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Upgrading Video Card for CD X4

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LittleGreenDots Posted: Tue, Mar 16 2010 9:16

I want to upgrade my computer and really don't know what I need in a video card to improve CD X4 performance.  I'll be popping in some more RAM (3 GB) and figure I have a pretty stock video card. 

I have a Dell computer, Windows XP, and my current video card is Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 this:

TW212  Card, Graphics, 256, NVS290, ULGA8


My power supply is 375 watts. 

Any suggestions on what I might want, to boost my graphics processing?

Oh, did I mention that I can't drop a bundle on this, maybe in the neighborhood of $100 or less? 

Thanks.

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Peter replied on Tue, Mar 16 2010 9:35

The graphics card is not all there is to improving CD performance. You have identified more RAM which is always good. Your machine has to be able to perform fast calculations and so the CPU is also critical. Most any card will do 2D acceleration under windows XP to an acceptable standard including the yesterdays beauties that are now todays cheapies. Go for a bargain and don't waste your money too much. I fear you may be experiencing CD in as- good- as- it- gets mode for your particular system.

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Edward Thurston replied on Tue, Mar 16 2010 10:42
You might want to see about increasing your power supply wattage as well. As it is (375w), I don't think you have much power available to powerup additional cards properly.
 
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The graphics card is not all there is to improving CD performance. You have identified more RAM which is always good. Your machine has to be able to perform fast calculations and so the CPU is also critical. Most any card will do 2D acceleration under windows XP to an acceptable standard including the yesterdays beauties that are now todays cheapies. Go for a bargain and don't waste your money too much. I fear you may be experiencing CD in as- good- as- it- gets mode for your particular system.

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FosterCoburn replied on Tue, Mar 16 2010 11:35
I wonder if the less than powerful power supply could be part of the problems you are having. If things don't get enough juice, they can have problems.
 
 

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LittleGreenDots replied on Sat, Mar 27 2010 9:15

My desire for the graphics card was just to improve performance, not solve any problems.  I did get a new graphics card and will put it in this weekend.  I like the idea of boosting my power supply, too.  This all makes a lot of sense. 

Oh, I did add more RAM, too.

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