Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family

[Guest]

I own a matherboard with Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset. Is a

NVIDIA® GeForce® 7300 GT
- 256MB GDDR2 High-Speed Memory
- Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c Shader Model 3.0 Support
- OpenGL® 2.0 Optimizations and Support
- NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology
- Certified for Windows Vista™

worth buying?

 

[hunter315]

No, the 7300GT is super weak. if you want a cheap GPU upgrade consider the 4650, it will be significantly more powerful.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121340&cm_re=4650-_-14-121-340-_-Product

 

[Guest]

I can get this one for free, so the question is:
is it better then the chipset?

 

[hunter315]

Yes the 7300GT is better than the chipset, but it will still be a pretty poor performer, but if its free go for it nothing wrong with a free performance boost.


You can see how things fit relative to each other by taking a look at the graphics hierarchy chart, the G33/G31 chipset uses the GMA 3100
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/graphics-card-geforce-radeon,2646-7.html

 

[Guest]

tnx a million!