Graphic card question

I have a NVIDIA GeForce 6600, integrated in a WinFast PX6600TD like this:


but with 256Mb. My question is whether I can in the future upgrade my video graphics without removing it? Or do I have to take it out and just buy a complete new one?
Thanks

Amplid

Hi Amplid,

The only way of upgrading your video graphics would be by removing your existing card and replacing it with one of a higher specification. The obvious exception to this rule is if you are upgrading on-board graphics, in which case your new graphics card would take over the function of the built-in graphics which would automatically be disabled.
Dwarf

Given enough expansion slots you could have as many as 4 graphics cards installed at any given tme. However, only one will be your main display card.
It would be like adding a second card to run a seperate display.
If you were going to upgrade, why leave the old on installed anyway?

Nah i think he meant "Adding something to the existing card w/o removing it".
To the Poster, No you cannot do that as said above.You need to buy a new graphics card. i.e remove the old one and replace it with the new one.

Hope this helps.

Yeah that's what I thought

Thanks

Amplid

Hello

I bought an Asus gef 7600gt graph card (2nd hand)on this week, and i have serious problems with the games graphics. I tried 2 different Nvidia drivers too, but the problems are same. I attach 2 samples about the problem. i tried with 4 games, and everyone has this problem.
If somebody have any idea, please help me.

I'm assuming you're talking about the lines across the screen. In that case, this looks like some light artifacting. Artifacting is often caused by a card over-heating. To check this theory, try taking the case cover off your computer and getting a fan to blow into the computer.

Good luck.

thx, i will try now

Hi kicsiork,

If FightingScallion's advice works, then have a close look at the fan on your graphics card. Does it actually spin when your system is powered up? Chances are, because your card was 2nd hand, that the fan blades are covered in dust which prevents the fan working as effectively as it should. To rectify this, use a can of compressed air to blast the dust away (make sure that your system is powered down before you do this). At the same time, clean the other fans in your system by the same method. If you are overclocking your graphics card, go back to the manufacturers settings. GPUs are manufactured using a similar process to CPUs, and, like CPUs, they are manufactured on wafers which are then cut up into the individual dies which then become the actual chips themselves. The dies on the wafer are rated to run at a certain frequency, and some of these dies can be successfully overclocked without causing problems. It is possible that 2 neighbouring dies on the same wafer behave differently - 1 of them can be overclocked by upto 20% whereas the other can cause problems if overclocked by as little as 1%.
Dwarf

Amplid if your Graphics card and motherboard are SLI compatible then you can run both Graphics Cards at the same time, one will run the top half of your screen and the other the bottom half. SLI stands for Scable Link Interface and it uses a small attachment that connects the graphics cards together at the top. Go to this link and you will see what i mean http://www.overclockers.ru/images/la.../sli-cards.jpg