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CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11577 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-10-08 20:33:57
April 07 2010 03:52 GMT
#1


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blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
April 07 2010 03:55 GMT
#2
PCI, AGP, or PCI-E?
blabberrrrr
CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11577 Posts
April 07 2010 03:57 GMT
#3
PCI-express
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blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
April 07 2010 03:59 GMT
#4
you can look here for help
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card,2569.html

make sure your power supply unit is good enough to run a powerful video card
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CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11577 Posts
April 07 2010 04:02 GMT
#5
how do i find out if my power supply unit is good enough?
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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
April 07 2010 04:02 GMT
#6
I am going to assume your computer has some kind of dual core processor.

If you want to be able to run 3 monitors, you should consider ATi Eyefinity! $100 is overkill for a HTPC card, but will be enough for an Eyefinity supporting card.
The Sapphire 5570 at $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102875
is the cheapest Eyefinity card, and I think it will suit your needs perfectly fine. It performs a bit above the 4670 in terms of gaming, so you can also run SC2 if you want (medium-high graphics).

There are also some cheap ATi 5670s out there that will also run Eyefinity. I would suggest one of these if you want to run SC2 at high smoothly, but they are not needed for video playback. It is a higher performer than the 5570.
ASUS @ $95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121368
HIS @ $84
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161319

At the low end performing (IE won't run SC2 very well at medium) is the ATi HD 5450. I'm not quite sure if it actually supports 3 monitors (since the 3rd monitor requires a Display Port), but it should do two monitors just fine.
Numerous models around $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=5450&x=0&y=0
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-07 04:05:34
April 07 2010 04:03 GMT
#7
get three of these for tri-sli. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133256&cm_re=gtx_285-_-14-133-256-_-Product

I have a friend who built a pc last summer (2.5k budget) and bought three of those. He's set for the next decade and a half.

edit: oh shit sorry under 100. hmm that makes it no fun.

well I can answer the power supply question. open your computer and see how much watt output it provides and then when your browsing video cards it will tell you how much minimum power supply you need.
CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11577 Posts
April 07 2010 04:06 GMT
#8
haha i'm going to buy a new computer within a year or two, so i'm not looking for something permanent.
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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
April 07 2010 04:08 GMT
#9
None of the cards I recommended needs more than 75W so you should be fine either way.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11577 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-07 04:09:24
April 07 2010 04:09 GMT
#10
On April 07 2010 13:03 LuckyFool wrote:

well I can answer the power supply question. open your computer and see how much watt output it provides and then when your browsing video cards it will tell you how much minimum power supply you need.


maybe i'm mentally retarded, but when i open my computer it's just a bunch of wires and stuff that i have no idea what does what. I just know that if I'm installing a new hard-drive then i remove the one that looks similar and replace it.

Or do you mean that it tells you in the 'My Computer' program thing?


On April 07 2010 13:08 FragKrag wrote:
None of the cards I recommended needs more than 75W so you should be fine either way.



ahh ok ty!
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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
April 07 2010 04:09 GMT
#11
Power supplies normally have a sticker or something on them that will tell you all of the information you need. Of course, there will also be lots of wires too.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
April 07 2010 04:09 GMT
#12
I'd recommend this.

udgnim
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8024 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-07 04:13:20
April 07 2010 04:12 GMT
#13
what's your CPU?

a good video card can help a bad CPU play videos better, but a good CPU doesn't need a good video card to play videos smoothly
E-Sports is competitive video gaming with a spectator fan base. Do not take the word "Sports" literally.
LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
April 07 2010 04:14 GMT
#14
On April 07 2010 13:09 CaucasianAsian wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 07 2010 13:03 LuckyFool wrote:

well I can answer the power supply question. open your computer and see how much watt output it provides and then when your browsing video cards it will tell you how much minimum power supply you need.


maybe i'm mentally retarded, but when i open my computer it's just a bunch of wires and stuff that i have no idea what does what. I just know that if I'm installing a new hard-drive then i remove the one that looks similar and replace it.

Or do you mean that it tells you in the 'My Computer' program thing?


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On April 07 2010 13:08 FragKrag wrote:
None of the cards I recommended needs more than 75W so you should be fine either way.



ahh ok ty!


I meant physically opening the computer and checking the sticker on the power supply. it usually tells you there how much W output it provides. most are like in the 250-400W range I believe.

you might also be able to check from the bios setup screen when you first turn on your computer on as well. I don't know of any windows tools that let you check your power supply info.
CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11577 Posts
April 07 2010 04:16 GMT
#15
On April 07 2010 13:12 udgnim wrote:
what's your CPU?

a good video card can help a bad CPU play videos better, but a good CPU doesn't need a good video card to play videos smoothly


I have no idea, it's a quadcore processor if that's what you're asking.
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StorrZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States13919 Posts
April 07 2010 04:17 GMT
#16
stop telling him secrets!
Hwaseung Oz fan for life. Swing out, always swing out.
CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11577 Posts
April 07 2010 04:17 GMT
#17
On April 07 2010 13:14 LuckyFool wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 07 2010 13:09 CaucasianAsian wrote:
On April 07 2010 13:03 LuckyFool wrote:

well I can answer the power supply question. open your computer and see how much watt output it provides and then when your browsing video cards it will tell you how much minimum power supply you need.


maybe i'm mentally retarded, but when i open my computer it's just a bunch of wires and stuff that i have no idea what does what. I just know that if I'm installing a new hard-drive then i remove the one that looks similar and replace it.

Or do you mean that it tells you in the 'My Computer' program thing?


On April 07 2010 13:08 FragKrag wrote:
None of the cards I recommended needs more than 75W so you should be fine either way.



ahh ok ty!


I meant physically opening the computer and checking the sticker on the power supply. it usually tells you there how much W output it provides. most are like in the 250-400W range I believe.

you might also be able to check from the bios setup screen when you first turn on your computer on as well. I don't know of any windows tools that let you check your power supply info.



gotchya. next time i'm home i'll check it out.
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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
April 07 2010 04:17 GMT
#18
What media player do you use? I think most shitty graphics cards + a quad core would be able to render even 1080p Blu-ray flawlessly.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
StorrZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States13919 Posts
April 07 2010 04:19 GMT
#19
well he needs a new card ne ways if he ever wants to play beta
Hwaseung Oz fan for life. Swing out, always swing out.
CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11577 Posts
April 07 2010 04:19 GMT
#20
i use Windows Media Player and VLC depending on the format.

It plays fine, just it gets really pixelated at times (when a bunch of semi-large boxes throughout the video blur together)
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