building an intel based computer but didn't get a video card.
Looking at video cards now, i prefer ATI then Nvidia, usually based on a past bad experience.
Now..... it appears that ALL ATI are now AMD?
Is that a bit weird? an AMD video card in an INTEL i5 Sandybridge build??????
I cannot be the only person that finds that a tad bit odd?|||It's not weird at all. AMD bought ATI and now call their graphics cards AMD Radeon.
I have a Radeon card in an Intel based system. There's no reason why you can't. There's absolutely no advantage to pairing Intel with NVIDIA or AMD with AMD Radeon.|||AMD bought off ATI quite a few years ago so rebranding isn't unexpected. However AMD graphics cards work perfectly well with Intel builds. Unlike AMD chipsets which usually only support AMD technologies and some NVidia ones, Intel chipsets will support both AMD's and NVidia's technology, both with Multi GPU configs and the GPU's themselves. NVidia is also a very competent manufacturer, they've made many improvements over the past generation. The old overheating and way too much noise and power problem with the GTX 480 has been corrected with the GTX 580 as have most other problems. Many NVidia technologies are also more mature than their AMD counterpart, the big one being NVidia 3D Vision which just blows HD3D out of the water in terms of usability, manageability, support in more software, and many others. So also it's hard to return to a manufacturer after having previous problems with them, I would still consider NVidia a worthy brand to consider.
In the end, if you think that an AMD/Intel build would not suit you then I should think that NVidia would be the right way to go. Remember, NVidia only supplies the GPU part of the graphics card. If you have problems with a certain card it may not be the GPU, it could be shipping problems or the actual card, which is manufactured by a third part like Gigabyte, EVGA or ASUS not a problem with the GPU itself, so you should not rule out NVidia because of a prior experience.|||AMD bought ATI and changed the name. Your GPU and your CPU are two different thinks. You can use AMD GPU with a intel CPU that's no problem at al.
No it isn't odd it is just the world we live in. Do not fear the computer where i'm typing on has a CPU from intel and a GPU from AMD aka ATI.|||Intel can not design GPU's. Beyond the integrated motherboard GPU they never showed any interest in competing with ATI, nVidia, Matrox and many others.
In fact Sandy Bridge is a graphics TURKEY!
Prior to the on-die CPU/GPU the GPU was designed around a chip set. The 2 major chipset players were ATI and nVidia.
Well since AMD bought ATI for the Fusion development and Intel developed Sandy Bridge the chipset is now a thing of the past.
nVidia now is now in second place for the high end graphics chip design and yes it is AMD.
AMD also has announced that they are no longer competing with Intel; yeah right and they may be moving down a path very similar to nVidia. An APU design house. nVidia is trying to score heavily with TegraII an ARM chip with GPU on-die. But who knows.
Real performance comes with x86 and only AMD builds highend graphics on-die with pretty damm good x86.
So if you want the best graphics that money can buy then it's AMD.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Can you upgrade a video card on a H.P dv4?
hi i have a H.P dv4 laptop and its he windows vista one to be exact its a dv4 1125nr and its good this is all its features
Processor 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5800
Memory 4,096MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz
Hard drive 250GB, 5,400rpm
Chipset Intel GM45
Graphics Intel GMA 4500MHD (integrated)
Operating System Windows Vista Premium 64-bit
Dimensions (width x height) 13.2x9.5 inches
Thickness 1.4 to 1.6 inches
Screen size (diagonal) 14.1 inches
System weight / Weight with AC adapter 5.3 / 6.1 pounds
Category Midsize
i was wondering if i can put a ATI or Radeon or AMD video card into it so i can be faster when im playing games.|||No. You cannot upgrade graphic/video card on laptops. Sorry.
Processor 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5800
Memory 4,096MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz
Hard drive 250GB, 5,400rpm
Chipset Intel GM45
Graphics Intel GMA 4500MHD (integrated)
Operating System Windows Vista Premium 64-bit
Dimensions (width x height) 13.2x9.5 inches
Thickness 1.4 to 1.6 inches
Screen size (diagonal) 14.1 inches
System weight / Weight with AC adapter 5.3 / 6.1 pounds
Category Midsize
i was wondering if i can put a ATI or Radeon or AMD video card into it so i can be faster when im playing games.|||No. You cannot upgrade graphic/video card on laptops. Sorry.
Can I run 4 computer monitors on a pair of CrossFire'd AMD video cards?
OK... I know that if you crossfire a couple AMD vid cards, you DEFINIETLY can use the power of both cards to make, in a sense, one super video card. I know that much is true about CrossFire'd cards. What I don't know is that if you CrossFire 2 cards, can you hook up 4 monitors to them and have one gigantic extended desktop? I can't seem to find any documentation anywhere on this, all though I've heard through the grape vine that this is possible.
Can someone help me out with some links to show #1, if you can have a 4 monitor display set up using CrossFire, and #2, how you configure that with in the Catalyst software....?
Thanks.|||Yes.you can run 4 computer monitors on a pair of CrossFire'd AMD video cards.i agree the 8800 likes the juice, and the 4830 outperforms, if you start a argument you better have some good evidence backing you. now can we stop this whole thread about stupid stuff and just enjoy a new card on the market.It's you guys who are acting like some stupids and assholes and at least in the case of btrunr I know he will regret those comments in the future when he calms down.
I know for sure btrunr knows, because I have said that to him in more than one post (if he didn't forget about it), that I bought this 8800gt for 203 euros when at that time 8800GT's were selling for 250 minimum and other 8800 GT OC cards with similar clocks were near 300. That was 1,5 weeks after it was released so you will remember those prices if you make memory. The HD3870 was selling for 225 the cheapest and 240 the most expensive.
Now we get back to power consumption (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/S...D… and we can see that the card consumes 15 watts more. 15 not 100. I think there is a difference, but you know, they didn't teach me a lot of maths in the fanboy academy... (sarcasm if you didn't catch it). So if 100w difference would suppose 100 euros per year in electricity in my case, guess what? 15w suposes 15 euros and the 8800GT is significantly faster than the HD3870 so end of story.|||I think that you can easily extend the desktop over 4 computer monitors,
if you have 4 video cards, or 2 video cards with two outputs.
For example, under windows, in the control panel of the video settings,
you can first let each card identify its monitor(s) and then you can
drag around the monitors shapes to organize them spatially as you like them.
What it is more doubtful, is if you could use it in games, where the 3D acceleration
is active. In that case I fear that the crossfire cannot work correctly across different
monitors managed by different video cards.|||To tell you the truth, I have never thought about it, but I believe the answer is no. When you run SLI or Crossfire usually you only have access to one card's outputs. For example, you can only use 2 out of 4 cards for video output in 4-way SLI.
I would assume the same for Crossfire. =/
Sorry.|||http://sites.amd.com/us/underground/prod…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzGtxlaPQ…|||I have 2 3870's in crossfire.
I haven't tried 4 monitors but I did have 2 hooked up at one time a while back. Don't remember the configuration on them but I'm thinking that I had one monitor hooked to each card.
I opened CCC and looked at the display manager it is shows blocks for monitors numbered 1, 2, 3, 4. I can't say for sure how this works but I would assume that it would stretch the desktop across all 4.
I do know that crossfire had to be disabled for both monitors to work when I had that set up. Not sure why but it was a popup I got on CCC when setting up both monitors.|||No you can't, and here is why.
Crossfire'd GPU's split the work of one screen (Or two) in blocks. Imagine a checkers board. All the white boxes are controlled by GPU1 while all the black are controlled by GPU2. Even with two monitors the operation is the same. (Just picture two checkers boards side by side). In order to hook up more then 2 monitors, you will need special hardware and software to handle the operation. How ever having crossfire'd GPU's will help your computer pump out enough power to cover the multiple monitors.
Your hardware options are as follow:
Multiple GPU's. If you have Two non-crossfire'd GPU's that both have two Out port then you can do this. Or you can purchase one PCI card that was created for a large amount of monitors (Over 3 up to 8)
Can someone help me out with some links to show #1, if you can have a 4 monitor display set up using CrossFire, and #2, how you configure that with in the Catalyst software....?
Thanks.|||Yes.you can run 4 computer monitors on a pair of CrossFire'd AMD video cards.i agree the 8800 likes the juice, and the 4830 outperforms, if you start a argument you better have some good evidence backing you. now can we stop this whole thread about stupid stuff and just enjoy a new card on the market.It's you guys who are acting like some stupids and assholes and at least in the case of btrunr I know he will regret those comments in the future when he calms down.
I know for sure btrunr knows, because I have said that to him in more than one post (if he didn't forget about it), that I bought this 8800gt for 203 euros when at that time 8800GT's were selling for 250 minimum and other 8800 GT OC cards with similar clocks were near 300. That was 1,5 weeks after it was released so you will remember those prices if you make memory. The HD3870 was selling for 225 the cheapest and 240 the most expensive.
Now we get back to power consumption (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/S...D… and we can see that the card consumes 15 watts more. 15 not 100. I think there is a difference, but you know, they didn't teach me a lot of maths in the fanboy academy... (sarcasm if you didn't catch it). So if 100w difference would suppose 100 euros per year in electricity in my case, guess what? 15w suposes 15 euros and the 8800GT is significantly faster than the HD3870 so end of story.|||I think that you can easily extend the desktop over 4 computer monitors,
if you have 4 video cards, or 2 video cards with two outputs.
For example, under windows, in the control panel of the video settings,
you can first let each card identify its monitor(s) and then you can
drag around the monitors shapes to organize them spatially as you like them.
What it is more doubtful, is if you could use it in games, where the 3D acceleration
is active. In that case I fear that the crossfire cannot work correctly across different
monitors managed by different video cards.|||To tell you the truth, I have never thought about it, but I believe the answer is no. When you run SLI or Crossfire usually you only have access to one card's outputs. For example, you can only use 2 out of 4 cards for video output in 4-way SLI.
I would assume the same for Crossfire. =/
Sorry.|||http://sites.amd.com/us/underground/prod…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzGtxlaPQ…|||I have 2 3870's in crossfire.
I haven't tried 4 monitors but I did have 2 hooked up at one time a while back. Don't remember the configuration on them but I'm thinking that I had one monitor hooked to each card.
I opened CCC and looked at the display manager it is shows blocks for monitors numbered 1, 2, 3, 4. I can't say for sure how this works but I would assume that it would stretch the desktop across all 4.
I do know that crossfire had to be disabled for both monitors to work when I had that set up. Not sure why but it was a popup I got on CCC when setting up both monitors.|||No you can't, and here is why.
Crossfire'd GPU's split the work of one screen (Or two) in blocks. Imagine a checkers board. All the white boxes are controlled by GPU1 while all the black are controlled by GPU2. Even with two monitors the operation is the same. (Just picture two checkers boards side by side). In order to hook up more then 2 monitors, you will need special hardware and software to handle the operation. How ever having crossfire'd GPU's will help your computer pump out enough power to cover the multiple monitors.
Your hardware options are as follow:
Multiple GPU's. If you have Two non-crossfire'd GPU's that both have two Out port then you can do this. Or you can purchase one PCI card that was created for a large amount of monitors (Over 3 up to 8)
How do i install my video card driver?
hello! i got a amd video card but when i try to install i don't know what my video card stuff is all i know is that its a amd video card i uninstalld amd a Little while ago but i didn't know it was my video card can anyone help me please|||download the AMD Driver Autodetect utility http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/wi…|||The Better way you can get help is to go to youtube
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_qu…|||usb?
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_qu…|||usb?
What does it mean if a video card is discrete?
I am looking for Laptops and the HP Envy has a 1 GB Discrete AMD Video Card. Is it Good?|||Discrete cards are always a good thing: it means better gaming and media, and is the sign of a premium laptop. Yes, the HP envy is a very nice laptop, I've been wanting one myself for awhile :)|||Discrete video card is a card that is not part of the Motherboard its a add on.
How do I correctly install/uninstall AMD video card drivers?
So I have this radeon 6850 and its great and all (its my first ATI/AMD card) but it constantly crashes or freezes or the screen just goes black and sometimes comes back but other times I have to restart the desktop. The most common thing to happen is it to say "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered". "Display driver AMD driver stopped responding and has successfully recovered."
It has to do with the video cards drivers. What I want to know is how do I correctly install and uninstall AMD drivers and where do I download the newest ones, links would be greatly appreciated.
I am running Windows 7 64 Bit and the card is a Powercolor Radeon 6850.
Thanks in advance.|||"What I want to know is how do I correctly install and uninstall AMD drivers" - right click on "computer" and select properties, then click on device manager. click on display adapters, double click on your video card, click on driver tab and click on uninstall. Then reboot the computer.
But, before doing the above, download the latest drivers from AMD here: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pa… aand save the driver for installation after removing your older driver(s).|||you can try the Driver Navigator，it is such a software which automatically detect and download the drivers you need for your computer. immediately detects your system’s hardware, locates out-of-date or missing drivers and replaces them with the latest versions. here is the free trial version for you: http://www.discount-coupon-codes.net/uti…
hope it helps.|||One of the biggest problems with AMD is that when you uninstall the driver and CCC it tends to leave remanant files and registry entries that dont get overwritten when you install new driver and CCC resulting in you having the same issue you had previously but with the newer driver.
The method I'm about to describe removes everything from your computer(Hopefully)
Control panel/add remove programs/ATI install manager(double click)/select uninstall manager/custom/select everything for uninstall except chipset drivers(these are for your motherboard,RAID etc)then uninstall.
After uninstall go to Program files and delete all files pertaining to ATI,reboot and let windows load generic driver then it will probably ask for reboot again.after reboot use this program http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner and clean your registry of AMD/ATI entries.You can even go as far as using this program as well http://www.guru3d.com/category/driverswe… just make sure to read instructions carefully.
Your computer should now be completely clear of all files pertaining to AMD/ATI.Now its just a matter of installing the new driver and CCC which is available here http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pa…
I take no responsibilty for this,its a pretty hardcore way of clearing driver and control software from your system.
It has to do with the video cards drivers. What I want to know is how do I correctly install and uninstall AMD drivers and where do I download the newest ones, links would be greatly appreciated.
I am running Windows 7 64 Bit and the card is a Powercolor Radeon 6850.
Thanks in advance.|||"What I want to know is how do I correctly install and uninstall AMD drivers" - right click on "computer" and select properties, then click on device manager. click on display adapters, double click on your video card, click on driver tab and click on uninstall. Then reboot the computer.
But, before doing the above, download the latest drivers from AMD here: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pa… aand save the driver for installation after removing your older driver(s).|||you can try the Driver Navigator，it is such a software which automatically detect and download the drivers you need for your computer. immediately detects your system’s hardware, locates out-of-date or missing drivers and replaces them with the latest versions. here is the free trial version for you: http://www.discount-coupon-codes.net/uti…
hope it helps.|||One of the biggest problems with AMD is that when you uninstall the driver and CCC it tends to leave remanant files and registry entries that dont get overwritten when you install new driver and CCC resulting in you having the same issue you had previously but with the newer driver.
The method I'm about to describe removes everything from your computer(Hopefully)
Control panel/add remove programs/ATI install manager(double click)/select uninstall manager/custom/select everything for uninstall except chipset drivers(these are for your motherboard,RAID etc)then uninstall.
After uninstall go to Program files and delete all files pertaining to ATI,reboot and let windows load generic driver then it will probably ask for reboot again.after reboot use this program http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner and clean your registry of AMD/ATI entries.You can even go as far as using this program as well http://www.guru3d.com/category/driverswe… just make sure to read instructions carefully.
Your computer should now be completely clear of all files pertaining to AMD/ATI.Now its just a matter of installing the new driver and CCC which is available here http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pa…
I take no responsibilty for this,its a pretty hardcore way of clearing driver and control software from your system.
Intel or Amd- video card?
new video card should i get intel or amd|||neither of these are very good.. you need an nvidia card or ati as stated below. you can play games on the cards you have listed very well|||AMD or ATI, Nvidia if you feel like splurging some money but they really equal the first two.
But do not go Intel, every one that I've seen is terrible and I don't think they even make dedicated cards.
I had a 2009, laptop with good specs and an intel card. It could barely run Knights of the Old Republic 1. They are hands down just terrible.|||Avoid Intel graphics. Bad performance, bad compatibility, bad OpenGL... 'nuff said.
For low-end, AMD is a better buy than Nvidia. At the high-end, it's pretty neck and neck.
Also, ATI = AMD.|||GPU buyers guide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgR7pZlPI…|||AMD
to you geniouses. AMD = ATI|||Intel and Graphics aren't a good combination. AMD all the way.|||Why not Nvidia or ATI? They are pretty good.Will let you play high end games too
But do not go Intel, every one that I've seen is terrible and I don't think they even make dedicated cards.
I had a 2009, laptop with good specs and an intel card. It could barely run Knights of the Old Republic 1. They are hands down just terrible.|||Avoid Intel graphics. Bad performance, bad compatibility, bad OpenGL... 'nuff said.
For low-end, AMD is a better buy than Nvidia. At the high-end, it's pretty neck and neck.
Also, ATI = AMD.|||GPU buyers guide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgR7pZlPI…|||AMD
to you geniouses. AMD = ATI|||Intel and Graphics aren't a good combination. AMD all the way.|||Why not Nvidia or ATI? They are pretty good.Will let you play high end games too
Is it true?? processor and video card?
is it true :
that an AMD processor must use an AMD video card also?
and an intel processor can use both nvidia or an AMD video card?|||There are a lot of motherboards with built-in graphics cards - these motherboards are built to support either a AMD or Intel processor -> you cannot put an AMD processor on an Intel motherboard.
So the answer is not about graphics cards, but about motherboards with built-in graphics - AMD with AMD and Intel with Intel.
If you put a PCI or PCIE graphics card (that is on a PCI or PCIE port on your motherboard), it doesn't matter what processor you use, they would both recognize it. So you can put a PCI NVidia card on both AMD or Intel motherboards.|||AMD and Intel processors can use any video cards.
Intel processors can use NVIDIA and AMD video cards.
AMD processors can use AMD and NVIDIA video cards.
The only thing you have to worry about is if your motherboard has the right socket (for processor) and slot (for video card).|||There are no compatibility issues between CPUs and video cards. You can use any video card with any CPU so long as you have a motherboard that supports the CPU and has the slot type the video card requires.|||AMD can run AMD / ATI as well as NVIDIA graphics cards.
Same as INTEL can run NVIDIA and AMD / ATI graphics cards.|||Not true.
You can have nvidia on amd or AMD/ati on intel|||They're all compatible to each other. You can mix them anyway you want it.|||yes.
Even though a processor's frequency is still an essential criterion for a laptop computer's graphics card is integrated, i.e. it is a ... i.e. a S-Video connector that allows you to connect the computer to load faster. This is also true for that motors that run the hard drives and CD/DVD drives/burners do process with video cards.
that an AMD processor must use an AMD video card also?
and an intel processor can use both nvidia or an AMD video card?|||There are a lot of motherboards with built-in graphics cards - these motherboards are built to support either a AMD or Intel processor -> you cannot put an AMD processor on an Intel motherboard.
So the answer is not about graphics cards, but about motherboards with built-in graphics - AMD with AMD and Intel with Intel.
If you put a PCI or PCIE graphics card (that is on a PCI or PCIE port on your motherboard), it doesn't matter what processor you use, they would both recognize it. So you can put a PCI NVidia card on both AMD or Intel motherboards.|||AMD and Intel processors can use any video cards.
Intel processors can use NVIDIA and AMD video cards.
AMD processors can use AMD and NVIDIA video cards.
The only thing you have to worry about is if your motherboard has the right socket (for processor) and slot (for video card).|||There are no compatibility issues between CPUs and video cards. You can use any video card with any CPU so long as you have a motherboard that supports the CPU and has the slot type the video card requires.|||AMD can run AMD / ATI as well as NVIDIA graphics cards.
Same as INTEL can run NVIDIA and AMD / ATI graphics cards.|||Not true.
You can have nvidia on amd or AMD/ati on intel|||They're all compatible to each other. You can mix them anyway you want it.|||yes.
Even though a processor's frequency is still an essential criterion for a laptop computer's graphics card is integrated, i.e. it is a ... i.e. a S-Video connector that allows you to connect the computer to load faster. This is also true for that motors that run the hard drives and CD/DVD drives/burners do process with video cards.
What does AMD video cards have that competes w/ Nvidia's PhysX?
In terms of environment detail that the physx offer, what similar feature does amd have? Thanks!|||AMD never implemented anything like that in their GPU hardware. Nowadays many games do those sorts of terrain physics via the processor, not the graphics card.|||There is Havok and a few other lesser known systems, but Nvidia's PhysX is the winner in every category for the few games it is supported by.
Can AMD graphic card run on Intel motherboard?
i wonder if the Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit can run on this Intel LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 which is supports ATi Crossfire ???
This is my first build, i want to go with the intel core i7-2600k . So is the AMD video card above can run normally on that intel motherboard ? Thanks you for answer my question. Appreciate it.|||A video card will work on ANY motherboard with at least one PCI-E slot. Motherboard type -- whether Intel or AMD -- is irrelevant. The P67 chipset supports either two ATi cards in Crossfire, or two nVidia cards in SLI. So it is pretty flexible with whichever card(s) you go with.|||I have a XFX 6850 ATI HD running it with a dx58so i7-920. It works great. These days they all work flawlessly.|||sure will. just make sure your case and psu are both big enough.
BTW, thats going to be a sick set up. happy pwning!
This is my first build, i want to go with the intel core i7-2600k . So is the AMD video card above can run normally on that intel motherboard ? Thanks you for answer my question. Appreciate it.|||A video card will work on ANY motherboard with at least one PCI-E slot. Motherboard type -- whether Intel or AMD -- is irrelevant. The P67 chipset supports either two ATi cards in Crossfire, or two nVidia cards in SLI. So it is pretty flexible with whichever card(s) you go with.|||I have a XFX 6850 ATI HD running it with a dx58so i7-920. It works great. These days they all work flawlessly.|||sure will. just make sure your case and psu are both big enough.
BTW, thats going to be a sick set up. happy pwning!
Will a amd video card work on an intel system?
Im planing on buying this >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150545
But its amd and my computer is all intel, will there be any problems with this
Thanks|||Any AMD card will work with an Intel based computer and same goes for NVIDIA cards and AMD CPU's, providing that the motherboard has the correct slot type to accommodate the card.
Some people say that you should match CPU's and video cards. In other words, only use AMD cards with AMD CPU's and only use NVIDIA cards with Intel chips. They say that the performance is better but that's a myth. It's simply not true.|||Not not a question of brand its a question of AGP/PCI/PCI-e and what Speed PCI-E slot does your computer have. After you knwo the slot its up to you what Type of card you want. But yes that card will work on a intell.|||It should work fine provided that your motherboard has a slot of the appropriate type.
If you're not sure, you should be able to take it to Best Buy or bribe your local computer geek to confirm.|||As long as the motherboard has something to fit the PCI Express connection on the card, it doesn't matter if the rest of your hardware is from Intel.|||Yup, makes absolutely no difference
But its amd and my computer is all intel, will there be any problems with this
Thanks|||Any AMD card will work with an Intel based computer and same goes for NVIDIA cards and AMD CPU's, providing that the motherboard has the correct slot type to accommodate the card.
Some people say that you should match CPU's and video cards. In other words, only use AMD cards with AMD CPU's and only use NVIDIA cards with Intel chips. They say that the performance is better but that's a myth. It's simply not true.|||Not not a question of brand its a question of AGP/PCI/PCI-e and what Speed PCI-E slot does your computer have. After you knwo the slot its up to you what Type of card you want. But yes that card will work on a intell.|||It should work fine provided that your motherboard has a slot of the appropriate type.
If you're not sure, you should be able to take it to Best Buy or bribe your local computer geek to confirm.|||As long as the motherboard has something to fit the PCI Express connection on the card, it doesn't matter if the rest of your hardware is from Intel.|||Yup, makes absolutely no difference
What's a solid AMD video card manufacturing company?
I'm looking to buy a AMD Radeon 6950, 6970 that's 10.4 inches in length or lower.
I recently purchased a Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 Dirt3 addition to replace my Crossfire setup of HIS Radeon HD 5770 cards.
The card ran great for a day, and then I noticed artifact tearing and constant crashing to blue screen was an immediate sign the card was bad. But I gave it the benefit of the doubt, went to safe mode, disabled the card, uninstalled the old AMd drivers, swiped the registry for AMD video clean and reinstalled drivers. Still same artifacts and crashing. So I turned off PC, reseated the card, and still same issues.
I had to RMA the card, and unfortunately Newegg doesn't have it in stock anymore (I figured these cards were good because they're out of STOCK everywhere.) so it's likely by the time it;'s finished processing I'll get my refund.
I'm looking to spend anywhere from 280-360 dollars. I need some good solid suggestions and please omit HIS and Sapphire. I don't know enough about Sapphire honestly, but I already got a band impression - and with all my experience with HIS those cards run blazing hot.|||lol thats what u get for buying amd, change to nvidia. buy gtx 570 its about 300-350$ and beats the hd6970|||You didn't' check the compatibility of the processor. Before you buy anything computer-related, you have to check the compatibility.
The processor I believe is for a different computer model, and the drivers are totally different as well.|||I have an XFX Radeon HD 6950, and it has worked flawlessly from day 1. Ive had it running everyday - all day - for about 6 months now.
Great card, and good company.
That's ridiculous about Nvida being better than AMD. They both have bad cards from time to time. It just happens.|||I've owned a couple Asus Radeon cards in the past and those gave me no problems at all. If you watch some videos on what's on the PCB of the Asus triple slot Direct CU2 cards, you will see that Asus goes overboard with the VRM and uses some ot the best parts money can buy.
MSI does a good job with over-engineering their Twin-Frozer and Hawk cards. MSI does a top notch job with the power design that's on their high-end cards. In my experience, Asus has better customer support so I would go with one of their cards before I went with a MSI.
Normally Sapphire is pretty good but they can go from one extreme to another. They will make some cards out of cheap parts. Their Vapor-X Toxic cards are made a little bit better than a standard clocked card with one of their In-House design coolers.
XFX is suppose to be another good manufacturer of AMD Radeon cards.
I don't know HIS all that well but I've never heard anything bad about them. I would stay away from Gigabyte! Gigabyte will slap a fancy cooler on a cheaply made card.
In some games the performance of the X-Fire 5770 setup will nip at the heels of a Single 6950. I would either wait for the 7900 series of get a 6970. Don't count on much with the 7900 series. The 7950 will have about the same graphics power of a GTX 580 and it will cost $450. It seems to me the 7900 series will be prices accoringly with what already on the market... minus the GTX 590 and 6990.|||PowerColor is ranked pretty high in performance tests.
I recently purchased a Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 Dirt3 addition to replace my Crossfire setup of HIS Radeon HD 5770 cards.
The card ran great for a day, and then I noticed artifact tearing and constant crashing to blue screen was an immediate sign the card was bad. But I gave it the benefit of the doubt, went to safe mode, disabled the card, uninstalled the old AMd drivers, swiped the registry for AMD video clean and reinstalled drivers. Still same artifacts and crashing. So I turned off PC, reseated the card, and still same issues.
I had to RMA the card, and unfortunately Newegg doesn't have it in stock anymore (I figured these cards were good because they're out of STOCK everywhere.) so it's likely by the time it;'s finished processing I'll get my refund.
I'm looking to spend anywhere from 280-360 dollars. I need some good solid suggestions and please omit HIS and Sapphire. I don't know enough about Sapphire honestly, but I already got a band impression - and with all my experience with HIS those cards run blazing hot.|||lol thats what u get for buying amd, change to nvidia. buy gtx 570 its about 300-350$ and beats the hd6970|||You didn't' check the compatibility of the processor. Before you buy anything computer-related, you have to check the compatibility.
The processor I believe is for a different computer model, and the drivers are totally different as well.|||I have an XFX Radeon HD 6950, and it has worked flawlessly from day 1. Ive had it running everyday - all day - for about 6 months now.
Great card, and good company.
That's ridiculous about Nvida being better than AMD. They both have bad cards from time to time. It just happens.|||I've owned a couple Asus Radeon cards in the past and those gave me no problems at all. If you watch some videos on what's on the PCB of the Asus triple slot Direct CU2 cards, you will see that Asus goes overboard with the VRM and uses some ot the best parts money can buy.
MSI does a good job with over-engineering their Twin-Frozer and Hawk cards. MSI does a top notch job with the power design that's on their high-end cards. In my experience, Asus has better customer support so I would go with one of their cards before I went with a MSI.
Normally Sapphire is pretty good but they can go from one extreme to another. They will make some cards out of cheap parts. Their Vapor-X Toxic cards are made a little bit better than a standard clocked card with one of their In-House design coolers.
XFX is suppose to be another good manufacturer of AMD Radeon cards.
I don't know HIS all that well but I've never heard anything bad about them. I would stay away from Gigabyte! Gigabyte will slap a fancy cooler on a cheaply made card.
In some games the performance of the X-Fire 5770 setup will nip at the heels of a Single 6950. I would either wait for the 7900 series of get a 6970. Don't count on much with the 7900 series. The 7950 will have about the same graphics power of a GTX 580 and it will cost $450. It seems to me the 7900 series will be prices accoringly with what already on the market... minus the GTX 590 and 6990.|||PowerColor is ranked pretty high in performance tests.
How do i update my AMD video card driver? TEN POINTS BEST ANSWER!?
my video card is:
AMD Turion(tm) X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-72 2.10GHz
if it helps my laptop is a hp Pavilion dv4-1225dx|||http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softw…
You'll have to select the operating system you're using and from there there is a list of drivers including the video card driver.
Hope this helps!|||hi, try the amd and hp site, they should work. if still no help there, hope these links can help instead:
http://www.ati-drivers.net/ati-video-dri…
http://www.drivers-updates.net/drivers/v…
http://www.drivers-updates.net/company/a…
http://www.download-drivers.org/ati-driv…
you can also keep asking on the following forum:
http://forums.driverguide.com/
hope my answer helps.
good luck|||If you have Windows Vista or Windows 7:
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/wi…
Hope this helps!|||I have not looked this up but are you sure that isnt integrated graphics? If so your best bet is to upgrade through hp
AMD Turion(tm) X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-72 2.10GHz
if it helps my laptop is a hp Pavilion dv4-1225dx|||http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softw…
You'll have to select the operating system you're using and from there there is a list of drivers including the video card driver.
Hope this helps!|||hi, try the amd and hp site, they should work. if still no help there, hope these links can help instead:
http://www.ati-drivers.net/ati-video-dri…
http://www.drivers-updates.net/drivers/v…
http://www.drivers-updates.net/company/a…
http://www.download-drivers.org/ati-driv…
you can also keep asking on the following forum:
http://forums.driverguide.com/
hope my answer helps.
good luck|||If you have Windows Vista or Windows 7:
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/wi…
Hope this helps!|||I have not looked this up but are you sure that isnt integrated graphics? If so your best bet is to upgrade through hp
Which amd video card should i use for gaming?
an hd 6k series graphics card? is there any other option? which one is newest and bang/buck for gaming?|||I just bought a Sapphire 6970, its the best card I ever owned. I guess you could wait for the Sapphire over clocked version, the 6970 TOXIC or wait till the dual GPU 6990 rolls out, or wait for the Sapphire 6990 TOXIC. Right now the AMD 6970s are the best out right now. Except the Fastest card out now is still the Sapphire TOXIC 5970 with 4GB of GDDR5 memory clocked @ 900, and needs 850 watt power supply to run.|||HD 6870 is a good card. Though, it preforms the same as a GTX 460 anf the 460 is a little bit less. The 5000 series is great too. If you really want a new card that is really good, then the HD 6890 is the way to go. But seriously look at the HD 5000 series, they are a little better than the HD 6000 series.
I have a computer with a AMD video card what is the fastest one?
I want to get the best one for gaming.|||So you already have a video card (AMD).
Now the fastest card for you is the one you already have, you can buy one or two more of them and run them in CrossfireX, depending upon the number of available PCIExpress x16 slots on your motherboard.
If your motherboard has only one PCIEx16 slot and you are planning to buy a new card, the best gaming-oriented budget card is the ATI Radeon HD5830, available for about 220$.
Or if you are an NVIDIA Fanboy, it is the GTX460.
Have a good day.|||This is the fastest card on the market(Limited Edition)....It's a lot faster than the 5970,its a 5870x2 with 4GB's of DDR5 memory.....Costs about 1200.00usd....Its a great looking card to...
The ASUS ARES Limited Edition GPU
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1357…
Being more realistic price wise the 5870 and the 5850 are the best performers on the ATI side....Yes there is the 5970 but its total overkill and carries a big price tag....
If you want a Nvidia card the GTX 480 or the the GTX 470 are the top gaming cards that perform slightly better than the 5870 and the 5850.....
Scott|||The Best ATI Card is the Radeon 5970 with a price tag of aprox 800 CAN.
The Best Nvidia Card is the GTX 480.
Hope this helps.
Now the fastest card for you is the one you already have, you can buy one or two more of them and run them in CrossfireX, depending upon the number of available PCIExpress x16 slots on your motherboard.
If your motherboard has only one PCIEx16 slot and you are planning to buy a new card, the best gaming-oriented budget card is the ATI Radeon HD5830, available for about 220$.
Or if you are an NVIDIA Fanboy, it is the GTX460.
Have a good day.|||This is the fastest card on the market(Limited Edition)....It's a lot faster than the 5970,its a 5870x2 with 4GB's of DDR5 memory.....Costs about 1200.00usd....Its a great looking card to...
The ASUS ARES Limited Edition GPU
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1357…
Being more realistic price wise the 5870 and the 5850 are the best performers on the ATI side....Yes there is the 5970 but its total overkill and carries a big price tag....
If you want a Nvidia card the GTX 480 or the the GTX 470 are the top gaming cards that perform slightly better than the 5870 and the 5850.....
Scott|||The Best ATI Card is the Radeon 5970 with a price tag of aprox 800 CAN.
The Best Nvidia Card is the GTX 480.
Hope this helps.
What ATI/AMD video card Company has the best customer support and which one has the worst?
What's been your experience with your card manufacturers support and RMA experience?
XFX, Gigabyte, Asus, Sapphire seem to have good word of mouth.
HIS, Diamond seem to have bad word of mouth ...
Is any of this true in your experience? or has diamond or HIS actually come through for any of you?|||XFX is the best they offer and support a double lifetime warranty if you register the card after you buy and install it. Then EVGA are good video cards. I have used Sapphire video cards in the past and had a GPU cooler fan to burn up and their customer service sent me a new one with no hassle and no cost so that was good.
I like XFX they seem to be built to last more so than some of the "off" brands.
Have fun|||I'd go with XFX of Gigabyte for best support. HIS cards are good but i believe the support isn't as good. Are you planning on buying a graphics card?
XFX, Gigabyte, Asus, Sapphire seem to have good word of mouth.
HIS, Diamond seem to have bad word of mouth ...
Is any of this true in your experience? or has diamond or HIS actually come through for any of you?|||XFX is the best they offer and support a double lifetime warranty if you register the card after you buy and install it. Then EVGA are good video cards. I have used Sapphire video cards in the past and had a GPU cooler fan to burn up and their customer service sent me a new one with no hassle and no cost so that was good.
I like XFX they seem to be built to last more so than some of the "off" brands.
Have fun|||I'd go with XFX of Gigabyte for best support. HIS cards are good but i believe the support isn't as good. Are you planning on buying a graphics card?
Can i use a amd video card on and intel motherboard?
i am thinking ob buying a MSI Radeon HD 6870 Hawk Video Card and it is a amd video card i dont know if it will work on my intel mother board|||Yep, as long as the motherboard has a PCI-Express x16 slot and your power supply meets the requirements for the Radeon HD 6870 (minimum 500 watts with two 6-pin power connecters)|||yes, as long as the motherboard has an expansion card that fits the video card.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Help on my Video card!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
ok, I have 2 PC, An AMD pc with specs: 1.6ghz, 525mb ram, and a good video card, and an ACER pc with specs: 3.39ghz and 2 gig of ram, and a fail video card,
I really want to play NBAA2k10, so i tried to switch their video card, but the AMD video card doesn't fit on my ACER pc,
Question is: is there any way that an AMD video card fit on an ACER pc?|||If it does not fit into the slot it will not work it sucks but that is just the bottom line.
I really want to play NBAA2k10, so i tried to switch their video card, but the AMD video card doesn't fit on my ACER pc,
Question is: is there any way that an AMD video card fit on an ACER pc?|||If it does not fit into the slot it will not work it sucks but that is just the bottom line.
Can I use and AMD video card with an intel motherboard?
I know it may seem like a stupid question, but this is my first computer build, and im just trying to make sure all my parts are compatible. Below are links to the video card im getting, as well as the motherboard.
Mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128488
Video card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-161-387&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo|||The_Bill is right. There's no problem pairing a Intel CPU with an AMD video card or vice versa.
Some people say that AMD cards work better with AMD CPU's and Intel CPU's work better with NVIDIA cards. Those people don;t know what they're on about. There is ZERO evidence that shows any type of pairing like this is beneficial in the slightest.
I'm running an Intel chip and an AMD card myself and i researched exactly what you're asking.|||Yes... I have. I had a Radeon 5870 running with a Core i7-930 processor.
There is no performance hit or anything like that. The card will perform up to standard.
Anyone who says Intel processors need to be paired with Nvidia cards and Radeon cards need to be paired with AMD processor is a naive Nobo|||Yes you can|||Yes
Mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128488
Video card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-161-387&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo|||The_Bill is right. There's no problem pairing a Intel CPU with an AMD video card or vice versa.
Some people say that AMD cards work better with AMD CPU's and Intel CPU's work better with NVIDIA cards. Those people don;t know what they're on about. There is ZERO evidence that shows any type of pairing like this is beneficial in the slightest.
I'm running an Intel chip and an AMD card myself and i researched exactly what you're asking.|||Yes... I have. I had a Radeon 5870 running with a Core i7-930 processor.
There is no performance hit or anything like that. The card will perform up to standard.
Anyone who says Intel processors need to be paired with Nvidia cards and Radeon cards need to be paired with AMD processor is a naive Nobo|||Yes you can|||Yes
AMD Video Card Problems?
I have a AMD Based video card, HIS Radeon HD 2600XT 512mb PCI express 16bit and New Egg says that the memory speed is 1400mhz and when I use Catalyst , it says that the memory speed is only 700mhz. I'm very intelligent with computers and I have the correct drivers for the card but I'm wondering if it's the crappy drivers from AMD or if it's just saying that the memory is 700mhz for each video adapter. If anyone knows the answer or if they could tell me off better drivers. All help is appreciated. Thank you.|||I can't tell you why, but catalyst reads it as 700x2 which equals 1400Mhz, your fine.|||It is double data rate memory, meaning the actual speed is 700Mhz, but the effective speed is 1400Mhz. When they list the specs on websites, they list the effective speed, as that is the speed the companies market.
AMD Video Card Problems?
I have a AMD Based video card, HIS Radeon HD 2600XT 512mb PCI express 16bit and New Egg says that the memory speed is 1400mhz and when I use Catalyst , it says that the memory speed is only 700mhz. I'm very intelligent with computers and I have the correct drivers for the card but I'm wondering if it's the crappy drivers from AMD or if it's just saying that the memory is 700mhz for each video adapter. If anyone knows the answer or if they could tell me off better drivers. All help is appreciated. Thank you.|||I can't tell you why, but catalyst reads it as 700x2 which equals 1400Mhz, your fine.|||It is double data rate memory, meaning the actual speed is 700Mhz, but the effective speed is 1400Mhz. When they list the specs on websites, they list the effective speed, as that is the speed the companies market.
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