Computer Requirements for Samsung 27" LED SyncMaster S27B350H

JSeb24 · 23 Oct 2013

crankypenguin said:

According to newegg you have 1 pcie x16 1.0 Slot. A video card such as a gt8600 would probably best fit your needs, looking at your other specs. If you got something like a gt630, all your other components would bottleneck your gpu and might cause instability. I know that a GT8600 is not a current gen card, but you might be able to buy one used on ebay. That's my 2 cents.

So hey, I bought the Samsung 27" Monitor and the Asus GeForce gt630 2gb. After installing the gt630, I noticed constant lags while watching a 1080p video. I then tried to remove the GPU and reinstalled the old 7900GS and I was surprised to see that it was working much better with rare lags.

Could you guys confirm whether all my other components were bottle-necking the GT630 or was it something else? Meanwhile, I am planning to try return it to the shop with hopefully no dramas. As cranky penguin mentioned, would a gt9600 work better in my situation or is there a slightly more powerful graphic card that would suit my pc best?

Thx guys for your input, I really appreciate it.

Computer0304 · 23 Oct 2013

Try the either the 8800 GTX/GTS cards. (These are PCIe 2.0 too...) Remember, they must be returnable in case it does not.work.

Computer0304 · 23 Oct 2013

Try using the interegated video also. Take out your discrete video card and try getting the interegated graphics to work. It might be better than the 7900GS. Or your video card is failing becuase I had one fail on me before. Have you got any BSODs lately?

Boozad · 23 Oct 2013

It sounds like it could be a driver issue. Did you completely remove all traces of previous drivers when you uninstalled your old card? And did you perform a clean install of the drivers for your new card?

JSeb24 · 23 Oct 2013

Boozad said:

It sounds like it could be a driver issue. Did you completely remove all traces of previous drivers when you uninstalled your old card? And did you perform a clean install of the drivers for your new card?

Actually I didnt remove anything. When I opened Nvidia settings it displayed the new graphic card. I just assumed that it was fine as long as it detected it. I did install the stuff from the CD that came with it though.

I am going to give this a try tmr and will see how it does, thx for your input mate.

Boozad · 23 Oct 2013

JSeb24 said:

Boozad said:

It sounds like it could be a driver issue. Did you completely remove all traces of previous drivers when you uninstalled your old card? And did you perform a clean install of the drivers for your new card?

Actually I didnt remove anything. When I opened Nvidia settings it displayed the new graphic card. I just assumed that it was fine as long as it detected it. I did install the stuff from the CD that came with it though.

I am going to give this a try tmr and will see how it does, thx for your input mate.

Yeah you should uninstall the GPU via Device Manager before removing it from the PC, then when you install the new one perform a clean install of the latest drivers. In your situation I'd follow this stellar advice from Essenbe.

essenbe said:

Download whatever driver you want to use to your desktop. Next, go to Windows update and set it to 'check for updates but let me decide what to install' that will keep windows from automatically installing it's video driver.
Next go to C:/Nvidia, open the folder and you should see a folder named Display driver. Inside that folder you should see a folder for every driver you have ever installed. They will be names 320.49 and such. Delete every one of those folders, but do not delete the display driver folder, just the ones inside.

Next go to control panel > uninstall programs. Uninstall all of the Nvidia display programs, but this is important, uninstall the display driver last. Uninstall the Nvidia update, Phys X, 3D drivers (few people use them), Nvidia HDMI, and the Nvidia update (it does not work anyway). Last uninstall the display driver. You will be told to reboot, do so.

When you log back on, windows will install a display adaptor, that is OK. Open your driver that you have downloaded from Nvidia, agree to terms, do not select express install, select custom install. Make sure the 'clean install' check box is selected and uncheck everything except the display driver and PhysX, then install. You will have to reboot after that. That will be the cleanest install you can get, and you will not have the HDMI driver to conflict with the Realtek drivers, but should have all the drivers you need. You can then set windows update back to whatever you like.

JSeb24 · 23 Oct 2013

Cheers Boozad,

I will definitely follow these guidelines and will surely post the results.

Boozad · 23 Oct 2013

No problem mate. It should work out for you, keep us posted and we'll help you out further if it's needed.

Boozad · 23 Oct 2013

Also, when you're up and running, download and install GeForce Experience which will notify you when new drivers are available. You can easily perform clean installs with the aid of Experience then to keep you up to date with the minimal amount of fuss.

ICIT2LOL · 23 Oct 2013

Sorry late reply your board does indeed support a PICe P5AD2-E - Motherboards - ASUS I have a very similar board on my tester as I think I mentioned - having to rush through mail - and the GTX 650 works fine in fact positively refurbishes the old girl my WEI is now 5.9 as opposed to 4.3 prior fitting the card.
Now the cheaper one that I quoted may not give you that sort of difference but it will knock spots off the on board stuff.