[IS 23]

Well as standard it comes with
128MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 2400 Pro

but i wont to upgrade, in the options it cost 55 quid to upgrade to this
256MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 2600 XT

or 100 quid for this

256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GTS

are either of them good or a rip of ? i could not upgrade it and buy a card from somewhere else. I dont really play games though more for work enteratinment music and so on but i wont a fast computer.

Thanks

Ian

[Spencer2004]

graphics cards mainly speed up games so you will want the cheapest for entertainment and music. they will provide a performance boost over onboard graphics because it takes the strain off the processor and ram.

[Carbon]

This is a desktop, correct?

All three of those cards are junk, tbh.

[Spencer2004]

Originally Posted by Carbon This is a desktop, correct? All three of those cards are junk, tbh.

yes but this guy dosent want them for gaming so a junk card will do.

[mrdaveyk]

junk is abit harsh, i play games fine on the 8600

[Cew27]

the 8600 should be ok for gaming and media use but if you will to play some more demanding games in the future get an 8800

[Spencer2004]

Originally Posted by mrdaveyk junk is abit harsh, i play games fine on the 8600

Originally Posted by Cew27 the 8600 should be ok for gaming and media use but if you will to play some more demanding games in the future get an 8800

he dosen't want it for gaming!

[Cew27]

i know it was incase he might in the future

[alex]

Hi IS.

If you're not gaming at all then the lowest spec of the 3 (the 2400) will suffice as you'll only be using it for media. An integrated solution will suffice to be frank.

The prices, if you were purchasing any of the other two cards are bang in line with current retail cost's. But as an upgrade they are slightly overpriced (this isn't a Dell build is it by any chance?)

If you intend to game the card required will depend on your resolution. The 2400 should be ok at 1024x768. The 2600xt is fine at 1280x1024 and the GTS is also fine at 1280x1024, although you'll get more of the eye-candy resident in the detail settings with the GTS.

[Spencer2004]

if you wanted to get a graphics card seperately the geforce 8400 or 8500 series has several video enhancing features included and they wont cost you much

[IS 23]

This is a dell vostro 400 mini tower, i have already order it on previous advice with the 128mb card as im sure it will do the job. If i did want to upgrade at a later date though could i get any card or will only some work in this computer ?

[alex]

Any pci-e card will work as it's the same interface.

Some cards like the longer-pcb'd 8800GTX, GTS, X2900 won't physically fit in the case.

But if you do upgrade you'll need to check what amps and wattage the card needs and whether or not your psu can provide that power.