11-14-2010, 08:53 PM
@LavCat
You've been giving me some thought about the video card. That machine says it has "512MB (dedicated)". What would you recommend? It also says it has "2 PCI Express x1". What do you think that means (i.e. can I use PCI Express 2.0 and/or 2.1 devices)? Is 1gb of dedicated video memory enough for today's games, or is there an even higher standard that will work with that machine?
Thanks for all the input so far.
P.S., and 16gb of memory? Seriously, what do you need that for? Even 8gb seems excessive to me! Are these upcoming applications really utilizing that much memory at a time?
You've been giving me some thought about the video card. That machine says it has "512MB (dedicated)". What would you recommend? It also says it has "2 PCI Express x1". What do you think that means (i.e. can I use PCI Express 2.0 and/or 2.1 devices)? Is 1gb of dedicated video memory enough for today's games, or is there an even higher standard that will work with that machine?
Thanks for all the input so far.
P.S., and 16gb of memory? Seriously, what do you need that for? Even 8gb seems excessive to me! Are these upcoming applications really utilizing that much memory at a time?
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