Antec P150 Graphics Cards?

Cantona33 · Post by **Cantona33** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:24 am

Hi - Im building a system with a Anter P150 and an E6600 on a Asus P5B - what kind of graphics cards can I consider - will it have enough power for a X1900GT?

I dont really do games but want a quick card with vista in mind.

Thanks

Fat_bloater_dave · Post by **Fat_bloater_dave** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:49 am

Short Answer yes it will. (i guess you are talking about the Neo HE 430 PSU) that comes with the Case.

Cantona33 · Post by **Cantona33** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:55 am

Yes - sorry should have mentioned Im going to use the stock psu. Are there any cards that would need too much power?

Thanks for the advice.

Fat_bloater_dave · Post by **Fat_bloater_dave** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:58 am

nope, if you were to Go for SLI or Crossfire then i would say think about upgradeing but it will be able to run any graphics card i know of, as long as your not going to be running hundreds of Hard drives.

Cantona33 · Post by **Cantona33** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:02 am

Thanks Dave!

Fat_bloater_dave · Post by **Fat_bloater_dave** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:03 am

No problem.

jaQa · Post by **jaQa** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:42 am

Hi,

I dont really do games but want a quick card with vista in mind.

Vista Aeroglass 3D interface is designed to run with current integrated chipsets like NForce 6100/6150. No Shader Model 3.0, only Shader model 2.0 is used.

A Nvidia 7600GS (256MB model) will be more than fine.
Since you post here (a silent PC forum) you are probably at least a little bit interested in keeping your PC quiet i think - the complete X1900 series isn't famous for beeing efficient nor being quiet.

Christian

Mike_P · Post by **Mike_P** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:53 am

yes the x1??? series are known to be loud. The x1800 was the worst.

id say go w/ a 7600 gt or if u want the extra power a 7900 gt (that is overclocked).

the nVidia cards consume less watts then the equivalent ATi

drpbier · Post by **drpbier** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:32 pm

I'm looking for the cheapest passive VGA card that will run Vista Aero - absolutely no gaming.

Will an Asus Extreme N6200TC512/TD/256M work? It costs Â£34 from Scan UK

http://uk.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=2& ... odelmenu=1

jaQa · Post by **jaQa** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:40 am

Hi,

i can't tell you for sure if this card is fast enough.
It at least fullfills all specifications Vista demands,
which are
-DirectX 9.0c compatible
-Shader model 2.0
-enough onboard memory

I've read posts an a german forum that the beta of Vista ran well even with a Geforce FX5200 which is considerably older than this card. The FX5200 is a very weak card (i own it myself), on the contrary Vista isn't a game - and game graphics is definitly more demanding than drawing some 3D Windows.
So for 99% this card should be OK ... but don't put the blame on
me if it's not.

Christian