sprayall
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System Name | Acer Aspire M5100 |
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Processor | AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz |
Motherboard | Acer F690GVM |
Cooling | Stock on GPU, 2 additional 38cfm fans in case. One directed at GPU |
Memory | 3 GB DDR2 PC2-5300 (667 MHz) |
Video Card(s) | HIS HD 4830 Fan 512MB (256bit) GDDR3 PCIe |
Storage | 500 GB SATA (Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM) |
Display(s) | Acer P221W (22") |
Case | Acer Aspire M5100 |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard Realtek |
Power Supply | PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad |
Software | Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit |
ORDERED--HAVE QUESTIONS--GPU Recommendation PLEASE
I'm not wanting to buy a top end card, just something to "balance" out my system. I think if I had a decent card I would be very satisfied with FSX performance. This system actually seems to do ok compared to other's results that I've read about. I'm not quite sure about compatibility and I don't want to pay for something that will just be held back by the rest of the system. Thanks in advance, everyone, for your abundant knowledge and help.
There's too many choices out there. So, a couple of questions to start with. Can you guys please check out these cards? And, my board supports PCI Express 1.0. What happens when I put a PCI Express 2.0 card in? Does the 8800gt outperform the 9800gt and, if it does, why? Are there any builders I should stay away from (PNY, KFA2, MSI, etc.)?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133205
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3763161&CatId=1558
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4252544&CatId=3669
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127387
I'm not wanting to buy a top end card, just something to "balance" out my system. I think if I had a decent card I would be very satisfied with FSX performance. This system actually seems to do ok compared to other's results that I've read about. I'm not quite sure about compatibility and I don't want to pay for something that will just be held back by the rest of the system. Thanks in advance, everyone, for your abundant knowledge and help.
There's too many choices out there. So, a couple of questions to start with. Can you guys please check out these cards? And, my board supports PCI Express 1.0. What happens when I put a PCI Express 2.0 card in? Does the 8800gt outperform the 9800gt and, if it does, why? Are there any builders I should stay away from (PNY, KFA2, MSI, etc.)?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133205
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3763161&CatId=1558
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4252544&CatId=3669
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127387
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