PC hardware forum: Need a new video card?

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Re: video card

by Kees_B - 9/2/12 1:15 PM

In Reply to: Need a new video card? by Ricochet84

You need a video card that's compatible with your motherboard. Your pics don't tell about that.
Common video slots at the moment are pci-e (x1) and pci-e x16. Don't buy an x16 card if your motherboard doesn't support it!

Less than a month ago they published a new video card review on tomshardware.com: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html
This is considered authorative, but it won't harm to look at a few other reviews for the cards that are on your shortlist after studying this.

Kees

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Motherboard

by Ricochet84 - 9/2/12 4:51 PM

In Reply to: Re: video card by Kees_B

What..? The first pic is the same as the second! I thought I fixed that before I posted. Here the requirements:
http://i50.tinypic.com/14c4scx.jpg

<div>Here is the motherboard:

http://i47.tinypic.com/s45c1k.jpg

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IPIBL-LB, If I am reading it correctly. From what I have learned, the motherboard does indeed support x16.

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Is that corrosion on the top of that capacitor?

by R. Proffitt - 9/2/12 4:57 PM

In Reply to: Motherboard by Ricochet84

The one to the left of the fan does not look good. Could be the picture but it's a sign I look for when inspecting machines.

More at http://www.badcaps.net/pages.php?vid=5

Bob

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Hopefully not

by Ricochet84 - 9/2/12 5:03 PM

In Reply to: Is that corrosion on the top of that capacitor? by R. Proffitt

Might be - hopefully - a crappy picture. I wasn't using a great camera, and the lighting was terrible.
There was some dust in there I had to blow out.

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