Instructions on how-to locate the right graphic card for your motherboard

[ish6]

Hello Everyone,

Not sure how helpful this could be to anyone here, etc ... it helped me locate the right video card for this type of desktop (motherboard!

Briefly, every motherboard is different, so it needs specific hardware to its' liking, so follow these instructions -- It help me buy the right video graphic card for the right motherboard -- In other words, my new video card with work together with my motherboard onboard video memory, etc the article I read said!

I just upgrade my video card for TANE last week!

1. Locate your computer model!

Open System by clicking the Start button , right-clicking Computer, and then clicking Properties.

2. Under the system it will tell your pc Model -- Write on it a piece a paper, etc etc

3. This is the website I use to locate everything about my pc (Of course, your pc might not be review here, but yet) type your model where it says search: http://www.computershopper.com/ or, you can type your model on bing or google, etc! But this is the site I used!

4. If they have review your model it would say this:

Your pc model with the information below!
Introduction -- Designed & features -- Performance -- Expansion options -- Conclusion -- How we test desktops

In my case I clicked on Expansion options -- the review article told me about hard drives, type of memory, etc etc etc, and video graphic card! It told which model video graphic card would work best with the onboard video on the motherboard, and other technic stuff, etc ... Lucky me I saw it on TigerDirect!

Anyhow, hope this help you guys hoping to upgrade the RIGHT video card -- I have always say, just because it's expansive, it does not mean it's the right video card for your motherboard!

Good Luck -- Now back to the dusty plains of Marsz!:hehe:

Ish

 

[whitepass]

Not the right way to find a video card. First is you need to know what type of expansion slots your motherboard has, should be like PCle 3.0, next is the resolution size. If you have a small size like 1280x1024 you do not need a high end card. Also you need to check that your power supply can run the card, that is power and connectors.

 

[johnwhelan]

Not the right way to find a video card. First is you need to know what type of expansion slots your motherboard has, should be like PCle 3.0, next is the resolution size. If you have a small size like 1280x1024 you do not need a high end card. Also you need to check that your power supply can run the card, that is power and connectors.

I would concur.

Cheerio John

 

[LNERlover5]

There are so few variables to consider, it's hard to get this wrong with a few brain cells and the wealth of information available at our finger tips...

 

[ish6]

Not the right way to find a video card. First is you need to know what type of expansion slots your motherboard has, should be like PCle 3.0, next is the resolution size. If you have a small size like 1280x1024 you do not need a high end card. Also you need to check that your power supply can run the card, that is power and connectors.

It's obvious you guys never trying locating your model and trying what I posted above --- because you just said is NOT true!

Secondly, I am glad I did my workout because my motherboard, as I started in the post above, was review and determined that I do not have a PCIe 3.0 -- In fact, the review article showed me a picture of the inside of my pc, including motherboard, so I am happy that I bought the right video card, without hassle!

Guys, please, either try it or don't--- this is a guide to help you -- But please do not express your opinions when it is not true! If you have a better way, express it, but what better way is there when all you need is the model of your pc to get what it needs!!!

Example: Whiteoass said :
First is you need to know what type of expansion slots your motherboard has, --- Well, sir, the review article told me what my motherboard needed it!
Also, no sir, my motherboard DOES NOT support PCie 3.0 ... it support 2.0! And lastly, the review article told me if I needed external power for my video card! Yes, it needs power!

Lastly, people are so eager to knot down a helpful way, as I started above, but yet they have not solutions, opinions, and comments on how to help others!

Sad!!! Very sad --

Ish

 

[johnwhelan]

It's obvious you guys never trying locating your model and trying what I posted above --- because you just said is NOT true!

Secondly, I am glad I did my workout because my motherboard, as I started in the post above, was review and determined that I do not have a PCIe 3.0 -- In fact, the review article showed me a picture of the inside of my pc, including motherboard, so I am happy that I bought the right video card, without hassle!

Guys, please, either try it or don't--- this is a guide to help you -- But please do not express your opinions when it is not true! If you have a better way, express it, but what better way is there when all you need is the model of your pc to get what it needs!!!

Example: Whiteoass said :
First is you need to know what type of expansion slots your motherboard has, --- Well, sir, the review article told me what my motherboard needed it!
Also, no sir, my motherboard DOES NOT support PCie 3.0 ... it support 2.0! And lastly, the review article told me if I needed external power for my video card! Yes, it needs power!

Lastly, people are so eager to knot down a helpful way, as I started above, but yet they have not solutions, opinions, and comments on how to help others!

Sad!!! Very sad --

Ish

Currently the only three graphics cards worth considering for use with TANE are the nVidia Maxwell ones, these are the GTX 750 Ti, the GTX960, and the GTX 970. I can go into deeper details if need be. All these cards are PCI3 but since all PCI cards are backward compatible they'll work fine in a PCI slot. Yes it is true that an AGP motherboard will not take a PCI card, but PCI has been out for twelve years now so most machines are PCI.

The complicated bit is more the more expensive ones need a bigger power supply and power cables.

Belarc will normally give you the motherboard and you can look up the specs, it will also tell you if its PCI. For a non technical person opening the computer case and poking about inside to see what is there is not something I'd recommend. Use Belarc first, that will give you a good idea of what you have, including the model number of the video card, which in turn will give you an indication of the number of power cables it has already. Then just open the case once to do the swop and try to use an antistatic strap but that's another story.

Cheerio John

 

[Thai1On]

Hey Ish,

Does the site do custom PC rigs? I built my rig for TS2010 and it's been OK with TS12, but my L&A route is killing it in dense scenery areas. I'm planning a serious update once I return to Florida and drag this beast back to the USA :hehe:. I really like this Cooler Master case and from what I've read it's only available in Asia so I'll be sweet talking the wife to bring it back . First thing is a SSD to be followed by a good middle of the road video card. My rig has a decent power supply so I should be able to power a decent video card...I hope . My fear is I may need to upgrade the motherboard :'(.

On a side note, I can't to see my route in TANE.

Dave

 

[ish6]

Currently the only three graphics cards worth considering for use with TANE are the nVidia Maxwell ones, these are the GTX 750 Ti, the GTX960, and the GTX 970. I can go into deeper details if need be. All these cards are PCI3 but since all PCI cards are backward compatible they'll work fine in a PCI slot. Yes it is true that an AGP motherboard will not take a PCI card, but PCI has been out for twelve years now so most machines are PCI.

The complicated bit is more the more expensive ones need a bigger power supply and power cables.

Belarc will normally give you the motherboard and you can look up the specs, it will also tell you if its PCI. For a non technical person opening the computer case and poking about inside to see what is there is not something I'd recommend. Use Belarc first, that will give you a good idea of what you have, including the model number of the video card, which in turn will give you an indication of the number of power cables it has already. Then just open the case once to do the swop and try to use an antistatic strap but that's another story.

Cheerio John

My onboard motherboard video is Radeon and it handles TANE to my surprise when I first download the beta-versions very smoothly -- no issues at all!! I decided to get a new video just for an extra kick! This mother board like Radeon expansion cards, and I got one with the new 1 g of gddr5 as my research instructed me.

All in all, you posted comments to help others, because at the end of the day it is why we are here, at least, to help other in the forum -- at least, this is how I think! Just to help others find their way, and if someone has a better solution then mind that's even better I would never knock it down, but instead, recommend that suggestion if it's worthy!

King Regards
Ish

 

[ish6]

Hey Ish,

Does the site do custom PC rigs? I built my rig for TS2010 and it's been OK with TS12, but my L&A route is killing it in dense scenery areas. I'm planning a serious update once I return to Florida and drag this beast back to the USA :hehe:. I really like this Cooler Master case and from what I've read it's only available in Asia so I'll be sweet talking the wife to bring it back . First thing is a SSD to be followed by a good middle of the road video card. My rig has a decent power supply so I should be able to power a decent video card...I hope . My fear is I may need to upgrade the motherboard :'(.

On a side note, I can't to see my route in TANE.

Dave

Hello Dave,

I've built a few barebone systems myself, but it's been years I have done that --- To be honest with you, sir, two things you should ask yourself:

1. How much I am willing to spend?

2. I do I really need a pc now?

Why these two questions:
If money is no option there's plenty of desktop ready out of the box to handle any type of games!

If you're willing to wait, and if you use windows, windows 10 will be release at the end of this year, etc with directx 12, and a bunch of stuff from what they claimed -- Although windows 10 will be a free download for one year, it's always good habit to get it with a new pc, if you're willing to wait!

As to answering your question about the site it's just a site that has been around for decades ---

I copy and paste Cooler Master case , and this is what they came up with -- a bunch of reviews:
http://www.computershopper.com/search-results?q=Cooler+Master+case+
I hope this helps, and perhaps someone with more knowledge can give you a more direct answer!

Take Care now!
Ish

 

[charlyMac]

Could someone help me?
When initiating TANE I see a colored screen and no menu appears. Thanks

Time of this report: 3/18/2015, 21:18:31
Machine name: CHARLYMAC-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.150128-1513)
Language: Spanish (Regional Setting: Spanish)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: Z68MA-D2H-B3
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.6GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3248MB RAM
Page File: 1110MB used, 2635MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6719)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6719&SUBSYS_31221682&REV_00
Display Memory: 3407 MB
Dedicated Memory: 2039 MB
Shared Memory: 1367 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Monitor PnP genérico
Monitor Model: 2D HD LG TV
Monitor Id: GSM59C8
Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (59.790Hz)
Output Type: HD15
Driver Name: aticfx32.dll,aticfx32.dll,aticfx32.dll,atiumdag.dll,atidxx32.dll,atiumdva.cap
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1172 (English)
Driver Version: 9.12.0.0
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/19/2012 17:09:52, 960512 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2459-11CF-A671-2811BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x6719
SubSys ID: 0x31221682
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem38.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTx86.6.1:ati2mtag_NICayman:9.12.0.0ci\ven_1002&dev_6719
Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C
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D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported
DXVA-HD: Not Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

 

[johnwhelan]

Could someone help me?
When initiating TANE I see a colored screen and no menu appears. Thanks

I'd start your own thread but Step 1 change to Win 7 64 bit, 32 bit can only see 4 gigs of your 16 gigs (16384MB RAM) of memory and I
suspect TANE needs a 64 bit version of the operating system.

Cheerio John

 

[charlyMac]

Thanks John. You're really nice on helping me.
I'll start a separated thread (if you could help me there, the title will be "Strange colored screen on TANE Start up")
I have a 64 bits version. Probably I made a mistake when running dxdiag test (I found the button "Run 64 bits dxdiag").
Here the details:

System Information
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Time of this report: 3/18/2015, 21:56:58
Machine name: CHARLYMAC-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Language: Spanish (Regional Setting: Spanish)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: Z68MA-D2H-B3
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.6GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16302MB RAM
Page File: 3002MB used, 29597MB available
Windows Dir: E:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode


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Display Devices
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Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6719)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6719&SUBSYS_31221682&REV_00
Display Memory: 1776 MB
Dedicated Memory: 2032 MB
Shared Memory: 3840 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Monitor PnP genérico
Monitor Model: 2D HD LG TV
Monitor Id: GSM59C8
Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (59.790Hz)
Output Type: HD15
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1333 (English)
Driver Version: 14.501.1003.0
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 11/20/2014 23:44:20, 1348928 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2459-11CF-0770-2811BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x6719
SubSys ID: 0x31221682
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem12.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_NICayman:14.501.1003.0ci\ven_1002&dev_6719
Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C
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D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported
DXVA-HD: Not Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

 

[fen_tiger]

Or if your PC has an on-board Intel HD graphics card, just download the Intel download utility software and let Intel automatically search and update all your PC's drivers just by clicking on the desktop icon for the Intel utility.

That way, the correct drivers are installed on your PC without any hassle or conflictions that will arise from incorrect driver downloads.


Andy

 

[johnwhelan]

Or if your PC has an on-board Intel HD graphics card, just download the Intel download utility software and let Intel automatically search and update all your PC's drivers just by clicking on the desktop icon for the Intel utility.

That way, the correct drivers are installed on your PC without any hassle or conflictions that will arise from incorrect driver downloads.


Andy

The HD 6900 is much higher on the tomshardware page than the onboard Intel solutions. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

There is another thread started by charlyMac where someone has solved this problem.

Cheerio John

 

[tads1]

my motherboard DOES NOT support PCie 3.0 ... it support 2.0!

Just because your M/b does not support PCie 3.0 does not mean you cant fit a pcie3 graphics card........you can but it will only run at PCIe 2 speeds,they are all backwards compatible.
My motherboard only supports PCIe 2 but I have a 760GTX4gig which is PCIe3 but only runs at PCIe2 bus speeds until I upgrade again.....

All the best

Daz

 

[ish6]

Just because your M/b does not support PCie 3.0 does not mean you cant fit a pcie3 graphics card........you can but it will only run at PCIe 2 speeds,they are all backwards compatible.
My motherboard only supports PCIe 2 but I have a 760GTX4gig which is PCIe3 but only runs at PCIe2 bus speeds until I upgrade again.....

All the best

Daz

Hello Daz --

Yes, sir, they are all backwards compatible -- Actually, I completely forgot to note it on the post above! == It was an error on my part! You are absolutely correct in your post! Thank for your input! :wave:

I did read on technic sites like computershoppers and Tom Hardware, which compare the different, and it's not that much of a different, from how they test it all! --- All in all, better for the consumer, which is always good in the end!

King Regards
Ish