nice little upgrades?

[noob89]

first off i would like to run dual monitors and im not a gamer or anything so i did choose some cheaper parts but would this be a nice little upgrade for my system (in sig)

HIS Hightech H105HMH128REN-R Radeon X1050 512MB(128MB on Board) DDR PCI Express x16 Low Profile Video Card



G.SKILL Extreme 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory

 

[maroon1]

The video card you posted will steal memory from the ram

You can get 6600GT for $10 cheaper (after MIR) and it performs much better
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143084

 

[maroon1]

Or if you want a small video card like the one you posted, then get 7200GS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814145147

Both 6600GT and 7200GS will not steal any memory from the ram, and both performs better than X1050, However, 6600GT is the best performer out of those..

 

[[trs]ALUMINUM]

maroon1 is totally right. Go with those instead

 

[oscaryu1]

Isnt stealing from the RAM kinda good? I have an 256MB PCIE 7300LE with 256MB Ram. steals another 256MB and I get great performance. If he doesnt use that much RAM anyways then that video card should be good for you.

 

[hNic]

or he could spend $10 less and not steal RAM and have both perfrom equally as well....they both have dedicated RAM...no one is fighting for the cookie jar lol