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My computer is great in everything but graphics. I've got a great processor and a gig of RAM, but integrated graphics. And this really slows down when editing. Would it be worth the money to get a PCI-Express graphics card? The downside is that the only PCI-E slot that my computer has is 1X.
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RE: graphics card
Kene555 it may be handy to provide members with more specific information about your PC
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RE: graphics card
OK, here's the specs:
Dell Dimension E310
Pentium 4 HT 3.06 GHz, bus speed 533 MHz
1 GB RAM, memory channel mode: Dual Interleaved, DDR2 SDRAM
Integrated graphics: Intel graphics media accelerator 900
windows xp media center edition SP2
Dell Dimension E310
Pentium 4 HT 3.06 GHz, bus speed 533 MHz
1 GB RAM, memory channel mode: Dual Interleaved, DDR2 SDRAM
Integrated graphics: Intel graphics media accelerator 900
windows xp media center edition SP2
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RE: graphics card
one 1X PCI-E slot available.
RE: graphics card
I'm not convinced the graphics card is the problem! What are you trying to edit? HDv stuff and general MPEG video doesn't really edit well
I have a crappy computer (300mhz, 96mb ram, 8mb graphics) which doesn't really like playing DV but you can still get away with editing just about.
I have a crappy computer (300mhz, 96mb ram, 8mb graphics) which doesn't really like playing DV but you can still get away with editing just about.
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RE: graphics card
I edit DV, and occasionally Hi8. Whenever I try to playback video (Premiere Pro 2) playback is stuttery, and jerks back and forth for ages as it buffers enough to play back smoothly.
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A good thing for editing films is more RAM.
I have 4x 1 GB domintor 4-4-12.
A better graphics card will make it better of course and good graphics card is 7800 GT, but it depends if your motherboard will take nvidia or ati.
I have:
2x 8800 GTX water cooled
It is your chose really. If you have the money and you want to then do it.
I have 4x 1 GB domintor 4-4-12.
A better graphics card will make it better of course and good graphics card is 7800 GT, but it depends if your motherboard will take nvidia or ati.
I have:
2x 8800 GTX water cooled
It is your chose really. If you have the money and you want to then do it.
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But what does this mean? (been looking up more info on this)\
"The E310 is a simple black BTX minitower, so it won't win any design awards.
That also means it runs quietly and has space for an additional PCI and PCIe x1 card. But there's no PCIe x16 slot for upgrading graphics."
"It is also not good to upgrade - not the right kind of slots (PCI express x16 slots are required, not PCIe 1 or vanilla PCI, in order to get a decent graphics card)."
"Slots
2 PCI slots
1 PCIe x1 slot"
So can it accept any off-the-shelf PCIe card at a store?
This takes priority after I get a faster hdd
"The E310 is a simple black BTX minitower, so it won't win any design awards.
That also means it runs quietly and has space for an additional PCI and PCIe x1 card. But there's no PCIe x16 slot for upgrading graphics."
"It is also not good to upgrade - not the right kind of slots (PCI express x16 slots are required, not PCIe 1 or vanilla PCI, in order to get a decent graphics card)."
"Slots
2 PCI slots
1 PCIe x1 slot"
So can it accept any off-the-shelf PCIe card at a store?
This takes priority after I get a faster hdd
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Older things generally are older than new stuffkene555 wrote:Horay for Dell. Intergrated graphics, with the fastest port being a whopping 1X PCI-E.
And this is a new computer I bought last fall.
My parents computer from 2001 has an nVidia AGP card that's better - and its loads older than the new one!
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And from what I remember, intergrated graphics isn't as good as seperate graphics cards, but in this world of crazy specs it probably doesn't matter
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Integrated graphics are know way as near as graphics cards. Most motherboards don't come with then anymore (Unless you have bought a standard computer) But most of the time now they will come with a gpu.
The better spec that you have the better your computer will be of course.
All you need to do is spend the amount you want and get one.
But make sure it is a PCI-E better spec.
The better spec that you have the better your computer will be of course.
All you need to do is spend the amount you want and get one.
But make sure it is a PCI-E better spec.