Hello Tech-Guys,
I recently purchased two new computers. One for myself and the other for my girlfriend. One of the "secret" main reasons I bought two new computers was so that I could get back into World of Warcraft now that my son is 3 and I have some extra time on my hands to do so. My specs follow.
AMD Athlon X2 7550 (2.5GHz) 64 bit Dual Core Processor
3GB DDR2 (800) RAM
320GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Graphics 128MB Integrated Graphics
NVIDIA nForce 430 Motherboard Chipset
PCI (1), PCI Express x16 (1), PCI Express x1 (2) Expansion Slots
22' LCD HD Display
I know their nothing fancy and probably already obsolete, but they run World of Warcraft right now on a low-medium settings pretty well at about 20-60FPS depending on where I am and what I'm doing.
I'm looking at the following cards for our machines and was curious about the "PCI Express 2.0" section of the card specs. I was also told to check my power supply to make sure the card won't overheat my system.
GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 128-bit
Newegg.com - ZOTAC ZT-98GES5P-FDL GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit
Newegg.com - ZOTAC ZT-98GES3M-FSL GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
I've got a decent amount of PC knowledge, but not on the level of the folks that spend time on these forums and that's why I'm here looking for help. What aspects would I have to consider and what things 'should' I do when considering to buy this card or any other card for that mater.
Look forward to hearing back from you guys (and gals) soon.
Thanks.
PS. What does it mean when it says I have the three PCI expansion slots?
Thanks again.
I recently purchased two new computers. One for myself and the other for my girlfriend. One of the "secret" main reasons I bought two new computers was so that I could get back into World of Warcraft now that my son is 3 and I have some extra time on my hands to do so. My specs follow.
AMD Athlon X2 7550 (2.5GHz) 64 bit Dual Core Processor
3GB DDR2 (800) RAM
320GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Graphics 128MB Integrated Graphics
NVIDIA nForce 430 Motherboard Chipset
PCI (1), PCI Express x16 (1), PCI Express x1 (2) Expansion Slots
22' LCD HD Display
I know their nothing fancy and probably already obsolete, but they run World of Warcraft right now on a low-medium settings pretty well at about 20-60FPS depending on where I am and what I'm doing.
I'm looking at the following cards for our machines and was curious about the "PCI Express 2.0" section of the card specs. I was also told to check my power supply to make sure the card won't overheat my system.
GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 128-bit
Newegg.com - ZOTAC ZT-98GES5P-FDL GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit
Newegg.com - ZOTAC ZT-98GES3M-FSL GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
I've got a decent amount of PC knowledge, but not on the level of the folks that spend time on these forums and that's why I'm here looking for help. What aspects would I have to consider and what things 'should' I do when considering to buy this card or any other card for that mater.
Look forward to hearing back from you guys (and gals) soon.
Thanks.
PS. What does it mean when it says I have the three PCI expansion slots?
Thanks again.