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Re: Which graphics Card to select?
« Reply #15 on: October 17, 2013, 09:29:06 AM »
Graphics card memory (VRAM) doesn't have as much impact on performance as their marketing teams would like you to think.
The only time more VRAM will help is if you're running out of frame buffer, typically by running at high resolutions, high res textures, or lots of AA.
The GTX 650 is much, much better than your current onboard graphics, the Intel X4500, so will perform much, much better in games.
Remember, each specification on a graphics card - core count, core clock, amount of VRAM, memory bus width, etc - is only part of the bigger picture, so it's impossible to judge performance based on one specification alone.  Judging a card based on its memory is what the marketing teams usually want, because it's an easy point of comparison and it's cheap for them to increase the VRAM from, say, 1GB to 4GB and charge extra, increasing their profit, when in reality the card is often too weak to take advantage of the extra 3GB of VRAM, and sometimes the card is even crippled in other ways so it's actually slower.

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Re: Which graphics Card to select?
« Reply #16 on: October 17, 2013, 09:49:23 AM »
I understood a little bit, that we should not go only with RAM but also go with whole specifications. From this I understand that the inbuilt graphic integrated circuit cannot perform well as compare to this graphics card.



[Additionally, i am not able to understand this computer language well as i am in the field of Electricals]

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Re: Which graphics Card to select?
« Reply #17 on: October 17, 2013, 09:50:40 AM »
That's correct, basically there's a lot more to performance than just the memory size, and the dedicated card will be far superior to the built in Intel graphics.
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Re: Which graphics Card to select?
« Reply #18 on: October 17, 2013, 10:55:06 AM »
uATX  psu probably indicates SFF case.  A standard size psu will not fit.  Not sure if it even has a PCI-e slot, but probably would need a low profile card.

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Re: Which graphics Card to select?
« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2013, 02:14:18 PM »
Where does it say it's a uATX PSU?  The system does have a PCI-E slot judging from the system specifications attached in the OP - the board is an ECS G41T-R3.  It may well need a low profile card if it is indeed a low profile/slim system, I was assuming it wasn't mainly because it still uses a 3.5" HDD and full size ODD but it's certainly a possibility.

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Re: Which graphics Card to select?
« Reply #20 on: October 17, 2013, 05:53:32 PM »
Where does it say it's a uATX PSU?...
Picture in Reply #8, says mATX

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Re: Which graphics Card to select?
« Reply #21 on: October 17, 2013, 10:41:03 PM »
Are you people trying to say that that graphics card will not support my computer. Please Explain in Detail that how i can upgrade my Computer Graphics so that I can Play games like Call of Duty Black Ops 2 etc.

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Re: Which graphics Card to select?
« Reply #22 on: October 18, 2013, 11:41:38 AM »
Picture in Reply #8, says mATX

It says mATX/ATX, so it could be either...at least that's the way I'm reading it, I would think if it was a PSU that is smaller than the ATX standard it would just say uATX, mATX, or SFF, to be clearer.  Normally when I've seen a PSU marked "mATX/ATX" it has been ATX, as some people don't realise that an ATX PSU (in other words, standard size) will also power an mATX system, in the same way sometimes people think an mATX board requires an mATX case.

IPDO, could you by any chance take a photo of the system, preferably with the side panel removed, so we can see what we're dealing with to ensure the card will physically fit?

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Re: Which graphics Card to select?
« Reply #23 on: October 19, 2013, 05:47:02 AM »
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Re: Which graphics Card to select?
« Reply #24 on: October 19, 2013, 06:32:22 AM »
Your case is a micro ATX case, but your power supply is standard, so you don't need a special size of PSU - just a normal ATX one.  A normal graphics card will also be fine, no need for a slimline or low profile card.

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Re: Which graphics Card to select?
« Reply #25 on: October 19, 2013, 06:53:53 AM »
I think i got my PSU
from this link http://www.zauba.com/import-power+supply+smps+200w-hs-code.html I got the type i.e,     HK300-13GP
And from this link http://www.huntkey.com/en/products/d512/index.html I think this is my PSU.

From this Data tell me which PSU are supported and Graphic Cards too.

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Re: Which graphics Card to select?
« Reply #26 on: October 19, 2013, 02:04:47 PM »
How to know the powersupply, I have checked the PSU no sticker found.
I see 2 stickers.
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12V@14A is not enough for a separate graphics card.

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Re: Which graphics Card to select?
« Reply #27 on: October 19, 2013, 08:59:26 PM »
Thats not stickers that are straight line holes.

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    Re: Which graphics Card to select?
    « Reply #28 on: October 20, 2013, 02:02:50 AM »
    If I were you, I would get a higher PSU than 400, like a 600-700, so if in future you want to get an extremely high spec graphics card, or processor, you may need to upgrade everything else but not the power supply. Just make sure if you do that your case has enough ventilation.

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    Re: Which graphics Card to select?
    « Reply #29 on: October 21, 2013, 09:48:14 AM »
    Any standard PSU will be fine.  You just need a decent quality 450W or higher.  Getting a higher rated PSU, as said, will give you headroom for further upgrades if you like.