no problem, just need help deciding.

[lil domii]

hi everyone

soz about title didn't know what to write

i have an acer 5735z (european) and recently reinstalled vista. performance has slowed down on gaming and aero performance. i have givin up on trying to find the fault and am now considering buying a graphics card. i am a kid so am waiting until christmas and ma birthday to get money. i reckon my budget would be £150 to £200. any recommendations? have been lookin at nvidia and amd and lookin the like of the ati radeon and geforce series.

Lil' Domii

 

[archie123]

GTX275 if your PSU is up to the task that is

 

[thepizzaman]

no no :P HD4890! haha wait.... Christmas......... lets wait and see what the HD5000 series will cost, also a 275 is roughly equal to a 4890, but the 4890 uses less power

 

[lil domii]

when i said was lookin in nvidia, i did look at the gtx series. i don't care if one uses more power or not, i keep my lappy plugged in at all times! and i don't pay electricity bills lol
i haven't heard of the HD4890 or HD5000
if the hd5000 costs over £250 i will go to the gtx275
how can i tell if my psu (does psu mean Power Supply Unit?)is up to it? do you need a certain voltage?
thing is, where can i buy the card? are there any markets i could go to in dorset to see the card? if not, it is trial and error buying online.

Lil' Domii

 

[lil domii]

waah the gtx 275 might be over my budget! but will take a look at the hd4890 see how that compares

 

[lil domii]

ATI Radeon™ HD 4890 - System Requirements

ATI Radeon™ HD 4890 System Requirements
PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode) - don't know if i have this!
Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to Certified Power Supplies for a list of Certified products
Minimum 1GB of system memory - i got 4gb
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive - got it
DVD playback requires DVD drive - got it
Blu-ray™ playback requires Blu-ray drive - don't have blu ray drive

how do i find out the wattage of my psu?

Lil' Domii

 

[lil domii]

aww no i have just looked at my ac adapter and it says 65 watts! :eek:

 

[lil domii]

wait, would the wattage for the psu be on the ac adapter?

 

[Dwarf]

Sorry, but you cannot upgrade your graphics capability on a laptop.

 

[archie123]

its a laptop!! sorry mate your out of luck i thought you had a desktop , not worth trying to upgrade a laptop gpu

 

[thepizzaman]

dang it i thought you did to...... their right.... laptop gpu's can't be changed

 

[lil domii]

hmm changing the gpu was my last resort to speeding up my lappy - take a look a this thread.

can someone tell me if i am askin too many questions? i swear i am gonna annoy someone!

 

[thepizzaman]

viruses maybe?

 

[lil domii]

hey! i have got avg 8.5 free edition....

my parents will kill me if i got a virus! they'll blame me!

either way, i don't think i have one.
why would a virus only target the graphics performance?

 

[thepizzaman]

hm just trying to go through all the options...... hm.. cahnged the bio's lately maybe?

 

[lil domii]

nope cuz i don't know how :D

hmm, wait i pressed f2 at bios to change boot order

 

[thepizzaman]

hm..... i really don't know... thats kinda odd

 

[lil domii]

ok thanks for the help anyway pizza man
i'll give you rep for that

Lil' Domii

 

[thepizzaman]

haha yay! thanks haha

 

[lil domii]

lol anytime!