Video Card advice reqd for New Build (UK)...Please

mapollo · 04-17-2006, 10:17 AM

It must be a card that I can easily find in the UK and fit into the following system ie PCI-E.
It is for my Uncle (who's 70) and he is not going to play demanding games on his PC. Maybe chess etc.
The main use for the machine will be Photoshop CS2, Internet,CD/DVD burning etc..
The budget is £50 or £60.......

Antec SLK1650UK 350W PSU £47.47 In stock

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Socket 939 512KB Inc Fan £102.81 In Stock (3000 is £84.97) Both in Stock

Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 Socket 939 nForce 4-4X PCI-E ATX £ 58.03 In stock

NEC DVD+-R/RW 16x Dual Layer Silver - Drive Only £27.00 In Stock

Western Digital Caviar 80.0GB UDMA100 £32.55 In Stock

1GB crucial Kit (2*512) £ 55.21

**ceewi1** · 04-17-2006, 10:44 AM

To be perfectly honest, i'd look for the cheapest PCI-E video card you can find. Something like an X300SE or 6200 would be fine, since he won't be doing any GPU intensive tasks anyway.

mapollo · 04-17-2006, 01:30 PM

All the 6200 cards that I can find have TurboCache which I don't think I need. (It pinches your RAM doesn't it).

I have to have a look later. Unless someone can put me in right direction while I'm at the football.

Thanks for your reply.....

mapollo · 04-17-2006, 09:06 PM

More advice please...

I had never heard of X300SE cards before today. Would he still be able to play chess type games.
Would any on the link below be suitable....

http://shopping.kelkoo.co.uk/ctl/do/...300SE&x=19&y=4

Is Hypermemory the same as Turbocache???

**ceewi1** · 04-18-2006, 12:43 PM

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Would he still be able to play chess type games.

Hehe, even my 10 year old Viper V330 can play chess. Any modern GPU, even integrated, will be more than sufficient.

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Is Hypermemory the same as Turbocache???

Yes, it's the same thing.

You're right about Hypermemory not being ideal, both the 6200 and X300SE come in non TC/Hypermemory versions, but i'm not sure about their availability in the UK.

Video Card 101 has a couple of suggestions under Catagory A

04-17-2006, 10:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
mapollo Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 89	Video Card advice reqd for New Build (UK)...Please It must be a card that I can easily find in the UK and fit into the following system ie PCI-E. It is for my Uncle (who's 70) and he is not going to play demanding games on his PC. Maybe chess etc. The main use for the machine will be Photoshop CS2, Internet,CD/DVD burning etc.. The budget is £50 or £60....... Antec SLK1650UK 350W PSU £47.47 In stock AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Socket 939 512KB Inc Fan £102.81 In Stock (3000 is £84.97) Both in Stock Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 Socket 939 nForce 4-4X PCI-E ATX £ 58.03 In stock NEC DVD+-R/RW 16x Dual Layer Silver - Drive Only £27.00 In Stock Western Digital Caviar 80.0GB UDMA100 £32.55 In Stock 1GB crucial Kit (2*512) £ 55.21

04-17-2006, 10:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,237	To be perfectly honest, i'd look for the cheapest PCI-E video card you can find. Something like an X300SE or 6200 would be fine, since he won't be doing any GPU intensive tasks anyway. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

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04-17-2006, 01:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
mapollo Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 89	All the 6200 cards that I can find have TurboCache which I don't think I need. (It pinches your RAM doesn't it). I have to have a look later. Unless someone can put me in right direction while I'm at the football. Thanks for your reply.....

04-17-2006, 09:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
mapollo Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 89	More advice please... I had never heard of X300SE cards before today. Would he still be able to play chess type games. Would any on the link below be suitable.... http://shopping.kelkoo.co.uk/ctl/do/...300SE&x=19&y=4 Is Hypermemory the same as Turbocache???