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ga g41m combo
« on: August 24, 2013, 11:02:34 am »
hello fellow gigabyte users i have a gigabyte GA G41M COMBO and i am planning to buy a 2GB graphics card and i am not sure whic one is compatible such as the ATI RADEON HD or the EVGA GEFORCE i am looking at the EVGA GEFORCE GT620 2GB. my current system specs is 4GB DDR3 RUNNING DUAL CHANNEL, INTEL PENTIUM E5700 DUAL CORE 3.0GHZ, 500GB SATA HDD, 800W PSU. need a nice card thats not too expensice but can run some nice games

Sammy

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Re: ga g41m combo
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2013, 12:28:42 pm »
Any recent PCI Express card will do really. You just might want to check that it's superior to the Intel GMA X4500 built-in graphics.

There are two different versions of the X4500 used with the G41 chipset. One has device ID 2E32 and the other is 2E33. You can check the device ID in Device Manager in Windows if you care.

Here are some specs on the X4500:

800 MHz core render clock
shader model 4.0
directx 10
open gl 2.1
memory bandwidth 12.8 GB/s (DDR2) and 17 GB/s (DDR3) this depends on if yours is DDR2 or DDR3
1700 MB DVMT memory

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Intel_graphics_processing_units#Fourth_generation

The Geforce GT620, codenamed GF108 (retail version). There's a higher model GT620, codenamed GF119 (OEM version). But the one you mention is GF108 because it's an aftermarket product and it's the only one available with 2 GB memory configuration. The GF119 is low on memory but high on other specs. So here are some the specs for the GF108.

2048 MB memory
700 MHz core clock
memory bandwidth 8 - 14.4 GB/s
DRAM type DDR3
directx 11
opengl 4.4

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units#GeForce_600_Series

You should be able to play newer games with the GT620 as it supports the latest API versions. Even if you don't play games with it you still win, because you don't share the memory with the rest of the system (1700 MB DVMT). But I would suggest a little higher model, perhaps GT630 (GK208). If the price is not right then I suggest you go for Radeon. They have cards with comparable performance for a lower price.
« Last Edit: August 25, 2013, 12:35:13 pm by Sammy »

Re: ga g41m combo
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2013, 05:02:51 am »
thanks for that what i notice with this mobo the total graphics is based on the amount of ram in the system i am using 4gb ddr3 now. the gigabyte website says the mobo max at 8gb ddr3 but the manual that comes with it says it max at 4gb i dont understand this part seriously