06-22-2005, 12:36 AM | #1 (permalink) | |
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GeForce 4 MX Video Card v. GeForce 4 MX Integrated Video
My new PC just arrived, and it has GeForce 4 MX integrated video. I was wondering if there is a difference between the actual video card for Geforce 4 MX and what I have. Also, I have an e-G-Force MX 4000 video card that I could install, but given I have GeForce 4 MX, would it be worth it?
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06-22-2005, 12:43 AM | #2 (permalink) |
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The main difference is that the card geforce 4 MX has it's own memory, and the integrated one takes a part (64MB) of your RAM.
If the e-G-Force MX 4000 card is the AGP version, I suggest that you plug that one in. It has 128MB memory on his own (so it doesn't use a part of your RAM). It's is not that much faster, though.
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06-23-2005, 07:09 AM | #3 (permalink) | |
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As T.U.B. said, The intergrated video shares your systems ram, External video does have its own.
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06-23-2005, 07:59 AM | #4 (permalink) |
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This is a wild question, but are sound cards the same way?
My MoBo has an onboard sound card, but would it make more sense to take the plunge and buy a sound card?
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06-23-2005, 07:30 PM | #5 (permalink) |
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Onboard sound doesn't use any of your extra resources like an onboard video card does. Generally onboard sound is just as good (and often better) than most card sound cards anyway. Only when you start paying over $50 for a sound card do you start exceeding the quality of an onboard sound card. Generally it's just not worth it.
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06-23-2005, 07:40 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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not only does a video card have its own memory - it moves data around without having to move through the mainbored...meaning th mainbored can do what it does...
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