please i need your help URGENT !!!!!

hello everybody i want your help to buy a graphique card for my computer, and specifications of my computer are under and i have the choice between :

(ASUS EAH4650/DI/1GD2(LP)) ATI Radeon HD 4650 - PCI Express 2.0 x16 1Go DDR2 (120$)

OR

(ASUS EAH4550/DI/512MD3) ATI Radeon HD 4550 - PCI Express 2.0 x16 512Mo DDR3 (90$)

and they will work good with my computer ??

and wich of them work good and play games fast ??

and thanks again


System Manufacturer/Model Number : NEC POWERMATE VL360

OS : windows 7

CPU : AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ (2.1Ghz)

Motherboard : NEC POWERMATE VL360 -chipset(Nvidia GeForce 6150LE)

Memory : 2048MB RAM DDR2 667Mhz

Graphics Card(s) : Nvidia GeForce 6150LE

Sound Card : realtek HD audio

Hard Drives : Hitashi 160GB 7200rpm

They both draw thier power from the PCi-E slot, so you should be fine even with a weaker PSU.

Another alternative:
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100295HDMI Radeon HD 4670 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Gaming wise they will do very decent, but struggle at high resolutions (such as 1920x1080)


youll just need to disable the nvidia onboard graphics when you install the new card via the bios.

As far as VRAM, i dont think anything over 512MB will be of any benefit at the resolutions these cards are designed to game at.
By the time you get to 1080 res, 1GB VRAM helps, but these cards will struggle at that res, regardless if the amount of VRAM they have.
So I dont see the point personally.

Unless Im missing something, please correct my understanding of it :)

for a bit extra i can highly recommend the HD5770 for many reasons

• low power consumption
  stable and fast
  runs cool 34 deg C average
  will be future proof for another year or two
  plays most current games on high settings easily

your only restriction may be the "half height slot" for any PCIE card you choose ?

thnaks you all but i should shoose only between too of them 4650 and 4550
i see the HD 4550 has DDR3 it must be faster then 4650 it has DDR2
but the first one i mean 4550 has 512Mo and 4650 has 1Go

can someone explane me that ??

tesla cuda said:

thnaks you all but i should shoose only between too of them 4650 and 4550
i see the HD 4550 has DDR3 it must be faster then 4650 it has DDR2
but the first one i mean 4550 has 512Mo and 4650 has 1Go

can someone explane me that ??

get the HD 4550 with DDR3 as the best choice

Both are poor for gaming unless you play games below 1440x900 - go for the GDDR3 option with higher bandwith.

tesla cuda said:

thnaks you all but i should shoose only between too of them 4650 and 4550
i see the HD 4550 has DDR3 it must be faster then 4650 it has DDR2
but the first one i mean 4550 has 512Mo and 4650 has 1Go

The fact that the 4550 has GDDR3 on it means nothing as it is hampered severally by the 64 bit bus the memory has to run on. In comparison the 4650 has a 128 bit bus. To give you an idea,

techPowerUp :: HIS HD 4650 iSilence 512 MB Review :: Page 1 / 32

Don't know what the prices are like in Morocco, but unless this is for a HTPC (home theater PC) I wouldn't look at anything less than a HD 4670.