Posts by Morgan Lopez34

Timothy Kim60 said:Yeah—if you aren't actually gaming with it.
Just pull the Radeon card out and plug your monitor directly into the VGA port on the motherboard...

Check page 42 of your motherboard manual.

Fine, I get it now. Thanks for the "help."
🙂

Timothy Kim60 said:Your motherboard already has integrated graphics built-in.

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/pro...ga-g31m-s2l#ov

Haha—so you're telling me I didn't need a new card at all? That my Radeon was basically useless for the last five or six years?😁

Timothy Kim60 said:Doesn't your motherboard have integrated graphics? Why would you even bother with a dedicated card...

Look, I'm clearly struggling to explain myself here—I've got some ancient ATI Radeon sitting in my rig, but it’s overheating. The fan died, so the whole system just shuts down after a few minutes. I'm not standing right at the desk, so I can't give you the exact model, but I know it's only rocking 512 MB of VRAM.

Sean Garcia3 said:At that price point, buying anything brand new from a retail store is a waste of money—you could easily find a decent GPU on eBay or Craigslist for around $350.$133

I expected as much—but I’m in a bit of a rush here. Between those two options mentioned, is one actually better than the other? Even if it's just a marginal difference, I need an answer.

Greetings,

I have a question—if any experts here could spare a minute to help me out, I'd appreciate it.
I'm looking to buy a graphics card. My budget is pretty tight, roughly $117, and I don't actually play games. I've found two options and need to know which one is the better choice.

http://www.bestbuy.com/?item=graphics-card-example-1

Or

http://www.bestbuy.com/?item=graphics-card-example-2

My current specs are as follows:
CPU name: Intel Pentium E5200
package: Socket 775 LGA
core speed: 1800.22 MHz
Mainboard manufacturer: Gigabyte
model: G31M-S2l
RAM: 2 GB
As for the power supply, it looks like a 420W unit—specifically an ATX Switching Power Supply.

I would be very grateful if someone could take a look.👍