well i want to buy a new computer of a dutch site and it says its got this 3d card nVidia GeForce 6200TC supporting 256MB So i was clicking on More information and it says Video memory 256 MB right? So i look at google and it says the card is 128 and some sites it says its 64 MB!?!?! So i was wondering It says 256 MB video memory If there is a System requirement for a 256 MB video card this 3D card can handle the game right??
That card uses system memory to bolster the memory on the videocard itself. Kind of like the old "shared video ram" of old, only the card "takes" a certain amount (like 128-196 MB) of the system memory and uses it ONLY for the videocard. If you have some game that requires a minimum of 256 MB video memory, you will be better off having a videocard that has 256 MB of on-board memory. Not one that "borrows" memory from your motherboard's RAM.
Might be better off if you tell us what your budget is, and what specifically you need it for. Does your card have to be DirectX 9.0c compatible for instance? Geforce 6200 DOES come in a 256 MB version also, but the 6200TC you mentioned has that "shared memory"-type setup.
Well this is my problem I want a new computer well I need a new computer i always buy consoles but this time ive had it with it always the lens destroyed or something so i thought of being a pc gamer since i REALLY liked MMORPG's So i was thinking of buying a computer BUT i dont got that much money In fact im young So i looked at some order sites in netherlands with my mother and sister and they told me that its better if i bought an computer that i could pay in months I think you know what i mean So i was looking and i found a computer with 3.0 gigahertz 256MB 3D Card 1000mb DDR And a 160 gb hdd I loved the computer but the 3d card was RADEON X300 256 mb but is that 3D shared or Onboard cuz it says its an RADEON X300 Graphic card from 256MB the computer costs 999€ but u can pay in months for 33 €€ but it does not got an TFT monitor but an 19 inch CFT monitor But it didnt bother me at all about the monitor it was the 3D card and that computer contained RADEON X300 but i found another one with an TFT monitor exactly the same but a GEFORCE 6200TC card and thats one is shared so i wanted the one with the radeon but is the radeon card shared also? RADEON X300 256MB this is the site with the specifications http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx300/specs.html
Ok well It says supporting to in the specs so u really shure its NOT shared??? here is the site http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx300/specs.html
Well its a dutch site And its NOT in english but ok here it is http://www.otto.nl/mall/cgi-bin/Ott...=11399&pArtnr=6492007&pBildanfang=12&pSeite=3
i think it is a seperate card so not onboard as in intergrated in motherboard but in a slot. if can see backside of case than can tell for certain.
Ok But it does NOT take the memory of my computer right? its not an shared 3D card that is what i wanted to know does it take 256 MB ram from my computers memory or does it not?
It has a separate 256MB X300 videocard. The video card is plugged in to the motherboard. The 256MB is built in to the videocard. The motherboard has 2 512MB ram modules ( for a total of 1 GB)plugged in to it. The memory is NOT shared.
Ok i understand It does not take memory from the computer cuz it has itself Thnx for ur info I now know wich computer i can buy
