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[LT.SacFD]

Hello all,

I was thinking about getting a new Video card for my new pc. The one that I am thinking about getting is one that comes with a Nvidia GeForce 310 series card. Is that card a good one?




*EDIT*
I have Ordered my AlienWare PC Already. Moderator please close this topic!

Edited by ANTONIO, 23 October 2010 - 06:19 AM.

[billyfromhill]

Spring for a GT 430. It just came out. It supports DX 11.

http://www.newegg.co...Tpk=EVGA GT 430

[LT.SacFD]

Oh, Well I am buying a whole new pc. The graphics card that I explained up there comes already in the System. I was wondering if that card was good. And the GT 430 Doesnt come standard in any dell systems.

[billyfromhill]

I wondered about that because the 300 series cards are all OEM only.

It's a entry level card. I believe it's a rebranded GT 210. It's good for HD playback and light gaming and that's about it.

Whhat you could do is buy a computer and then install a GT 430 yourself.

[Alexx12]

GeForce 8 series is recommended for Em-2012
R U sure abt GT 430?

[aitor]

I have a Nvidia GeForce 9500

[LT.SacFD]

I have a Nvidia GeForce 9500

How good does it run EM4? Is your em4 fast on that card?

[aitor]

It run normal, I think, like in other computer

[Conroy]

GT 240 here, Em4 runs smooth.

-Conroy

[billyfromhill]

GeForce 8 series is recommended for Em-2012
R U sure abt GT 430?

That's probably the minimum requirements. A GT 430 should be more than enough.

Anybody know if EM2012 will support DX11?

[Ray the Wise]

Screw Nvidia, get a card with a manly name: Matrox.

When I hear that name, I think of bald eagles soaring over an open mud field where Hulk Hogan, Tom Selleck, Nick Nolte and Dale Earnhardt Sr. are firing assault rifles and driving bigfoots while they're fighting rabid wolves and grizzlies for a truckload of bacon. That's how manly those Matrox cards are.

[billyfromhill]

Case ( Chimera Inferno 2 Gaming Case - Flame )
iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction ( None )
iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion ( None )
Processor ( AMD Phenom™ II X2 555 Dual-Core CPU )
Processor Cooling ( Liquid CPU Cooling System [AMD] - [Free Upgrade] Standard 120mm Fan )
Memory ( 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR3-1333 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 - 1GB )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by ATI or NVIDIA
Motherboard ( Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 -- AMD 870 w/ 2x PCI-E 2.0 x16 )
Motherboard USB / SATA Interface ( Motherboard default USB / SATA Interface )
Power Supply ( 450 Watt -- Standard )
Primary Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive )
Data Hard Drive ( None )Optical Drive ( 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black )Flash Media Reader/Writer ( None )Meter Display ( None )Operating System ( None- Pre-formatted Hard Drive Only )Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard - Black )Mouse ( iBUYPOWER Internet Mouse - Black )2nd Monitor ( None )Speaker System ( None )Power Protection ( None )Headset ( None )Video Camera ( None )

Looks decent. I would go with an Intel platform but that's just me. Is that liquid cooler an all-in-one like the corsair H70 or is it a full loop with seperate pump, waterblock and rad? Water cooling can be a PITA sometimes. You probably don't need a 1TB drive either, save some money there.

Does that computer come with an operating system? It doesn't look like it.

[LT.SacFD]

Yeah I forgot to put that in their.

[billyfromhill]

You can get W7 on Newegg for approx. $100. Make sure you get the 64-bit version so you can use all the RAM.

[LT.SacFD]

Yeah, I updated the comp. I haven't bought it yet im waiting to buy it. Might buy it around Friday or Saturday depending on if i have the money. I put w7 as a spec of it.