Computer

[jmdlcar]

Hi all,

Someone gave me a Computer today. It is a AMD 2500 with 2-1 gb DDR, 2 DVD 1 hard drive modem and floppy. The cool thing it came with a GeForce 7800 graphite card. I know the computer is standard but the graphite card is it worth anything?

Thanks
Jack

 

[jimdoc]

Just look on Ebay.

Jim

 

[jmdlcar]

I found the graphite card for $104.00 plus shipping and higher. That not going to be scrap it will go in my computer. I found something good today. The hard drive is a ATA 500gb 7200rpm that to bad I'll keep it for a backup drive.

Jack

 

[rusty]

With a slow Internet connection I've found that a high end graphics cards improves the speed in which a page will load.

 

[jmdlcar]

I don't know to much about graphics card so I don't how good that card is. I don't know if it the best or not.

I'm not a very good speller I just learn I spell graphics wrong please let me know.

Jack

 

[techchimp]

Not sure if anyone cares about this post anymore, but, the 7800 is circa ~5-6 years ago. It's not a terrible card, but you can probably get one for ~$20-$30.

(Not to be contradictory, but download speed and graphics are entirely unrelated. A better card will load graphics more quickly, but will have no effect on the speed of download. It will however give you bragging rights for having a beefy GFX card )

 

[Smack]

Maybe just a side note but I use anandtech.com for performance data/benchmarks.

 

[Captobvious]

Maybe just a side note but I use anandtech.com for performance data/benchmarks.

also as a side, side, side note anything you do to take performance load off the CPU will increase your performance. Whether it be a video card vs on-board video (runs off the cpu), a sound card vs an on-board sound chip (runs off the cpu) or added memory. Just food for thought...