X1650 to 8600GTS

[machineman9]

would you say this is a good upgrade? ATi Radeon X1650 (512mb) to a  nVidia 8600GTS (512mb)

ive only done RAM upgrades before, so does anyone have any guides that they used which you could reccomend to me?


also, the only place ive seen sell one of these for a reasonable price is eBay. anyone know a british place that sells a 512mb version of the 8600GTS for about

[Celtman]

http://www.ginger6.com/xpertvision-512m ... 27836.html

8600GTS 512Mb for

[machineman9]

[quote]http://www.ginger6.com/xpertvision-512mb-8600gts-super-pcie-retail-p-27836.html

8600GTS 512Mb for

[Celtman]

That is the same card. I got confused about the memory clocks when I bought, but Nick N set me straight

The 2000Mhz memory clock from the eBay one is the same speed at the one I recommended. It's something to do with 2 clocks per second, so the posted specs by the manufacturer is 2000Mhz, but in reality it runs at 1000Mhz x 2.

Confusing, I know

I'm sure Nick or someone else will drop by and explain in greater detail, but anyway, both those cards are EXACTLY the same.


Regards,
celtman


Edit: The package contents of that card are exactly the same as the one I recommended. It looks like they copied the specs off that site

[machineman9]

aah great... i thought i was getting ripped off for a second

i just need to do some work next week and i will be all set


ooh yeh, the tutorials

is this a good tutorial to work from?

[Celtman]

ooh yeh, the tutorials

is this a good tutorial to work from?

If you don't know what to do, then use that. It's simple really -

1. Uninstall old drivers, replace graphics card (simple pull out one, plug in other)
2. connect monitor
3. insert CD that came with graphics card and install the drivers from that.
4.You might also want to check the nVidia for website for the latest drivers for that card.

Also, don't forget to unplug your PC from the wall socket when replacing the card - you could get a nasty shock if you don't

[machineman9]

aye, i know the basics of an upgrade and the lack of connected power is very useful to have... especially after finding out with my PS1's socket years ago

thanks, ill order it up soon and should have it the week after next (ready to enter the screeshot contest with)

[Santaclauseee]

also, you might want to get rid of your ati drivers properly, Xp doesn't actually get rid of them, i've used this program for ages now and works just fine for removing various drivers:
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1672
Kind Regards
Benji

[machineman9]

its Vista  ;)

well ill see what happens, it should unistall it alright.. if not ill know about it

[Santaclauseee]

ahhh right.  ;D sorry.
Well have fun with that, im stuck with the 6600GT until i get enough money to upgrade everything.
all the best
benji

[machineman9]

ahhh right.  ;D sorry.
Well have fun with that, im stuck with the 6600GT until i get enough money to upgrade everything.
all the best
benji

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