no graphics card

[-I-Am-Great-]

ok when i get my new rig i will buy it without a graphics card, until i still my old rigs parts for the money for the graphics card. does the gigabyte ds4 have built in graphics? how powerful will these be? could i play css?

 

[BillytheImpaler]

No it does not have integrated graphics. Gigabyte does a C2D integrated graphics board but it's a poor overclocker. If you don't have the money now for a decent graphics card nab a cheapo one second hand in the mean time.

 

[Lethal`]

Yes the ds4 does have onboard graphics: Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3000.

Although i doubt that is good enough for css.

 

[-I-Am-Great-]

oh well just have it for a month or so until i get the money

 

[Lethal`]

according to here it does http://tw.giga-byte.com/Products/Mo...rboard&ProductID=2393&ProductName=GA-965G-DS4

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Yes the ds4 does have onboard graphics: Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3000.

Although i doubt that is good enough for css.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-062-GI

Where are you seeing it has integrated graphics?

EDIT: That's the 965G-DS4, it has integrated graphics but it's an extremely poor overclocker.

 

[-I-Am-Great-]

does anyone actually have to tell me first hand?

 

[Lethal`]

here ya go:

965G has integrated graphics:
http://tw.giga-byte.com/Products/Mo...rboard&ProductID=2393&ProductName=GA-965G-DS4

965P doesnt:
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2288

That was what caused the confusion.

So i would go with buying a cheapo graphics card for the mean time.

 

[Reality|Bites]

Could you not just spend the £30 on a 6200 le TC to tide you over?

Yeah you won't be able to play many games with it but it's only for a month or two right?

 

[-I-Am-Great-]

yea might have a look for a cheapy 2nd hand one

 

[Lethal`]

thats a good idea!

 

[V|per]

Originally posted by Reality|Bites
Could you not just spend the £30 on a 6200 le TC to tide you over?

Or you could spend £30 on a 73le... or for the extra £17, get a 73gt..

 

[-I-Am-Great-]

what?

 

[semi-pro waster]

what?

I think he is saying "where do you stop", if you buy one for £30 but there is a slightly better one for £40 then do you just spend the extra £10 and then if you are buying the £40 one why not get the £50 one etc etc.

Secondhand is probably a good way to go, any old PCI-E graphics card or even a PCI(really old tech in graphics card terms) would do for displaying a picture.

 

[touch]

i got a generic 32MB card off the 'bay for liek 10p
im sure you could find an old pci card for very cheap

 

[-I-Am-Great-]

lol will got for 2nd hand stuff

 

[-I-Am-Great-]

yea i think my mate has a old pci knocking about