[SOLVED] Graphic card speed

thetoyishot · 05-12-2008, 03:27 PM

My god my head hurts, can anyone please tell me if the speed of a graphic card is relevent to the bus/cache speed of the motherboard, in the same way RAM would be. Iv got a bit of a dated pc and wanna upgrade, its 333Hz wich would mean buying PC2700 RAM but i really cant work out if the graphic card needs to match this.

HawMan · 05-12-2008, 03:46 PM

Hi.

System RAM and Graphics RAM dont need to match. So you can use a 768mb 8800GTX ( for example ) with your PC2700 RAM.

All you need is to make sure your Slot on your motherboard is correct and that your PSU is powerful enough.

thetoyishot · 05-13-2008, 11:49 AM

Nice one Hawman, so i can install a graphic card with a clock speed of 400Hz or higher even though my pc is a 333Hz machine. If u get my meaning i might be getting this all wrong im not too clued up, im assuming that the clock speed is the speed that all the components on the motherboard (sound card, graphic card, RAM, ect) comunicate at and therefore they all need to match. One last silly question whats the PSU and where is it in the pc. Thank you.

HawMan · 05-13-2008, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by thetoyishot

Nice one Hawman, so i can install a graphic card with a clock speed of 400Hz or higher even though my pc is a 333Hz machine.

Yes you can

The PSU is the power supply unit and is usually found at the top / bottom rear of the case (inside). It looks like a small "Box" ( See google for some images ).

thetoyishot · 05-13-2008, 02:32 PM

I was rite it was a silly question i didnt know PSU stood for Power supply Unit although i know what it is, il have to learn some terms, thanx again yourv been a big help.

HawMan · 05-13-2008, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thetoyishot

I was rite it was a silly question i didnt know PSU stood for Power supply Unit although i know what it is, il have to learn some terms, thanx again yourv been a big help.

Nah theres no such thing as silly Questions, its all about leaning

No problem.

05-12-2008, 03:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
thetoyishot Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northants Posts: 7 OS: xp	[SOLVED] Graphic card speed My god my head hurts, can anyone please tell me if the speed of a graphic card is relevent to the bus/cache speed of the motherboard, in the same way RAM would be. Iv got a bit of a dated pc and wanna upgrade, its 333Hz wich would mean buying PC2700 RAM but i really cant work out if the graphic card needs to match this.

05-12-2008, 03:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,943 OS: Win XP My System	Re: Graphic card speed Hi. System RAM and Graphics RAM dont need to match. So you can use a 768mb 8800GTX ( for example ) with your PC2700 RAM. All you need is to make sure your Slot on your motherboard is correct and that your PSU is powerful enough. __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.

05-13-2008, 11:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
thetoyishot Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northants Posts: 7 OS: xp	Re: Graphic card speed Nice one Hawman, so i can install a graphic card with a clock speed of 400Hz or higher even though my pc is a 333Hz machine. If u get my meaning i might be getting this all wrong im not too clued up, im assuming that the clock speed is the speed that all the components on the motherboard (sound card, graphic card, RAM, ect) comunicate at and therefore they all need to match. One last silly question whats the PSU and where is it in the pc. Thank you.

05-13-2008, 02:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
thetoyishot Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northants Posts: 7 OS: xp	Re: Graphic card speed I was rite it was a silly question i didnt know PSU stood for Power supply Unit although i know what it is, il have to learn some terms, thanx again yourv been a big help.