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Aikos
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So far I only know about the core clock rate and the video RAM amount are two big factors to deciding whether a card is good or not. But I don't know anything about the what the other specifications mean? Can anyone direct me or give me some advice on how to decide whether a display card is good or not?
I am planning to build a new PC, and that will be for mainly gaming.
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| Read Some Reviews, And Look For Benchmark Comparisons.
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Heres how you do it. Sum your question up in about a 3~7 word question and type it in google. Thats what i do and it works every time. Enjoy.
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- Speed
- Video Ram
- Features (Pixel Shader version, Shader Model version)
- Connection types (DVI, VGA, TV-Out/In, etc.)
- Max resolution supported
Just some things I look at before considering a card.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:18 am Post subject: Re: How do you rate a display card? |
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| Aikos wrote: | So far I only know about the core clock rate and the video RAM amount are two big factors to deciding whether a card is good or not. But I don't know anything about the what the other specifications mean? Can anyone direct me or give me some advice on how to decide whether a display card is good or not?
I am planning to build a new PC, and that will be for mainly gaming. |
Well, clock rate alone means almost nothing unless you're comparing two otherwise identical cards.
It's best to check benchmarks, especially for the games you intend to play. tomshardware.com has a pretty big list of GPU benchmarks.
A card can have seemingly good specs looking at it on paper, yet perform terribly in the real world, so it's best to check benchmarks to get a more accurate idea.
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