Hi!
I am considering upgrading my current graphics card - NVidia GeForce GTX-970 - and would love to get some advice from people who are a lot more knowledgeable than myself about such things.
Gaming is what I use my computer for and I have been generally happy with the 970 but I have seen that some games are coming out with higher recommended requirements. I also have had a lot of trouble with my computer lately with the bsod and ended up having to get another motherboard and ram as apparantly they were faulty. Since getting the computer back from the technician with the new motherboard and ram I have only had the bsod pop up a couple of times but now I am getting the problem of my computer freezing up. I can be in the middle of the game or the computer can be just sitting there doing nothing and suddenly it freezes. I have read that this can indicate a graphics card problem and since I have wanted to upgrade anyway I thought I may as well see if a new one fixes my current problems.
I have done some researching on the internet but not knowing much about graphic cards I really need some help choosing the right one. Budget wise I am looking at either the MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus XS 6GB OC Graphic Card or MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6GB Graphic Card. I've seen a lot mentioned about Vram and how it is used in games but I've no idea what that means and how it is reflected in the 2 cards I have mentioned here.
My next question is how do I find out if the new card will fit into my existing case.
For anyone that can help me out here I thank you and appreciate your time.
Cheers
Carol
I am considering upgrading my current graphics card - NVidia GeForce GTX-970 - and would love to get some advice from people who are a lot more knowledgeable than myself about such things.
Gaming is what I use my computer for and I have been generally happy with the 970 but I have seen that some games are coming out with higher recommended requirements. I also have had a lot of trouble with my computer lately with the bsod and ended up having to get another motherboard and ram as apparantly they were faulty. Since getting the computer back from the technician with the new motherboard and ram I have only had the bsod pop up a couple of times but now I am getting the problem of my computer freezing up. I can be in the middle of the game or the computer can be just sitting there doing nothing and suddenly it freezes. I have read that this can indicate a graphics card problem and since I have wanted to upgrade anyway I thought I may as well see if a new one fixes my current problems.
I have done some researching on the internet but not knowing much about graphic cards I really need some help choosing the right one. Budget wise I am looking at either the MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus XS 6GB OC Graphic Card or MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6GB Graphic Card. I've seen a lot mentioned about Vram and how it is used in games but I've no idea what that means and how it is reflected in the 2 cards I have mentioned here.
My next question is how do I find out if the new card will fit into my existing case.
For anyone that can help me out here I thank you and appreciate your time.
Cheers
Carol