4x
Expansion Slot(s)
PCI0 (1h) : PCIe 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Available (VIA ProSavageDDR P4X600,Apollo KT400/A/600 CPU to AGP Bridge)
PCI1 (2h) : PCIe 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Available (VIA P4M900 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller)
PCI2 (3h) : PCI 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Used (VIA P4M900 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller)
PCI3 (4h) : PCI 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Available
PCI4 (5h) : PCI 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Available
Can anyone explain what I need to look for in a video card to ensure it fits my computer, and which of the above slots should I connect it to?|||Okay you have pci express slots which mean you can get just about any pci express video card. Which can range anywhere from 50 to 700 dollars depending on the card. Go to newegg.com. You can look up video cards by your computer model, your expansion slot type (agp, pci, pciexpress).
From there it is just researching what you need and what your system can handle as it is now. If you have a computer from dell or gateway they usually come with small power supplies. If you are getting a High end card then you will need to check on your power supply. Newegg.com also has a calculator that will show you what will fit in your system as it is right now. If you are looking to play the newest games you have the pciexpress expansion slots which are the newest and most modern expansion slots. Provided you have a good proccessor and power supply you can put just about any card in that computer. If you are looking for the fastest most powerful you will spend quite a lot for it. If you are just looking for something to upgrade to HDMI output and watch some videos then you may not need the power of a pciexpress card as they make pci cards that can do that. BUT good luck getting any game to run on a pci card.
I would recommend this card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
It is a nice card with decent specs a hdmi slot as well as a nice price point. This is a middle of the road card. Which means if you want to play the latest games you're not going to be playing them on high detail. But they will have very good video playback.|||You have a PCIe slot -- which means most video cards nowadays should fit into your computer.
The PCI-E 16x slot is for video cards -- you should have one that resembles this:
http://linuxtidbits.files.wordpress.com/…
It is the longest slot out of all the PCIE slots in your motherboard.
Depending on what you plan to use it on, your choices might range from the basic sub $60 video card (so you can use a high resolution monitor) to a more powerful $300 card (gaming at high resolutions).
Go on Newegg and have a look through the video cards. I recommend something from the Radeon 4xxx series or Geforce 200 series if you need something basic.|||hi chris
yes you should have no problems fitting a pci-express x16 graphic card in your pc...any pci-express x16 card will be fine however you also need to check you have a good enough power supply for the card you buy
the expansion slot marked "PCI1 (2h) : PCIe 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Available" indicates your system will support a pci-express x16 card
you also have a smaller pci-express x1 slot which is used for some soundcards and network interface cards(nics)
when looking for a card pay special attention to the following specs
core clock : speed of the gpu or graphics processing unit....the faster the better(pref over 600mhz)
memory clock : speed of the cards memory ( look at over 1000mhz ddr effective )
memory buffer : size of the memory...go for over 512mb of memory
memory bit interface : width of the memory bus,,,at least 128bit however go for 256bit if possible
memory bandwidth : indicates the overall performance of a card...over 50gb/sec go for
i hope this helps....any problems let me know
good luck chris and happy xmas !
Cheapest video card to get XBOX 360 quality gameplay on a PC?
I am building a PC for work/school primarily, but would also like to do some light gaming. I don't need anything high end because I would be happy if it was just comparable quality to just playing on the 360. I saw on someone else's very similar post earlier today that 360 quality gaming can be found on cards less than $50 and maybe even with onboard graphics.
My motherboard is the ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard (here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… )
How does the onboard video on this motherboard (ATI Radeon HD 4250 build-in 128MB DDR3 1333 SidePort Memory) compare to the video quality of the XBOX 360?
How does this video card compare: HIS Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card ( here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… )
The monitor I will be using is a 4 year old 42" Vizio LCD that supports up to 1080i.
Thanks in advance for any help.|||I bought ati radeon 4350hd for £30/$37 est from ebuyer for my computer. I too only do light gaming. It has hdmi with audio , vga and dvi and can run my games at res of 1366x768(1080i). I ran need for speed hot pursuit at full on that res just fine. So thats what reccomend for low budget.|||go and pikc up a btx 460....It'll run games smooth and they will look better than your xbox
My motherboard is the ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard (here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… )
How does the onboard video on this motherboard (ATI Radeon HD 4250 build-in 128MB DDR3 1333 SidePort Memory) compare to the video quality of the XBOX 360?
How does this video card compare: HIS Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card ( here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… )
The monitor I will be using is a 4 year old 42" Vizio LCD that supports up to 1080i.
Thanks in advance for any help.|||I bought ati radeon 4350hd for £30/$37 est from ebuyer for my computer. I too only do light gaming. It has hdmi with audio , vga and dvi and can run my games at res of 1366x768(1080i). I ran need for speed hot pursuit at full on that res just fine. So thats what reccomend for low budget.|||go and pikc up a btx 460....It'll run games smooth and they will look better than your xbox
Will this PC be suitable for Video Editing?
I have purchased a desktop and am getting into video editing e.g sony vegas, after effects, C4D etc and was wondering if this will be suitable
SPECS:
Processor (CPU) AMD PHENOM II X6 1075T (3.00GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3/) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (4 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD5770 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk NONE
RAID NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply 450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD|||In short, yes, I believe it would be. Importantly, both the CPU and the GFX card are recent and high spec. If you're going to be video editing, you may need another hard drive, as the raw file footage eats space like champion.|||Yes but i would recommend getting another Hard Disk for backups or a bigger one (1 TB)
maybe downgrade to 6GB of ram
I would def look at getting a better PSU, this is the one thing you shouldnt 'save' on.|||Very Easily. Yes.
SPECS:
Processor (CPU) AMD PHENOM II X6 1075T (3.00GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3/) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (4 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card 1GB ATI RADEON™ HD5770 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk NONE
RAID NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply 450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD|||In short, yes, I believe it would be. Importantly, both the CPU and the GFX card are recent and high spec. If you're going to be video editing, you may need another hard drive, as the raw file footage eats space like champion.|||Yes but i would recommend getting another Hard Disk for backups or a bigger one (1 TB)
maybe downgrade to 6GB of ram
I would def look at getting a better PSU, this is the one thing you shouldnt 'save' on.|||Very Easily. Yes.
Low profile video card for Dell PC (options)?
Hi
I'm attempting to upgrade from the onboard video of my Dell Dimension c521 desktop. Its a slimline case, so I'm fairly hesitant to buy anything in case it doesn't fit.
I think I've tracked down a few options:
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/show_product_info.php?input[product_code]=VI-VGASAP25634A-LP&input[category_id]=
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/show_product_info.php?input[product_code]=AL-LT-85GT-HDMI-D2&input[category_id]=
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/show_product_info.php?input[product_code]=VI-VGCPR51BLPD3N-LP&input[category_id]=
Would any of these be suitable, and would they require any other components (fans etc.), considering this isn't really a gaming puter.
Cheers!|||Biggest problem you are going to have for an upgrade is going to be power. You cant upgrade the power supply easily, the X1300 isnt bad, you want more ram? By the way, its not low profile, its half height. low profile wont work. maybe the 8400GS, with the adapter plates (requires two for all the outputs)
I'm attempting to upgrade from the onboard video of my Dell Dimension c521 desktop. Its a slimline case, so I'm fairly hesitant to buy anything in case it doesn't fit.
I think I've tracked down a few options:
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/show_product_info.php?input[product_code]=VI-VGASAP25634A-LP&input[category_id]=
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/show_product_info.php?input[product_code]=AL-LT-85GT-HDMI-D2&input[category_id]=
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/show_product_info.php?input[product_code]=VI-VGCPR51BLPD3N-LP&input[category_id]=
Would any of these be suitable, and would they require any other components (fans etc.), considering this isn't really a gaming puter.
Cheers!|||Biggest problem you are going to have for an upgrade is going to be power. You cant upgrade the power supply easily, the X1300 isnt bad, you want more ram? By the way, its not low profile, its half height. low profile wont work. maybe the 8400GS, with the adapter plates (requires two for all the outputs)
My first build PC - mainly for video editing?
This is my first build guys, so please take it easy with me with the 'techy' terms. I would be using the computer for LIGHT gaming, but as the title states; mainly for video editing.
CPU - Intel i7 2600 - http://www.ebuyer.com/252536-intel-core-i7-2600-3-4ghz-socket-1155-l3-8mb-cache-retail-boxed-bx80623i72600
MOBO - ASUS P8Z68 V LX - http://www.ebuyer.com/281367-asus-p8z68-v-lx-socket-1155-onboard-graphics-output-8-channel-audio-atx-p8z68-v-lx
RAM - I want 8GB RAM, but I'm unsure on my choice here. - http://www.ebuyer.com/247674-corsair-8gb-2x4gb-ddr3-1333mhz-xms3-memory-kit-cl9-1-5v-unbuffered-cmx8gx3m2a1333c9
GPU - http://www.ebuyer.com/261375-asus-gtx-550-ti-1gb-gddr5-vga-dvi-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-card-engtx550-ti-dc-di-1g
HARD DRIVE - http://www.ebuyer.com/272944-seagate-500gb-3-5-sata-iii-6gb-s-barracuda-hard-drive-7200rpm-16mb-cache-st500dm002
PSU - I HAVE NO IDEA - SUGGESTIONS.
CASE - I HAVE NO IDEA - SUGGESTIONS
Right, are all the parts I have listed compatible? To my knowledge they're, but then again, this is my first build. Questions I have. Is the i7 2600k maybe a better choice? Should I maybe go for the i5 2500k?
Give me suggestions for the parts I need, have picked or you think I should change. Give me feedback people!
Thanks in advance!|||*** Updated with Ebuyer links ***
You're on target with your build.
The Core i5 2500 better for gaming because of it's approximately $100 lower price. That money would be better spent allocated towards a higher-end graphics card, since gaming performance of the i5 2500 and i7 2600 is almost identical. But for video editing/encoding the Core i7 is stronger, so stick with that. Besides you won't need anything better than a GTX 550 Ti for light gaming (it's actually slight overkill, $75 cards like the GeForce GT 440 and Radeon HD 5670 are enough)
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/2…
The "K" versions of those processors simply have unlocked multipliers for overclocking. At stock speeds they perform identically to the non-K 2500 and 2600.
On the RAM, I'd choose 1600Mhz since your motherboard supports it.
http://www.ebuyer.com/264750-g-skill-8gb…
Here are good PSUs which can even handle graphics cards a couple of levels higher:
http://www.ebuyer.com/278634-corsair-500…
http://www.ebuyer.com/152009-ocz-mxsp-se…
And these are nice affordable cases:
http://www.ebuyer.com/143854-antec-300-t…
http://www.ebuyer.com/127584-coolermaste…
The GeForce GTX 550 Ti isn't "top of the line" by any means. It's towards the lower-end of midrange cards, with performance almost identical to the Radeon HD 5770. But it's good enough to handle mainstream games at 1920x1080 on medium to high settings.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/rade…
http://www.techspot.com/review/359-nvidi…|||That's an incredibly good rig you would have there and firstly, to my knowledge, yes, they are all compatible. Secondly, either i5 or i7 would work fine for editing. Thirdly, video editing is very ram reliant, the faster the ram, the faster it will render and stuff. 1333mhz is the lowest yet is still ok, I think the highest is 3000 or something MHz which will make your Video editing professionally fast although ram like that will. cost you a small fortune. Lastly, That GPU is near top of the range and you will be able to do a lot more than just "light" gaming. Your talking more skyrim gaming. For PSU, just choose any that has enough watts to do everything. 600-800w is normally all you need but do the maths to make sure.
Case- most cases fit all motherboards so no worrys there, it might depend on how many hard drives you want. Basically, the cooler it looks, the better.
Hope this helps.
CPU - Intel i7 2600 - http://www.ebuyer.com/252536-intel-core-i7-2600-3-4ghz-socket-1155-l3-8mb-cache-retail-boxed-bx80623i72600
MOBO - ASUS P8Z68 V LX - http://www.ebuyer.com/281367-asus-p8z68-v-lx-socket-1155-onboard-graphics-output-8-channel-audio-atx-p8z68-v-lx
RAM - I want 8GB RAM, but I'm unsure on my choice here. - http://www.ebuyer.com/247674-corsair-8gb-2x4gb-ddr3-1333mhz-xms3-memory-kit-cl9-1-5v-unbuffered-cmx8gx3m2a1333c9
GPU - http://www.ebuyer.com/261375-asus-gtx-550-ti-1gb-gddr5-vga-dvi-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-card-engtx550-ti-dc-di-1g
HARD DRIVE - http://www.ebuyer.com/272944-seagate-500gb-3-5-sata-iii-6gb-s-barracuda-hard-drive-7200rpm-16mb-cache-st500dm002
PSU - I HAVE NO IDEA - SUGGESTIONS.
CASE - I HAVE NO IDEA - SUGGESTIONS
Right, are all the parts I have listed compatible? To my knowledge they're, but then again, this is my first build. Questions I have. Is the i7 2600k maybe a better choice? Should I maybe go for the i5 2500k?
Give me suggestions for the parts I need, have picked or you think I should change. Give me feedback people!
Thanks in advance!|||*** Updated with Ebuyer links ***
You're on target with your build.
The Core i5 2500 better for gaming because of it's approximately $100 lower price. That money would be better spent allocated towards a higher-end graphics card, since gaming performance of the i5 2500 and i7 2600 is almost identical. But for video editing/encoding the Core i7 is stronger, so stick with that. Besides you won't need anything better than a GTX 550 Ti for light gaming (it's actually slight overkill, $75 cards like the GeForce GT 440 and Radeon HD 5670 are enough)
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/2…
The "K" versions of those processors simply have unlocked multipliers for overclocking. At stock speeds they perform identically to the non-K 2500 and 2600.
On the RAM, I'd choose 1600Mhz since your motherboard supports it.
http://www.ebuyer.com/264750-g-skill-8gb…
Here are good PSUs which can even handle graphics cards a couple of levels higher:
http://www.ebuyer.com/278634-corsair-500…
http://www.ebuyer.com/152009-ocz-mxsp-se…
And these are nice affordable cases:
http://www.ebuyer.com/143854-antec-300-t…
http://www.ebuyer.com/127584-coolermaste…
The GeForce GTX 550 Ti isn't "top of the line" by any means. It's towards the lower-end of midrange cards, with performance almost identical to the Radeon HD 5770. But it's good enough to handle mainstream games at 1920x1080 on medium to high settings.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/rade…
http://www.techspot.com/review/359-nvidi…|||That's an incredibly good rig you would have there and firstly, to my knowledge, yes, they are all compatible. Secondly, either i5 or i7 would work fine for editing. Thirdly, video editing is very ram reliant, the faster the ram, the faster it will render and stuff. 1333mhz is the lowest yet is still ok, I think the highest is 3000 or something MHz which will make your Video editing professionally fast although ram like that will. cost you a small fortune. Lastly, That GPU is near top of the range and you will be able to do a lot more than just "light" gaming. Your talking more skyrim gaming. For PSU, just choose any that has enough watts to do everything. 600-800w is normally all you need but do the maths to make sure.
Case- most cases fit all motherboards so no worrys there, it might depend on how many hard drives you want. Basically, the cooler it looks, the better.
Hope this helps.
Can someone help me choose a video card for my new pc build?
Ok I'm not new to building computers but I'm new to gaming and high performance video cards. I'm building a media computer for myself here are the specs so far.
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P Board
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128377
Amd Phenom II x4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz
8 GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 Ram
2 Western Digital Caviar Black 500 GB HD's
Cooler master Silent Pro 700 W PSU (Crossfire ready)
I'll be running windows 7 64-bit
Oh and I just ordered an Acer H233H monitor it's 23 inch 1080p HD
I do plan on setting up crossfire (for the first time) and my only real requirements for a video card are at least on HDMI port, I'd like at least 1 GB per card preferably 256-bit. I don't plan on playing crysis but I'd like to play far cry 2 or arkham asylum with decent graphics. So basically I'd just like someone to point me in the right direction, I also want to be sure the cards are going to fit alright on that board. I'm using a Raidmax Aztec case so I have some room to work with. Any help would be greatly appreciated.|||Figure from the back of the chasis to the hard disk cage, you need 11 inches. That is the size of crossfire and SLI cards. 10-1/2 inches + 1/2 inch for a 12 volt 6 pin power connector. These are full height cards, not half height, so if you have a normal mid tower it should fit if you have the 11" space. You need one 12 volt 6 pin connector for EACH separate card to be crossfired or SLI'd.
The ATI HD 4890 card is really two GPU's in one card, thus it is like having Crossfire, only you have just one card in one single PCIe X 16 slot. The price is dropping on this card because ATI just released the Radeon HD 5870 card, but since you don't want the most expensive or the fastest or the highest grade card, the ATI HD 4890 would be more than sufficient for your needs. I consider the ATI HD 4890 to be a better card, and runs cooler, than the nVidia GTX 295, which is currently top of the line for nVidia. nVidia has not released a card yet that can compete with the ATI HD 5870 card, so for now the 5870 is the best there is in gaming cards. However, you would be smart to save money and get the ATI HD 4890. It will be more power than you need to run Crysis on HIGH or EXTREME level. So you sould be just fine with that card. It has HDMI out, 1 gig GDDR5 RAM, and its at a great price on Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
It is less than $200!|||SAPPHIRE 100281SR Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P Board
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128377
Amd Phenom II x4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz
8 GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 Ram
2 Western Digital Caviar Black 500 GB HD's
Cooler master Silent Pro 700 W PSU (Crossfire ready)
I'll be running windows 7 64-bit
Oh and I just ordered an Acer H233H monitor it's 23 inch 1080p HD
I do plan on setting up crossfire (for the first time) and my only real requirements for a video card are at least on HDMI port, I'd like at least 1 GB per card preferably 256-bit. I don't plan on playing crysis but I'd like to play far cry 2 or arkham asylum with decent graphics. So basically I'd just like someone to point me in the right direction, I also want to be sure the cards are going to fit alright on that board. I'm using a Raidmax Aztec case so I have some room to work with. Any help would be greatly appreciated.|||Figure from the back of the chasis to the hard disk cage, you need 11 inches. That is the size of crossfire and SLI cards. 10-1/2 inches + 1/2 inch for a 12 volt 6 pin power connector. These are full height cards, not half height, so if you have a normal mid tower it should fit if you have the 11" space. You need one 12 volt 6 pin connector for EACH separate card to be crossfired or SLI'd.
The ATI HD 4890 card is really two GPU's in one card, thus it is like having Crossfire, only you have just one card in one single PCIe X 16 slot. The price is dropping on this card because ATI just released the Radeon HD 5870 card, but since you don't want the most expensive or the fastest or the highest grade card, the ATI HD 4890 would be more than sufficient for your needs. I consider the ATI HD 4890 to be a better card, and runs cooler, than the nVidia GTX 295, which is currently top of the line for nVidia. nVidia has not released a card yet that can compete with the ATI HD 5870 card, so for now the 5870 is the best there is in gaming cards. However, you would be smart to save money and get the ATI HD 4890. It will be more power than you need to run Crysis on HIGH or EXTREME level. So you sould be just fine with that card. It has HDMI out, 1 gig GDDR5 RAM, and its at a great price on Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
It is less than $200!|||SAPPHIRE 100281SR Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
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