im an artist using photoshop and illustrator for artwork. can i do away with video card? i'll use it also for watching tv programs and probably do animation projects.|||I have built many computers for graphics artists. This is the card that I'm currently recommending and putting into machines:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Very decent price and much better suited for graphics work, as opposed to a card geared more towards gaming.|||Its also used to see your computer monitor and see what your doing on the computer|||For anything graphics intensive, you'll need the video card. Photoshop, animation, and watching TV definitely all fit in that category. You definitely want the card. Integrated video sucks, because it uses your system memory and CPU power, which is also being used for everything else.|||The video card IS required for rendering what you see on your monitor. For photo shop you don't need a gamer's top of the line type but you shouldn't use the very low end. Most low end computers have a video card built onto the motherboard and it's not necessary to purchase an upgraded card if you don't need one.
When I bought my last video card I bought the top of the line from the LAST generation which was better than the middle of the line of the new generation cards and much less expensive.|||The video card is an essential component of any computer....you must have one in order to connect a monitor to your PC.
If you are using the world's top photo software (Photoshop) I think you should definitely invest in a quality graphics adapter (video cards).
regards,
Philip T|||If you do away with the video card, you're artwork will come out kind of dark.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Can I replace my very low end laptop video card?
THe Video Card is a ATI Radeon X1200 onboad video card, and from what I've read it is very bad for gaming. I have a Toshiba Satellite Laptop.|||No in a laptop there is simply nothing you can do short of overclocking the GPU and I don't advise it because on boards don't always have a heatsink attached. The trick to surviving with on board video is simple, find out what its good at, usually integrated cards are great for emulation because often emulation depends more on your CPU rather then your GPU. Try tweaking the games you have a little, you would be surprised little it sometimes takes to make a game run well and still look pretty good.|||Typically video cards on laptops are not upgradable.|||You have to check and see if their are relpacment video cards for that particular laptop.|||No, sorry there is no way to replace a laptop video card. Last I heard ATI was working on an external video card but it's been about 18 months since that story was released and I still don't see anything on ATI's website about it.
How can I fix my black monitor screen when I installed "nvidia geforce 7950 gt video card"?
Hi everyone,
So my friend has just purchased a Nvidia geforce 7950 GT video card", and when he installed it, everything was correct. Execpt one minor problem, when he started his computer up, his comp made a funky sound and nothing would show on the monitor screen( pure black screen). But when he took it back out everything was back to normal, anyone know what could be the problem? Thanks|||1) if you were using the on-board graphics did you change this in the BIOS? If not, there's your trouble.
Good Luck|||Check the BIOS and see if there is a setting that sets which video adapter the system is supposed to use. Mine has three settings, onboard, VGA, or PCIe.|||So you inserted the card into your computer and plug the monitor into it. You booted up into windows and installed the drivers. When the computer was restarted the computer made usual noises and the screen would not show up. You took the card out and everything was fine again.
It sounds like a compatibility issue you have. Either from the software you just installed or the hardware on your computer.
What model and specs does your computer have? My advice is to find that out and check online to see if your new video card is right for your computer spec wise.
So my friend has just purchased a Nvidia geforce 7950 GT video card", and when he installed it, everything was correct. Execpt one minor problem, when he started his computer up, his comp made a funky sound and nothing would show on the monitor screen( pure black screen). But when he took it back out everything was back to normal, anyone know what could be the problem? Thanks|||1) if you were using the on-board graphics did you change this in the BIOS? If not, there's your trouble.
Good Luck|||Check the BIOS and see if there is a setting that sets which video adapter the system is supposed to use. Mine has three settings, onboard, VGA, or PCIe.|||So you inserted the card into your computer and plug the monitor into it. You booted up into windows and installed the drivers. When the computer was restarted the computer made usual noises and the screen would not show up. You took the card out and everything was fine again.
It sounds like a compatibility issue you have. Either from the software you just installed or the hardware on your computer.
What model and specs does your computer have? My advice is to find that out and check online to see if your new video card is right for your computer spec wise.
Is there a way to make my video card better without buying it?
Is there a way to make my video card better without buying it?|||The only thing that boost performance is overclocking but you can damage it but it's unlikely. You have two software links above for overclocking i say riva tuner is better you can download it it's free google it. And then you overclock with small steps the frequencies, important there are cards where you can enable pixel shader or vertex shaders so you can have from a nvidia 6200gt an 6600 which is pretty nice so google this to: like overclocking {your graphic card name}.|||upgrade the drivers|||well it depends, what card you have there is some overclocking so if its an ATI card you can check out
http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/
and for nvidia card
http://www.overclock.net/nvidia/ & http://www.nvidia.com/object/ntune_5.05.…
but WARNING if you increase any of the details to much you risk, wasting the card, since overclocking the cards will cause them to heat up even more, and will require extra cooling
http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/
and for nvidia card
http://www.overclock.net/nvidia/ & http://www.nvidia.com/object/ntune_5.05.…
but WARNING if you increase any of the details to much you risk, wasting the card, since overclocking the cards will cause them to heat up even more, and will require extra cooling
Do I need a HD video card to use a HD webcam to it's full extent?
Im thinking about buying a HD webcam and i was wondering, do i need a HD video card for this to work ? I'd imagine it would but would the HD card improve the quality or would i just be waisting my money ?
Thanks, Paul.|||well it depends on if YOU are going to be watching the web cam - if not then it all depends on if the other end has an HD video card to really benefit. to be honest i don't think it's worth the money - get an 8MP web cam and that will be as clear as the other end can handle - unless you have a massive upload speed limit anything above 8MP including HD is going to be really glitchy due to the amount of data it has to send per second.
if you are going to be watching it you will need an HD video card AND monitor to reap the benefits
Thanks, Paul.|||well it depends on if YOU are going to be watching the web cam - if not then it all depends on if the other end has an HD video card to really benefit. to be honest i don't think it's worth the money - get an 8MP web cam and that will be as clear as the other end can handle - unless you have a massive upload speed limit anything above 8MP including HD is going to be really glitchy due to the amount of data it has to send per second.
if you are going to be watching it you will need an HD video card AND monitor to reap the benefits
I need to buy a PC with an HDMI option on my video card. How to I ensure the card is HDMI compatible?
Can I just buy a video card with this compatibility or would I need a new PC? It would be nice to have either option available. Is this a standard feature on some of the newer PCs? Thank you.|||It's a standard feature on most newer PCs, but you should be able to buy a graphics card with that option instead of replacing your existing PC.
HDMI is a different physical plug than DVI or VGA. See this image for a comparison:
http://www.jdr.com/interact/..%5Cimages%…
The smaller one is the HDMI. A video card with HDMI output would state that prominently somewhere on the package or in the description of the product online.|||what do you mean with HDMI compatible? like the HDMI cable? if u mean that there is no such thing from an videocard output there is only DVI and VGA. Im guessing all u want is a HD resulution? Get a new videocard for like 200 bucks will do the stuff
HDMI is a different physical plug than DVI or VGA. See this image for a comparison:
http://www.jdr.com/interact/..%5Cimages%…
The smaller one is the HDMI. A video card with HDMI output would state that prominently somewhere on the package or in the description of the product online.|||what do you mean with HDMI compatible? like the HDMI cable? if u mean that there is no such thing from an videocard output there is only DVI and VGA. Im guessing all u want is a HD resulution? Get a new videocard for like 200 bucks will do the stuff
How to add a realplayer video on a Micro SD card?
Ok so i downloaded realplayer on my comp and downloaded a youtube video on it. I want to put the video on my micro SD card but it doesnt options for"copying to" button. help =/|||If the device which has the card has a realplayer installed, then it can play Youtube videos.If not, try to convert the video to mp4 or other formats which the device supports.Converting to a lower format lowers the file size but that depends on the quality and the bitrate of the audio.If you can't just copy it, then move it there instead.
How good does Battlefield 2 on pc run with a 256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE video card?
Its the cheapest video card that comes with my computer. Will it run smoothly? or barely getting there.|||It doesn't take a GREAT graphics card to run it well, I'm an avid BF2 player, and I just recently got a new gateway computer, but its an athlon dual processor. The only drawback is the on board graphics card. Its about the same exact card as that and it runs well with the graphics on medium, and looks pretty decent. Although I would never recommend keeping an on board card to use. Tomorrow I am spending a tiny chunk of change (compared to most of the graphics cards today) $63 ATI - Radeon x 1050 256mb DDR card. I would suggest using ATI since most games are mainly tested with ATI.|||With 256 mb of video ram there shouldn't be any problems there. As long as the program doesn't bottleneck anywhere else ie ram or pcu you should be just fine. Some people run BF2 with 128mb video cards (not as well.)|||I assume it should just do the job.......but don't expect to use high quality settings....|||I would say, bf2 would not run very well with a 7300le.
I would look into getting a better videocard. I don't know your other system spec's, like cpu and system ram. Those can help make a difference also.
Here is a reference link also for ya.
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showt…
Good Luck
I would look into getting a better videocard. I don't know your other system spec's, like cpu and system ram. Those can help make a difference also.
Here is a reference link also for ya.
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showt…
Good Luck
I am upgrading my video card and i dont understand how to disable the built in video adapter?
its a dell optiplex gx260. i bought the new video card but after the computer boots the screen goes black. any ideas?? i disabled it from device manager. and it didnt work|||You need to disable it in the BIOS. Hit Del just after the happy beep when you switch it on. Keep tapping until the BIOS screen shows up. Be careful here and only change the setting for the on-board VGA adapter. Flick through the menus until you find it.|||You have to go into the BIOS. when you 1st turn on your computer you have to hit F2 or something like that look and read screen to see which button enters setup. Then while in the bios look for on board video and disable it. Did you hook up your monitor cable to the new card or are you still on the hookup for on board. Sometimes you gotta have your monitor hooked up to your on board video till you net to disable in the BIOS then switch to the new video card.|||When the system boots and shows the Dell Screen (or is counting memory) press the Del key to have it go into bios, then go to through the options and find the Video Card options and disable it. Should be under like Integrated perephials.
Can i install video card even if i have integrated graphics?
Can i just install the video card or do i have to disable the integrated one first? Its Nvidia 880 GTX. SO do i just put it into my computer or what?|||Yes, you can install the video card (assuming it fits - some of those high end cards are LONG)
I'm assuming you mean the GeForce 8800 GTX - which is a pretty good card even by today's standards.
You will need 2x 6-pin PCIe power connectors to run this card, so you should be looking at a 550+W power supply upgrade at the same time. The stock 300W PSU in that Gateway doesn't have a chance of working with that card.|||Find a PCI-E port on your mother board, located under the CPU, at the bottom of the case near a wireless card, plug the card in (be gentle but make sure that it is firmly in place), screw in the screw to hold it in, plug in any extra power connectors it has on the right end, and then close up your case, boot up your computer and run the disk included with the card. Restart your computer after installing from the disk, the go to http://www.nvidia.com download the latest driver for your card/operating system, restart, and then you should be all good!
Basically, No disabling the integrated graphics, and just follow the steps to put it in!|||sure can....as long as its not a laptop and you have a big enough PSU and the room in your case. if you are having problems then you might need to disable it in the bios, but it should do it automatically or let you use both cards|||Once you install the add-on video card it will automatically disable the on-board video card.|||yup, after u have installed the new card, u should enter bios and disable the onboard video.
I'm assuming you mean the GeForce 8800 GTX - which is a pretty good card even by today's standards.
You will need 2x 6-pin PCIe power connectors to run this card, so you should be looking at a 550+W power supply upgrade at the same time. The stock 300W PSU in that Gateway doesn't have a chance of working with that card.|||Find a PCI-E port on your mother board, located under the CPU, at the bottom of the case near a wireless card, plug the card in (be gentle but make sure that it is firmly in place), screw in the screw to hold it in, plug in any extra power connectors it has on the right end, and then close up your case, boot up your computer and run the disk included with the card. Restart your computer after installing from the disk, the go to http://www.nvidia.com download the latest driver for your card/operating system, restart, and then you should be all good!
Basically, No disabling the integrated graphics, and just follow the steps to put it in!|||sure can....as long as its not a laptop and you have a big enough PSU and the room in your case. if you are having problems then you might need to disable it in the bios, but it should do it automatically or let you use both cards|||Once you install the add-on video card it will automatically disable the on-board video card.|||yup, after u have installed the new card, u should enter bios and disable the onboard video.
Replacing a video card on a mac laptop?
I still REALLY want to get steam games for my mac. But I got my mac about 3 years ago so it's pretty old. I can't get these games on steam because I don't have a right video card. So I was wondering if I could buy a new video card somewhere and replace it. Could anyone tell me how/where to do this? Thanks.|||not possible its intergrated with the motherboard
How do i find out what Video card i have on my laptop (vista) ?
i need to know the video card capabilities on my ASUS laptop to see if i can play a game on it sufficiently.
does anyone know how i find this specification on my vista laptop?
thanks|||device manager and click on the vid adapter.|||You can go to the ASUS website and look up the model of the laptop then look at the specs or
right click on the DESKTOP go to properties and settings and it should show the model name of the Video card well what driver is there which will tell you what you need to know to google the specs.
of you need the memory status and cpu just right click on my computer and go to properties and it will be there on the main screen.|||First, try to locate/find "System Information" or "System Properties" from your laptop by right-clicking "My Computer", select "Properties". This will open the "System Properties" window. Click "Hardware" from the tab menu. Then click "Device Manager". This will open "Device Manager" window. After this, locate "Display Adapters". From this, you may find-out what video card is currently installed in your laptop.
Additional information:
To view the Properties of the installed video card, just right-click the name of the video card then select Properties.
Hope this helps ;-)|||Okay, under Start Menu/Programs, go to Accessories/System Tools, and there should be System Information. That should list what your GPU is. Alternately, go to Display Properties, click the Settings tab, then click the Advanced button. That will open another window. Click the Adapter tab, and whatever it lists as your adapter is what kind of video card (laptops don't have cards. It's an embedded GPU.)|||Go into the device manager and look to see whats under video|||device manager
display adapters....it could be an ATI Radion which is a very good one|||dxdiag in run my friend, and then go to display tab
does anyone know how i find this specification on my vista laptop?
thanks|||device manager and click on the vid adapter.|||You can go to the ASUS website and look up the model of the laptop then look at the specs or
right click on the DESKTOP go to properties and settings and it should show the model name of the Video card well what driver is there which will tell you what you need to know to google the specs.
of you need the memory status and cpu just right click on my computer and go to properties and it will be there on the main screen.|||First, try to locate/find "System Information" or "System Properties" from your laptop by right-clicking "My Computer", select "Properties". This will open the "System Properties" window. Click "Hardware" from the tab menu. Then click "Device Manager". This will open "Device Manager" window. After this, locate "Display Adapters". From this, you may find-out what video card is currently installed in your laptop.
Additional information:
To view the Properties of the installed video card, just right-click the name of the video card then select Properties.
Hope this helps ;-)|||Okay, under Start Menu/Programs, go to Accessories/System Tools, and there should be System Information. That should list what your GPU is. Alternately, go to Display Properties, click the Settings tab, then click the Advanced button. That will open another window. Click the Adapter tab, and whatever it lists as your adapter is what kind of video card (laptops don't have cards. It's an embedded GPU.)|||Go into the device manager and look to see whats under video|||device manager
display adapters....it could be an ATI Radion which is a very good one|||dxdiag in run my friend, and then go to display tab
What video card for 2 monitors will work with Dell Optiplex GX60 pc?
What video card for 2 monitors will work with Dell Optiplex GX60 pc and where can i buy it from|||the AGP ATI Radeon 9550 256 DDR 8X
How do I change my video card?
Is it straight forward to change my video card? I want to upgrade to Windows Vista. I ran the compatibility programme and it suggested I upgrade my video card. Which would be the best card without spending a fortune? I currently run an ATI Radeon 9200 card in my Packard bell i xtreme desktop. Can anyone help!!??|||You don't mention on wether or not you plan on upgrading anything else. If not, I take it your going to stick with the AGP video card format? What is a fortune for you? I would visit a site like Newegg.com, and search for AGP video cards, and see what is in your price range. They are still making AGP cards, but it won't be for long as PCI-E is taking over. For something that will handle Vista, (and be able to handle a few newer games) you will probably have to spend between 120-150 bucks. I'd suggest something with at least 256 megs of memory
Swapping out video cards is quite simple. Pop off side cover to your pc, unscrew hold in tab, pull out card and repeat. Newer cards may require an available power plug in as well. (from PSU)|||The best value card out there is Nvidia GeForce 512mb
nVIDIA Geforce 6600 PCI-E 512 MB DDR2 Video Card V56
I have that one and for the money its real good. You can play battlefield 2, fear, you name it. Make sure you find out first before getting a card if your card is:
pci or pci express or agp Then get one of those 3 cards.
Swapping out video cards is quite simple. Pop off side cover to your pc, unscrew hold in tab, pull out card and repeat. Newer cards may require an available power plug in as well. (from PSU)|||The best value card out there is Nvidia GeForce 512mb
nVIDIA Geforce 6600 PCI-E 512 MB DDR2 Video Card V56
I have that one and for the money its real good. You can play battlefield 2, fear, you name it. Make sure you find out first before getting a card if your card is:
pci or pci express or agp Then get one of those 3 cards.
How can I tell what Video Card I have?
I've gone into DxDiag and it says that there is NO video card which is impossible because I can play games and watch videos. My Computer is an HP Pavilion a566n, which is old as dirt, but I want to know what the video card is so that I can get the drivers and enjoy WoW. If you could maybe tell me a list of possible video cards and a picture of them for me, then I could take apart the computer and figure it out that way. Thanks if you can help|||You have integrated video. I'm sure that your system is too old to play WoW. Drivers are not going to make an obsolete video adapter that much better. Buy or build a new system, that's 7 yrs old
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docum…|||you probably don't have a graphics card instead, you have an integrated graphics chip commonly found on cheaper / eMachine desktops|||use this to get pc info
http://www.piriform.com/speccy
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docum…|||you probably don't have a graphics card instead, you have an integrated graphics chip commonly found on cheaper / eMachine desktops|||use this to get pc info
http://www.piriform.com/speccy
If a game requires more than my video card has will it start taking away from my ram?
ok so im getting a new laptop and the highest video card i could get, without having an integrated one, was a 128 nvidia graphics card. if a game requires ... 256 will the game work by taking away from my ram or will it just not work at all??? i have 3 gb of ram so it would be a really good thing if it would.|||Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that. Integrated video cards aren't good for playing games and chances are, it won't work. Doesn't hurt to try though|||As per Justin's answer, no. General memory and graphic card memory are totally separate. If your graphics card does not have enough memory, then the game will not play properly (usually there will be display issues, or the game may not run at all).
If you want to play games then you really need to invest in some decent graphics hardware, however this isn't necessarily expensive. My Benq Joybook R55V laptop comes with an integrated nVidia Geforce Go 7400 and it plays many new games just fine.
At the top end of the market, the Dell XPS and Alienware high performance PCs are definitely the way to go, if you can afford one.
If you want to play games then you really need to invest in some decent graphics hardware, however this isn't necessarily expensive. My Benq Joybook R55V laptop comes with an integrated nVidia Geforce Go 7400 and it plays many new games just fine.
At the top end of the market, the Dell XPS and Alienware high performance PCs are definitely the way to go, if you can afford one.
What are the best settings for a nvidea video card?
i just got a new computer and i need to know the best settings for the Nvidea video card. The only game im playing right now is Spore and some of the graphics look edgy. So if someone can tell me the best settings that would be great. Thanks.|||ok instaed of me banging on for the next two hours with loads of boring text , read this..all of it , and you'll soon be as good as me ;0)
http://www.tweakguides.com/NVFORCE_1.htm…|||make every thing medium. that should help. it depends mainly on the graphic card.
http://www.tweakguides.com/NVFORCE_1.htm…|||make every thing medium. that should help. it depends mainly on the graphic card.
Would it be worth buying a new video card?
Here's my specs:
P4 2.6GHz
2 GB RAM
AGP 4x8x Bus
I want to buy a new video card but I'm wondering if it'd be like putting a chandelier in a haunted house? Moreover, would I even get a performance gain considering my other hardware is so old? I mainly play The Sims 3 if that helps.|||If you just play things like the sims or wow I'd say go for it but dont spend much over 100 because AGP is gone for good and if you ever get a new computer there is zero chance you can use it. But if you are going to play games like call of duty 4 or Crisis I'd say wait and save up for a whole new machine.
P4 2.6GHz
2 GB RAM
AGP 4x8x Bus
I want to buy a new video card but I'm wondering if it'd be like putting a chandelier in a haunted house? Moreover, would I even get a performance gain considering my other hardware is so old? I mainly play The Sims 3 if that helps.|||If you just play things like the sims or wow I'd say go for it but dont spend much over 100 because AGP is gone for good and if you ever get a new computer there is zero chance you can use it. But if you are going to play games like call of duty 4 or Crisis I'd say wait and save up for a whole new machine.
What is a good gaming video card that is under 150$?
I play world of warcraft and my graphics and speed are not good, so what is a good type of video card that i can use to Enhance my game play?|||You don't need a very powerful card just to play wow.it is not a graphics intensive game still in $150,you can get HD 5770 which is a nice gaming card and can play WOW at full max settings.
it is also good for other latest games.|||I agree, the 9800 is a pretty good card.|||Nvidia 9800 gt|||i agree with you. but there are a lot better cards out there (over 250 dollars)
it is also good for other latest games.|||I agree, the 9800 is a pretty good card.|||Nvidia 9800 gt|||i agree with you. but there are a lot better cards out there (over 250 dollars)
Where can I find a video card for my Dell Dimension 3000 desktop computer?
I have a Dell Dimension 300 desktop computer, the monitor quit working but works when I connect it to my labtop... I was told that is needs a video card? where can I find these for a good price?
Thanks|||Ok, I researched your computer. And you have a PCI slot. So that's the kind of video card you need. Now do you just want the computer monitor to work? Or do you also want to game?
There are 3 types of video card connections. PCI , AGP, PCI-E. So make sure you just pick a PCI card. You have an older technology, so PCI-E will not work.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
That's your best bet. You can play games too. Not very good though. PCI isn't really for gaming!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…
all those cards should work with your system.
And this is how to install it.
http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforu…|||you know you can google the answer.
Thanks|||Ok, I researched your computer. And you have a PCI slot. So that's the kind of video card you need. Now do you just want the computer monitor to work? Or do you also want to game?
There are 3 types of video card connections. PCI , AGP, PCI-E. So make sure you just pick a PCI card. You have an older technology, so PCI-E will not work.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
That's your best bet. You can play games too. Not very good though. PCI isn't really for gaming!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…
all those cards should work with your system.
And this is how to install it.
http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforu…|||you know you can google the answer.
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