Intel(R) G41 Express Chipset

MichaelMarr

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I have this current graphics card and Was thinking of upgrading as i play a lot of games and like the gameplay to be as smooth as possible but at the same time i don't have money to splash out on expensive graphics cards.

Is this a good graphics card for gaming or should I Save for a newer one?
 

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HP Pavillion S5306UK
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Windows 7
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You really need to save for a PCI-E graphic card, onboard graphic cards these days will not do the job intended for gaming ATI and nVidia are most common graphic cards brought these days on the market.
Here is a list of graphic cards available in today's market: Video Cards | Techbuy Australia
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 (Build 6.1.7601)
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0 Kentsfield) LGA775 (FC-LGA6)
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GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R (Rev. 2.1)
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Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB PC-10600 (2x XMS3 2GB)
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ASUS nVIDIA GeForce 560
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RealTek ALC885/889A/890
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ChiMei CMV CT-730D 17inch (LCD Monitor)
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1280-1024 60Hertz (Ture Colour 32bit)
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Labtec Media Desktop Y-SAD65
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Thats not a gfx card its an integrated display controller, or an integrated graphics processor. I decline to call it an IGP because it couldnt process real life, and real life has sucky graphics. :D

You probably have a PCIE slot if this is a desktop.
 

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Me
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Windows 7 Pro
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Athlon II x4 620
Motherboard
Gigabyte
Memory
2gb ddr2 800mhz 6-6-6-16
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Radeon HD 4850
Sound Card
Onboard
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1366 x 768
Hard Drives
WDC Black 500gb
PSU
OCZ ceritified SLI ready 500w
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Cool Master Mid tower
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Stock
If you want a budget card that can play almost any current games, then go for something like a NVIDIA 9 Series or a ATI Radeon HD 4xxx series. This package should run you about $120 with shipping.

Here are some links:

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4850 (1GB/256Bit) -- Click Here
MSI 9800 GT (1GB/256Bit) -- Click Here
 

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Apple Macbook Pro (April 2009)
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W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
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Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo 2.93Ghz [T9800 Penryn]
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NVIDIA nForce 730i Rev. B1 [Mac-F2268EC8 (U2E1)]
Memory
4096MB Samsung DDR3 Dual Channel [PC3-8500F 1066Mhz]
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NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB [G96M Rev. C1]
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SB X-Fi Surround 5.1 USB | Onboard Realtek (Disabled)
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Acer x223wbd 22" | Apple Anti-Glare 17" (Disabled)
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{Current} 1440x900 {Acer} 1680x1050 {Apple} 1920x1200
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{Internal}
Seagate Momentus 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM [ST9320421AS]

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LaCie 320GB USB 2.0 HDD [301284UR]
LaCie 750GB USB 2.0 FW400 eSATA HDD [301314U]
LaCie 1TB USB 2.0 HDD [301304UR]
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Magsafe
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Aluminum/Unibody (MBP52)
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2 x 6000 RPM Fans
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Logitech G-15v2 [PN 920-000379]
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Logitech G-9 [PN 910-000338]
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12Mbps/2.5Mbps w/ 24Mbps Speed Boost [Comcast]
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Logitech X-540 Speakers [PN 970223-0122]
Sennheiser PC-151 Headset
If you want a budget card that can play almost any current games, then go for something like a NVIDIA 9 Series or a ATI Radeon HD 4xxx series. This package should run you about $120 with shipping.

Here are some links:

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4850 (1GB/256Bit) -- Click Here
MSI 9800 GT (1GB/256Bit) -- Click Here


As much as I love gigabyte, might I suggest Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100245HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

If your resolution is below 1920x1024, this will do you justice, and it has a rebate too. Not many games are going to run you above 512mb vram usage, unless your screen is the size of a small sedan.
 

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Me
OS
Windows 7 Pro
CPU
Athlon II x4 620
Motherboard
Gigabyte
Memory
2gb ddr2 800mhz 6-6-6-16
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 4850
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
1366 x 768
Hard Drives
WDC Black 500gb
PSU
OCZ ceritified SLI ready 500w
Case
Cool Master Mid tower
Cooling
Stock
Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I will look into it +rep :)
 

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PC/Desktop
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HP Pavillion S5306UK
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Windows 7
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Sorry i didn't mention this before I still have another computer which has an Nvidia GeForce MX440 Graphics card, Is that better that the G41 or not? I'm not too good with these cards.
 

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HP Pavillion S5306UK
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Windows 7
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Firefox
It's pretty old. It may outperform the G41, but probably not.
 

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Zen Productions
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Intel i7-860
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Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P
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Corsair Dominator 1600Mhz, 8-8-8-24 1.65v 2x2GB
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ATI Radeon 5770 HD
Sound Card
Intel High Definition Sound
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Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
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Western Digital Caviar Black 500gb
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-750HX 750W
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Antec p183
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Corsair H50 Water Cooler
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Logitech G110
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Logitech MX Revolution
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768 mb/s
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