How much video card do I need?

Correction:
The highest Windows Experience rating is not 4.9 BUT 5.9.

Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT 5.9
Gaming graphics 782 MB Total available graphics memory 5.7

The above ratings are for my desktop computer

Charlie


"Kevin Weaver" <kevinkeithweaver.TakeThisOut@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> The highest that rating can go is to 4.9
> 4.9 is the highest. Your maxed out.
>
> Going from 4.7 to 4.9 in a game you might see a little.
>
> No you will not see any improvement. IMO
>
> "umo" <shoreke.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>I have a Toshiba Tecra laptop with Intel Core Duo 2GHz, 2 GB memory
>> and nVidia Quadro NVS 300M 256MB. I don't play many games but watch
>> lots of DVDs and video files on the laptop. The Windows Experience
>> Index for my video card is 4.7. Would an ugraded video card make my
>> movies look a hell of a lot better or do the more expensive GeForce 8M
>> series only significantly improve gaming graphics?
>>
>
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Your correct I just went and saw that my 8800 is at 5.9

"Charlie" <ctj92 DeleteThis @bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Correction:
> The highest Windows Experience rating is not 4.9 BUT 5.9.
>
> Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT 5.9
> Gaming graphics 782 MB Total available graphics memory 5.7
>
> The above ratings are for my desktop computer
>
> Charlie
>
>
> "Kevin Weaver" <kevinkeithweaver DeleteThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:zsxhi.18784$RX.2157@newssvr11.news.prodigy.net...
>> The highest that rating can go is to 4.9
>> 4.9 is the highest. Your maxed out.
>>
>> Going from 4.7 to 4.9 in a game you might see a little.
>>
>> No you will not see any improvement. IMO
>>
>> "umo" <shoreke DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1183226814.885225.116410@a26g2000pre.googlegroups.com...
>>>I have a Toshiba Tecra laptop with Intel Core Duo 2GHz, 2 GB memory
>>> and nVidia Quadro NVS 300M 256MB. I don't play many games but watch
>>> lots of DVDs and video files on the laptop. The Windows Experience
>>> Index for my video card is 4.7. Would an ugraded video card make my
>>> movies look a hell of a lot better or do the more expensive GeForce 8M
>>> series only significantly improve gaming graphics?
>>>
>>
>
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"umo" <shoreke.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I have a Toshiba Tecra laptop with Intel Core Duo 2GHz, 2 GB memory
> and nVidia Quadro NVS 300M 256MB. I don't play many games but watch
> lots of DVDs and video files on the laptop. The Windows Experience
> Index for my video card is 4.7. Would an ugraded video card make my
> movies look a hell of a lot better

Nope. Your DVDs and video files will look the same as before.

> or do the more expensive GeForce 8M series only significantly improve
> gaming graphics?

Correct. The Geforce 8M may also have higher power consumption, reducing
battery life.

Most laptops don't have upgradable video chipset modules (or at least the
upgrade won't be cost-effective).

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