My desktop has an eVGA nForce 780i motherboard, Intel Q6600 processor, Cooler Master Power Pro (750w), with nVidia GeForce 8800GT and eVGA 512 GeForce 9500 GT video cards driving a 22"W monitor (1680x1050) and two 19" monitors (1280x1024). Both are 512MB devices.
I DO NOT do games, but like snappy graphics performance.
Am planning to upgrade from Win XP/Pro (32-bit) to Win 7/Pro (64-bit). Apparently there is no support with my two devices for 64-bit Win-7; would a pair of GeForce GT 240's meet my needs? Any other suggestions? Naturally, I'm trying to keep the cost down, and I know I need to buy two of these ...
For what it is worth, the eVGA website says "The EVGA 780i is ESA (Enthusiast System Architecture) certified which provides the best monitoring and fine tuning of your PC ... When using this platform with an EVGA PCIe 2.0 graphics card; double the bandwidth is achieved. With up to 16GB/s of bandwidth and advanced power management features, PCIe 2.0 is the ultimate interface for enthusiasts ... PCIe 2.0 is entirely backwards compatible, meaning a PCIe 2.0 card or motherboard will work with any PCIe device and visa versa." I'm no hardware expert, but I hope this means I can get a couple of decent performing cards for not a lot of money!
I DO NOT do games, but like snappy graphics performance.
Am planning to upgrade from Win XP/Pro (32-bit) to Win 7/Pro (64-bit). Apparently there is no support with my two devices for 64-bit Win-7; would a pair of GeForce GT 240's meet my needs? Any other suggestions? Naturally, I'm trying to keep the cost down, and I know I need to buy two of these ...
For what it is worth, the eVGA website says "The EVGA 780i is ESA (Enthusiast System Architecture) certified which provides the best monitoring and fine tuning of your PC ... When using this platform with an EVGA PCIe 2.0 graphics card; double the bandwidth is achieved. With up to 16GB/s of bandwidth and advanced power management features, PCIe 2.0 is the ultimate interface for enthusiasts ... PCIe 2.0 is entirely backwards compatible, meaning a PCIe 2.0 card or motherboard will work with any PCIe device and visa versa." I'm no hardware expert, but I hope this means I can get a couple of decent performing cards for not a lot of money!