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Heart Koba

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Join date: 2 Jul 2007

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01-23-2009 02:21

Looking at HPPavillion a6712f-b
Intel Pentium Dual-core desktop processor E5200
RAM=6GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM (can expand to 8GB)
500GB Hard drive
vista Home, 64-bit ediition with SP1
Intel graphics media accelerator 3100 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
comes with 22" widescreen LCD flat panel monitor
At $650 i think this is a good buy???
BUT what about the graphics card??? I read that SL does not like the intel graphics card. If I upgrade it can someone recommend a good card for this pc and sl -
I found a GeForce 8400 GS PCI with 512 MB would that work well?
Thanks

Milla Janick

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Join date: 2 Jan 2008

Posts: 3,075

01-23-2009 05:52

From: Heart Koba

BUT what about the graphics card??? I read that SL does not like the intel graphics card. If I upgrade it can someone recommend a good card for this pc and sl -
I found a GeForce 8400 GS PCI with 512 MB would that work well?
Thanks

Yes, the Intel graphics bites.

You need a PCI Express video card, not plain PCI. An 8400GS will work better than the Intel video. An 8500 or 8600 would be better, if they're within your budget. The higher the second number in the name, the better the performance.

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Heart Koba

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will this one work too

01-23-2009 07:02

EVGA GeForce 9500 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR2, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Support, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, VGA Support

this card is on Tigerdirect.com for $45 Bucks
i have been doing some reading and it looks compatable???

Boy Lane

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01-23-2009 11:26

Try to get at least a 9600, better a 9800.

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Looking at New PC? Need Input
Heart Koba Registered User Join date: 2 Jul 2007 Posts: 2	01-23-2009 02:21 Looking at HPPavillion a6712f-b Intel Pentium Dual-core desktop processor E5200 RAM=6GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM (can expand to 8GB) 500GB Hard drive vista Home, 64-bit ediition with SP1 Intel graphics media accelerator 3100 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< comes with 22" widescreen LCD flat panel monitor At $650 i think this is a good buy??? BUT what about the graphics card??? I read that SL does not like the intel graphics card. If I upgrade it can someone recommend a good card for this pc and sl - I found a GeForce 8400 GS PCI with 512 MB would that work well? Thanks
Milla Janick Empress Of The Universe Join date: 2 Jan 2008 Posts: 3,075	01-23-2009 05:52 From: Heart Koba BUT what about the graphics card??? I read that SL does not like the intel graphics card. If I upgrade it can someone recommend a good card for this pc and sl - I found a GeForce 8400 GS PCI with 512 MB would that work well? Thanks Yes, the Intel graphics bites. You need a PCI Express video card, not plain PCI. An 8400GS will work better than the Intel video. An 8500 or 8600 would be better, if they're within your budget. The higher the second number in the name, the better the performance. _____________________ http://www.avatarsunited.com/avatars/milla-janick All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain...
Heart Koba Registered User Join date: 2 Jul 2007 Posts: 2	will this one work too 01-23-2009 07:02 EVGA GeForce 9500 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR2, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Support, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, VGA Support this card is on Tigerdirect.com for $45 Bucks i have been doing some reading and it looks compatable???
Boy Lane Evil Dolly Join date: 8 May 2007 Posts: 690	01-23-2009 11:26 Try to get at least a 9600, better a 9800. _____________________ Cool Viewers for Virtual Worlds, Home of Rainbow: http://my.opera.com/boylane Download: http://coolviewer.googlecode.com Source: http://github.com/boy Be plurked: http://plurk.com/BoyLane/invite

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