Considering an upgrade - a couple questions

butter

butter

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Dear Forum:


I'm considering updating my current PC a little, and ran into a couple of fairly simple questions. I would appreciate if anyone could share their opinion on these 4 points:


1) Comparing the following two video cards GV-N66TOC-2GD and GV-N66TWF2-2GD
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/comparison/list.aspx?ck=3&pids=4319,4320
newegg shows the difference in core clock and boost clock for the first, but the shipping is free for the second one. So that's it? $7.50 for extra 91MHz? Is it worth it?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=-1|14-125-440^14-125-440-TS%2C14-125-441^14-125-441-TS

2) If I have a Gigabyte motherboard, does it make more sense to buy a Gigabyte Video Card rather than ASUS?

3) Will such a video card work on a 550W PSU, considering it alone needs 450W? I already have a Q6600 CPU too.

4) Description for my MB shows that it's Memory Standard is DDR2 1200 (O.C.)/1066
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128087
Would two sets of the following sticks (8GB total) be a good choice then? I'm also debating between two:
a) G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166
b) G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPI-B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231246
Which one out of them is better? They seem to be almost exactly the same. The first one is cheaper, the second one newer.


Thank you for your help, in advance! :)
 
johnb35

johnb35

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1. You won't see much of a difference between the 2. The slower one also has a $15 mail in rebate.

2. Doesn't matter what brand of video card you buy.

3. All depends on what brand of power supply you have?

4. Yes, they are basically the same except the one has taller heatsink. Do you have an aftermarket heatsink/fan? Some of them may have an issue with the taller heatsinks on the memory.
 
butter

butter

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johnb35 said:
1. You won't see much of a difference between the 2. The slower one also has a $15 mail in rebate.

2. Doesn't matter what brand of video card you buy.

3. All depends on what brand of power supply you have?

4. Yes, they are basically the same except the one has taller heatsink. Do you have an aftermarket heatsink/fan? Some of them may have an issue with the taller heatsinks on the memory.
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Thank you for your response!

1. Yes, I figured I should get the slower one and if needed OC it myself.

3. I have a good Antec one with a solid 12+ rail. I'm not exactly sure how to find out this info in detail.

4. I guess I'll just go with the smaller heatsink ones. They are the correct timing and format for my MB though, right?

5. One more question: will a PCIe3.0x16 video card feel comfy in my MB's PCIe1.0x16 port? As I believe that's the only one I've got there. :-/
 
johnb35

johnb35

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You don't have to worry about timings as long as they are ddr2 and 1066 mhz.

Yes, you will be able to use the video card in your 1.0 slot.
 
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