check video card property

[tiger99]

Hi
I am just wondering how can I check detailed information of my video card installed on my pc. I am thinking about buying a new video card

Thanks

[Jason425]

what info are you looking for that would determine if you want a new card?

[tiger99]

I just want to know if my current video card is better than ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 64 MB DDR.

[Prometheus]

whats ur current card?

[Prometheus]

btw also just look up the specs

[tiger99]

I lost my card spec. How can I check them from my PC?
Thanks

[Jason425]

you can't. go to hardware props or display props.. just find out what card it is and we'll tell you, specs aren't everything. Also, the radeon 9000 isn't very good.

[tiger99]

I am not sure if this is the one
I go to display setting and it shows
display:
Default monitor on Intel(r) 82810E Graphics Controllers

I am thinking about building a new PC
Does any one know what is the best (performance/affordable) motherboard, CPU, video card, and hard drive today?

Thanks

[tiger99]

I am looking at a list of motherboard, there are so many brands
e.g ASUS / ABIT / EPOX / INTEL / MSI / SUPERMICRO / TYAN / ECS / VIA / GIGI-BYTE /
Which one is better?

Thanks

[Jason425]

yea.. that video sucks.. and mobo's are usually opinion, here's mine. NEVER get an intel board, asus for non-overclockers, abit for overclockers. For some reason i keep getting asus when i should get abit. ECS just sucks.. that 9000 would be an improvement over what you have now, but what are your other comp specs?

[tiger99]

Hi guys
Can you check if I am making a good choices in buying the following products

Motherboard:
ASUS A7N8X NVIDIA nForce2 w/ audio 266MHz FSB, DDR333, PC2700 DDR SDRAM

CPU:
Athlon XP 2500+ (Barton) w/ 512K L2 cache Athlon XP - Socket A - 333MHz FSB

Are the two above compatible?

I also need a CPU cooling. What is the best buy today?

Thanks for any help

[Prometheus]

well genearlly cpus come with heatsinks


There is a good chance that board comes with a similar gfx card built in so id upgrade