Hi guys i've been researching the net for a week now but have no clear answer to my question.
I am lacking graphic power in my desktop system so wanted to upgrade. Right now my system is the following:
ASRock 890GM pro3 R2.0 ARM3+ mobo
Xilence 750w gaming psu
PC casing with 2x 14cm front and back led fans
Amd phenom II X4 840 processor
4x4GB DDR3 kingston RAM
Onboard Radeon 4290HD graphics
Asus 26" hd led monitor
LG 42" LG LW4500 3D led tv
Windows 7 ultimate x64
What i want to achieve with my graphics upgrade:
DirectX 11 3D gaming at max resolution
3D blu ray/ .MKV video playback
I have about $150-$250 to spend.
Some questions:
1- does my 4x4gb ddr3 ram mean that i'll have to get a ddr3 graphics card?
2- what is the max my mobo can handle in graphics
3- are the 2x 14cm fans plus the fan on the newly bought graphics card enough to keep my system cool?
4- is there any hybrid crossfirex setup with my onboard radeon 4290hd better than, lets say, a dedicated 2gb videocard?
5- i have a pci-e 2.0 x16 slot, is that the same as pci-e 2.1?
After a week i'm frustrated as hell coz customer care at amd or asrock couldn't give me any answers and wikipedia and forums only got me so far. Thanx in advance for the help guys.
I am lacking graphic power in my desktop system so wanted to upgrade. Right now my system is the following:
ASRock 890GM pro3 R2.0 ARM3+ mobo
Xilence 750w gaming psu
PC casing with 2x 14cm front and back led fans
Amd phenom II X4 840 processor
4x4GB DDR3 kingston RAM
Onboard Radeon 4290HD graphics
Asus 26" hd led monitor
LG 42" LG LW4500 3D led tv
Windows 7 ultimate x64
What i want to achieve with my graphics upgrade:
DirectX 11 3D gaming at max resolution
3D blu ray/ .MKV video playback
I have about $150-$250 to spend.
Some questions:
1- does my 4x4gb ddr3 ram mean that i'll have to get a ddr3 graphics card?
2- what is the max my mobo can handle in graphics
3- are the 2x 14cm fans plus the fan on the newly bought graphics card enough to keep my system cool?
4- is there any hybrid crossfirex setup with my onboard radeon 4290hd better than, lets say, a dedicated 2gb videocard?
5- i have a pci-e 2.0 x16 slot, is that the same as pci-e 2.1?
After a week i'm frustrated as hell coz customer care at amd or asrock couldn't give me any answers and wikipedia and forums only got me so far. Thanx in advance for the help guys.
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