- I just want to know on what is more important to consider in buying a video card, is it best to buy a video card that has a higer MB(ex. 256 MB) or the other one which has a higher BIT(128 BIT)? Just choose only one that is more important, is it the one that has a high MB or or is it the one that has a high BIT? And explain why did you choose it. One thing more, what is the effect of this two on the video card?
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actually, video memory matters but as for now, you should forget about the "mb" (ram) at this point you must consider directx10 (better graphics and support for windows vista), also nowadays 64-bit are phasing out and soon will be obsolete so if i may suggest you can go for a 256mb nVidia 8500gt or 8600gt/gts they are the dominant-on-budget graphic cards today, they're averagely priced and the good thing about them is they support directx10 and could play directx9 game smoothly. you can buy 2 of these cards and run them on SLI mode and you'll get a quality of 8800gts but cheaper, they come in 256mb and 512mb
i think you dont have to worry about the "bit" for now cuz most of the newer graphic cards are at 128~256bit, regarding speed, more is always better. hope this will help you choosing your card. have fun!
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Buy the one with the higher MB (which makes the most difference!)
Look for one that supports Direct X10
Anonymous
In almost all cases the MB is most important
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Depends on what game you are playing, and what technologies the game demands. The reason why frame rates on PCs are so problematic is the fact that software designers have to make their code so robust that it runs on ALL hardware configurations. As opposed to console games, which all have the same hardware. On top of that, if your computer came with only 8mb of video ram, chances are the rest of your system is in the lower-middle end in terms of power, and you will need all of your components upgraded if you want to play the latest games at 60fps... which is a bit unrealistic in my opinion. (aim for 30 for PC games) With all that in mind, if I had to recommend a card, I would recommend any of the cards in the Nvidia GeForce 7000 series. They're all reasonably powerful for the buck - and I'm using them myself for the latest games on the market. (Medieval Total War II, 3000 individual 3d soldiers on the same screen, running at about 25-30fps with nearly maxed graphic options) But remember, if your application still slows down a bit, it's the rest of computer having difficulty keeping up. In the game mentioned earlier, 3000 individual soldiers needs a powerful processor to allow them to "think". All in all - just get a new comp. Less headaches. Spend about 1000 on a computer... get one with the best processor, ram, hard drive rpms (5400 will do, 7200 better), and an open PCI-Express slot without a nifty video card. (Comps with prepackaged "gaming" cards come with a whole slew of expensive stuff you don't need to pay for) That way you can buy any video card you want to suit your needs for cheap. But if all you want is 60fps on popgames (not the latest games)... and you are certain your processor/ram isn't the limiting factor, get something with 64mb of video memory. Runs about 40 bucks. Happy hunting.
neo
256 MB with the highest bit will be perfect.