Would someone recommend a graphics card for me?

Question

Could someone recommend a good Nvidea graphics card with ddr1 memory that fits a pci x16 slot? I went to their site but they only check the slot size not the ddr type.

Answer 1

Yeah, DDR cards are ancient, well before the advent of PCI-Express, so it's highly unlike any PCI-E cards exist which aren't at least DDR2.

Note that your motherboard's RAM compatibility has NOTHING to do with video RAM.  You could have a socket 939 system which uses DDR, and pop in a GDDR3 graphics card, no problem.

What's your approximate budget?  Under $100 I'd take a Radeon 2600XT, for $100 even the Gefore 9600GT, for $130 the Geforce 8800GT, and for $170 the Radeon 4850.

Answer 2

If you mean PCI Express x16, good luck.  PCIe-x16 technology is much newer than DDR, so most DDR-only cards are original 32-bit PCI.  Go to http://www.newegg.com/Product/PowerSearc... and select your criteria for interface, chip manufacturer, and memory type.  Only one will show up for you, and it's c**p.

Solution:  Buy GDDR2 or GDDR3.  If your motherboard only supports DDR, you can still use GDDR2 video card, since the video RAM is independent of the system RAM.  Then again, I don't know of any motherboards with PCIe-x16 that are DDR-only...

Anyway, I don't know what your budget or system is like, but the 7600 GT is still a good budget card.  If you want to play newer games like Age of Conan or Bioshock, you'll want to look at the 8600 GT at least.

Answer 3

First of all, get a system which has DDR2 or DDR3 RAM support because today's graphics cards might require more than what you already have. For a decent buy, go for a 8800GT.