NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS - replace or upgrade?

[jimand7]

NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS - replace or upgrade?

 

[hybird9012]

It ultimately depends on what you want to use a new graphics card for. The Nvidia 8400 GS runs on PCI Express 2.0, however, there is no real world difference from PCI-e 2.0 to PCI-e 3.0 - in games maybe a few frames at most.

If you want to just upgrade your graphics card you can do that as PCI-e 3.0 cards are backward compatible. Additionally, AMD's top of the line motherboards only run at 2.0 as well.. so in terms of overall system upgrade, you can probably just get by with getting a new card.

However, I'm curious about a few things:
1) What would you use your new video card for? (i.e. gaming, video editing, photo editing, etc..)
2) How much do you want to spend?
3) What are your current system specs? (i.e. what CPU do you have, what type of memory do you have, etc..)
4) What is the rating on your Power Supply (i.e. 300W, 400W, 500W, etc..)

 

[jimand7]

It ultimately depends on what you want to use a new graphics card for. The Nvidia 8400 GS runs on PCI Express 2.0, however, there is no real world difference from PCI-e 2.0 to PCI-e 3.0 - in games maybe a few frames at most.

If you want to just upgrade your graphics card you can do that as PCI-e 3.0 cards are backward compatible. Additionally, AMD's top of the line motherboards only run at 2.0 as well.. so in terms of overall system upgrade, you can probably just get by with getting a new card.

However, I'm curious about a few things:
1) What would you use your new video card for? (i.e. gaming, video editing, photo editing, etc..)
2) How much do you want to spend?
3) What are your current system specs? (i.e. what CPU do you have, what type of memory do you have, etc..)
4) What is the rating on your Power Supply (i.e. 300W, 400W, 500W, etc..)

 

[jimand7]

IPIBL-LA (Berkeley)
Core 2 Quad Q6600
3GB PC2-5300 MB/sec Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets
Full size video card
300W

 

[beyondlogic]

IPIBL-LA (Berkeley)
Core 2 Quad Q6600
3GB PC2-5300 MB/sec Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets
Full size video card
300W

300w is a bit low

gt 630 would work on that power supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127739


depending if psu is a standard atx or a tfx long rail i cant suggest a better card

 

[hybird9012]

What do you plan to use your computer for?

 

[jimand7]

video edit have ordered the gt 630. Many thanks

 

[beyondlogic]

video edit have ordered the gt 630. Many thanks

you may have needed something stronger then that but if you were using a old 8400gs for video editing then the gt 630 should be far superior

due to 128 bit bus
608 more passmark score then your old card