Affordable graphics card for an i3 530 set up

[tonioyantao]

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guys i need an advice on purchasing a video card for my i3 530 pc.

and have a limited budget
my question is, is 9500gt ok? d man kaayo mahal should i buy it?
can you recommend a graphics card similar to this or even better.
without the extra cost.

a little help is very appreciated.
salamat daan.

[P0w3rM0v3]

always give your budget bro. The term "expensive" or "affordable" is quite subjective man gud

[Jason4eveR]

i suggest get the HD4770 @ 5k or GTS 250 512MB @ 5.2k.

[tonioyantao]

always give your budget bro. The term "expensive" or "affordable" is quite subjective man gud

hmm i see ur point.
ok, i guess anything less than 4k or 3.5k is acceptable.

[Sempron Guy]

Is it for gaming?

[tonioyantao]

Is it for gaming?

not really but knowing your computer can run and play it in low to medium settings just enough to appreciate and enjoy the game without bogging down the computer.

im looking for any decent videocard with a budget less than 4k. anything above than that is too expensive for me.

[cesski]

5570 nlng. murag 4k or less na siya.
or 4670, naa sa 3k+ price range.

check this thread para makacompare ka sa performance nya dl nlng pud ug pricelist nya compare2:
https://www.istorya.net/forums/comput...ted-daily.html

[werty]

it seems na casual gamer lang ka... i suggest 9600gt or ati 4670 is ur sweet spot...

[tonioyantao]

@cesski werty

ived checked the pcexpress site.
4670 is less than 4k and so far it looks promising.

i have a question. what is the difference between the graphics card if it's ddr2, ddr3 and ddr5?

[Sempron Guy]

Frequency

DDR2 speeds runs about 1000mhz average, DDR3 is about 2000mhz average, DDR5 can go as high as 4800mhz.

DDR2 and DDR3 is double pumped so that means if the cards mem. clock is 400mhz you multiply it by 2 to get the actual speed. DDR5 is quad pumped so you multiply it by 4.

Generally DDR2<DDR3<DDR5, but if we speak about video cards, memory type is only a part of what determines the performance of the card. Overall architecture of the card should also be put into consideration.