Need Advice on "Graphic Card"

parimal_g · 2nd February 2009, 15:39

9600Gt is out of Budget,i can spend max 6k for card,10 k is my total budget,how about 8600gt/gts...does anyone using this card

aaggoswami · 2nd February 2009, 15:56

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Originally Posted by parimal_g

Hello every one,
I need a suggestion from experts about buying a graphics card,
my pc is very old(Pentium 4 3Ghz HT with 915 Intel Board 512 RAM),so i dont want to spend more money on it but i have allocated budget of 10 k for upgrade.
so mostly 2.3 k for hard disk , 2 k for RAM rest for graphics card.
My Board has PCI Express Slot..so Guys please suggest

Are you planning to keep the mobo ? I suppose yes and you are planning for upgrade on HDD, Ram and graphics card.
Now in your post you have mentioned that your mobo is based on 915 chipset. So your board had PCI Express X16 slot and not PCI Express X16 2.0. I think you have 1.1. So the 2.0 graphics card wont be utilized fully, but backward compatitibility is there. I think that 9600GT from nVidia and 4670 from ATI fits you budget well. I will suggest you go for 4670, it eats less power and is equally good. Remember that it will be hard to find these cards in 1.1 version, you will have to spend for 2.0.

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Originally Posted by SirAlec

i suppose 9600gt will fit your budget perfectly.

I think even HD4670 is good. It eats less power while giving out as good performance.
That mobo has 1.1 slot and not 2.0. And finding the 1.1 version of these cards is a bit tough. He will not be able to utilize the full potential of either 9600GT or HD4670.

SirAlec · 2nd February 2009, 16:51

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Originally Posted by parimal_g

9600Gt is out of Budget,i can spend max 6k for card,10 k is my total budget,how about 8600gt/gts...does anyone using this card

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parimal_g · 2nd February 2009, 16:58

are you sure of the backward compatibility of HD4670,will it support Intel 915 Board.

aaggoswami · 2nd February 2009, 21:27

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Originally Posted by parimal_g

are you sure of the backward compatibility of HD4670,will it support Intel 915 Board.

The 915 ( codenamed Grantsdale and 925, Alderwood ) has X16 slot, so this card will work, but not to full potential. This was same query I was having for 945 also. My friend wanted to fit in 2.0 X16 card in 945, at that time I had contacted many people and did a lot of googling. Everybody had the same answer, not full potential will be available, but will work.

Now from what I have read, the X1 will work only with I/O Controller Hub ( ICH ) 7 and not 6, and your mobo has six. But this was for X1 and not X16, so I think HD 4670 will work in your mobo.

parimal_g · 3rd February 2009, 23:11

Brought 9500 GT at 3600Rs,but not working

,fan is starting but no display,
what could be the problem,the card is working on other board.

aaggoswami · 4th February 2009, 20:11

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Originally Posted by parimal_g

Brought 9500 GT at 3600Rs,but not working

,fan is starting but no display,
what could be the problem,the card is working on other board.

Its mostly a board issue. Try updating BIOS ( do this only if you know this perfectly or else let some professional do it ).

Which make graphics card ?

greenhorn · 4th February 2009, 21:07

have you disabled the onboard (if any) in bios ?

devarshi84 · 4th February 2009, 21:17

Did the Mobo read the gpu? did the drivers install properly? Did you use the display out from the gpu instead of the MOBO? describe the process you followed and maybe we can help you out.

parimal_g · 5th February 2009, 12:46

after installation i connected through GIC only tried both the option with VGA and also tried to connect with DVI cable
checked the cmos setting also
even num lock key was not working after using the card
is it may be due to any problem with the port as mobo is 3 and half years old.
but i cleaned the port before installation,GIC fan was working.

parimal_g · 5th February 2009, 13:09

aaggoswami i really dont know the make ,my friend brought it for me.

aaggoswami · 5th February 2009, 17:47

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Originally Posted by parimal_g

after installation i connected through GIC only tried both the option with VGA and also tried to connect with DVI cable
checked the cmos setting also
even num lock key was not working after using the card
is it may be due to any problem with the port as mobo is 3 and half years old.
but i cleaned the port before installation,GIC fan was working.

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Originally Posted by parimal_g

aaggoswami i really dont know the make ,my friend brought it for me.

Well, I tested 9600GT on 915 today. It works. So this problem is more specific to your mobo.
Clean the dust, clean ram and clean the port and card pins. It will mostly do the job.

parimal_g · 5th February 2009, 18:48

aaggoswami

I did the cleaning procedure already.but still not working,may be some problem with the mobo.
but then why the fan is working on GIC.

aaggoswami · 5th February 2009, 21:07

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Originally Posted by parimal_g

aaggoswami

I did the cleaning procedure already.but still not working,may be some problem with the mobo.
but then why the fan is working on GIC.

Does the 9500GT require any external power supply ?
The 9600GT that I tested had one. It ran well on 915.

parimal_g · 5th February 2009, 21:11

no it does not have ext power supply

2nd February 2009, 15:39	#46
parimal_g BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 442 Thanked: 278 Times View My Garage	9600Gt is out of Budget,i can spend max 6k for card,10 k is my total budget,how about 8600gt/gts...does anyone using this card
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2nd February 2009, 16:58	#49
parimal_g BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 442 Thanked: 278 Times View My Garage	are you sure of the backward compatibility of HD4670,will it support Intel 915 Board.
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3rd February 2009, 23:11	#51
parimal_g BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 442 Thanked: 278 Times View My Garage	Brought 9500 GT at 3600Rs,but not working ,fan is starting but no display, what could be the problem,the card is working on other board.
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4th February 2009, 21:07	#53
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,745 Thanked: 4,402 Times View My Garage	have you disabled the onboard (if any) in bios ?
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4th February 2009, 21:17	#54
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	Did the Mobo read the gpu? did the drivers install properly? Did you use the display out from the gpu instead of the MOBO? describe the process you followed and maybe we can help you out.
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5th February 2009, 12:46	#55
parimal_g BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 442 Thanked: 278 Times View My Garage	after installation i connected through GIC only tried both the option with VGA and also tried to connect with DVI cable checked the cmos setting also even num lock key was not working after using the card is it may be due to any problem with the port as mobo is 3 and half years old. but i cleaned the port before installation,GIC fan was working.
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5th February 2009, 13:09	#56
parimal_g BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 442 Thanked: 278 Times View My Garage	aaggoswami i really dont know the make ,my friend brought it for me.
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5th February 2009, 18:48	#58
parimal_g BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 442 Thanked: 278 Times View My Garage	aaggoswami I did the cleaning procedure already.but still not working,may be some problem with the mobo. but then why the fan is working on GIC.
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parimal_g BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 442 Thanked: 278 Times View My Garage	no it does not have ext power supply
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