I seem to be in the market for an upgrade on a regular basis and I have a question which recurs each time. How does one match a graphics card to a particular CPU (and motherboard)?
For example, I know that it would be a waste to put the latest and greatest video card on a motherboard with an old 75MHz Pentium (assuming for a moment that the motherboard supported the new card).
But where does one draw the line? Is there a particular test, or set of specifications, that can be used to determine the "maximum" video card that will work with a given CPU?
My local store is not about to let me test one graphic card after another to find the best match for a box where I want better video performance. But I don't want to spend money on an upgraded video card if the CPU is already maxed out supporting the one that's already installed.
What to do?
I've done some searching around over the past few days and I cannot find anything that addresses this. I can't be the only one facing this kind of issue.... I see people making pronouncements about video cards with CPUs; do they know something I don't, or are they just providing reasonable guesses (or complete BS)?
TIA,
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Darryl
For example, I know that it would be a waste to put the latest and greatest video card on a motherboard with an old 75MHz Pentium (assuming for a moment that the motherboard supported the new card).
But where does one draw the line? Is there a particular test, or set of specifications, that can be used to determine the "maximum" video card that will work with a given CPU?
My local store is not about to let me test one graphic card after another to find the best match for a box where I want better video performance. But I don't want to spend money on an upgraded video card if the CPU is already maxed out supporting the one that's already installed.
What to do?
I've done some searching around over the past few days and I cannot find anything that addresses this. I can't be the only one facing this kind of issue.... I see people making pronouncements about video cards with CPUs; do they know something I don't, or are they just providing reasonable guesses (or complete BS)?
TIA,
--
Darryl