Solved Computer Requirements for Samsung 27" LED SyncMaster S27B350H

[JSeb24]

Hi Guys,

So I am thinking of upgrading from a Samsung 22" SyncMaster 226BW to a Samsung 27" LED SyncMaster S27B350H. However my Tower is an old 5 -6 yr old one with an

-Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
-ASUS P5AD2-E motherboard,
-NVIDIA GeForce 7900GS

Currently, my pc does not respond perfectly with occasional lags when watching movies and in-game. I really just play League of Legends and the requirements are not that high. I am just waiting for the tower to resonably unusable to get a new one. Meanwhlie, I would prefer a new bigger monitor.

My questions are, is my cpu going to handle the new monitor and is the new monitor going to reduce the response time of my pc? Can watching movies and play games create more lags?

Any help will be kindly appreciated

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Hello and welcome JSeb mate the monitor will work on any computer - withinreason I think and I am no expert that your problem is that GPU it has not gotenough memory, the RAM is DDR2 and the CPU is well past it's sue by date mate for running what you want to.

Sorry to be the bringer of bad tidings but you really need to at least update that GPU.

Currently I am running a tester machine with DDR2 and a Q9650 with graphics though an Asus GTX 650 to a 24" monitor it works quite well what you are after I don't know.

My suggestion would be if you want to get another GPU try this one not expensive and is well worth the money and you can swap it out if and when you build that is the other alternative.
ASUS GeForce GT 640 2GB [ENGT640-2GD3] - $109.00 : PC Case Gear
It is only DDR3 memory on it and this would be far more useful if you should decide to build
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DirectCU II Boost 2GB [ENGTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5] - $209.00 : PC Case Gear
- currently in my main machine Ivy Bridge build. You could look elsewwhere for th plain GTX 650 it would be good too but you would not be paying much less than the Ti model.

 

[JSeb24]

HI ICit2lol,

Thanks a lot for replying to my post. I understand that my pc is close to be called 'prehistoric' lol, but I currently cannot afford a new pc and wanna hold on a little longer to the current one. Your comments were very interesting and I went on to look for some GPUs in the stores around my area. I am trying to spend as little as possible on the GPU in regards that it has to be more powerful than my current one.

As I am not interested into the dual DVI, I thought the GeForce GT630 could be an option. The other difference is the PCI Express from 3.0 to 2.0. Is it going to make a big difference?

- http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=9259
- http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=10725

For $10 difference, should I get the 4gb one?
Could you please point out how to know which GPU can my mother board support up to?

Thanks again

 

[Computer0304]

Does your pc have pci express 3.0? Then you should get the 3.0. But if you want to save money so badly, get the 2.0. There will be a performance loss though.

 

[crankypenguin]

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.

 

[JSeb24]

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.

I do understand what you are saying concerning all the other components being slow. However, is there a chance that I use the ones currently on the market? For example, the

- ASUS GT610-SL-1GD3-L 1GB GT610 PCI-E VGA Card or
- ASUS GT620-1GD3-L 1GB GT620 PCI-E VGA Card ?

 

[Computer0304]

Well you could try but it is not worth the risk. (Unless it is returnable after use...)

 

[Boozad]

I do understand what you are saying concerning all the other components being slow. However, is there a chance that I use the ones currently on the market? For example, the

- ASUS GT610-SL-1GD3-L 1GB GT610 PCI-E VGA Card or
- ASUS GT620-1GD3-L 1GB GT620 PCI-E VGA Card ?

Those cards will be fine providing your PSU is adequate to power them. Both cards are PCI-E 2.0 will will be backwards compatible with your PCI-E 1.0 slot and will work. Both have HDMI outputs too so connectivity is also fine.

 

[JSeb24]

I do understand what you are saying concerning all the other components being slow. However, is there a chance that I use the ones currently on the market? For example, the

- ASUS GT610-SL-1GD3-L 1GB GT610 PCI-E VGA Card or
- ASUS GT620-1GD3-L 1GB GT620 PCI-E VGA Card ?

Those cards will be fine providing your PSU is adequate to power them. Both cards are PCI-E 2.0 will will be backwards compatible with your PCI-E 1.0 slot and will work. Both have HDMI outputs too so connectivity is also fine.

I just checked, my power supply is an Antec 550w output. Do you think its enough?

 

[Boozad]

Certainly, you'll be good to go with that PSU for either of those cards.

 

[JSeb24]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

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]

Cheers Boozad,

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

 

[Boozad]

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

 

[Boozad]

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]

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.