Should I avoid HyperMemory and TurboCache?

FunkyT · 17 Mar 2007 at 16:49

I'm looking for a 256MB entry level PCI-E card for a basic, non-gaming PC.

I'm assuming it's a bad thing to have a card which steals system memory? It's not obvious which cards have this feature!

Help me lads... £30-£40 price range please

Scania · 17 Mar 2007 at 19:17

No games, no problem I'd have thought.

FunkyT · 17 Mar 2007 at 19:36

Thanks but I'd still like to avoid it. Maybe I'm being pedantic

squiffy · 17 Mar 2007 at 19:42

Not a problem, if system has enough memory in the first place. Used onboard Nvidia for a HTPC, no problems. I think set it to 32MB or 64MB.

Although if you're buying a seperate PCI-E might as well get videocard with dedicated, 64MB will be plenty although probably 128MB is the minimum you can buy now.

RaiderX · 17 Mar 2007 at 21:20

7100 GS = 64MB dedicated + 192MB turbo cache

Darkwave · 17 Mar 2007 at 21:39

Hypermemory and Turbocache are like licking a wine glass full of hot ashes instead of sipping wine.

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Freakitchen · 17 Mar 2007 at 21:54

I'd get the lowest priced non Hyper-memory/Turbo-cache card I could find. Little point in getting anything better than on-board video, if your card is going to steal system RAM, IMO.

FunkyT · 18 Mar 2007 at 09:35

I'd like to avoid this TurboCache/HyperMemory crap - which entry level PCI-E cards have 256MB of dedicated video RAM?

TechnoCorruption · 18 Mar 2007 at 09:49

I used to have a X600pro which you can get for 25-30 now, that had 256mb onboard ram and is a decent card for the money.

TechnoCorruption · 18 Mar 2007 at 09:51

Maybe a fiver over your budget but theres a X700pro with 128 onboard ram in clearence for 45quid.

Edit: Not that I want to take a sale away from OCUK but if you look around there is a X300 with 128mb onboard for 25quid which is in stock.

semi-pro waster · 18 Mar 2007 at 09:53

The cheapest one that OcUK still sells new that I know of is the Asus EN7300GS and that comes in at ~£45.

You might be able to pick up a fairly decent card from the 6800 series or X800series secondhand for around your budget though.

VeNT · 18 Mar 2007 at 16:21

semi-pro waster said:
The cheapest one that OcUK still sells new that I know of is the Asus EN7300GS and that comes in at ~£45.

You might be able to pick up a fairly decent card from the 6800 series or X800series secondhand for around your budget though.

I wouldn't even go that far!

non gaming PC?
x300?
why 256Mb Vmem if you're not going to use it!

FunkyT · 18 Mar 2007 at 21:21

256MB video is recommended for Windows Vista Aero tbh.

Indy500 · 18 Mar 2007 at 21:23

FunkyT said:
256MB video is recommended for Windows Vista Aero tbh.

64MB. Unless MS are coming up with more marketing bull****?

semi-pro waster · 18 Mar 2007 at 22:44

VeNT said:
I wouldn't even go that far!

non gaming PC?
x300?
why 256Mb Vmem if you're not going to use it!

Personally, nor would I but then it isn't my choice here that matters. For ordinary office-style usage integrated graphics is perfectly fine.

VeNT · 18 Mar 2007 at 23:35

semi-pro waster said:
Personally, nor would I but then it isn't my choice here that matters. For ordinary office-style usage integrated graphics is perfectly fine.

the reason that the biggest graphics chip manufacturer in the world is intel

Dureth · 19 Mar 2007 at 00:51

If the system has 1GB of RAM even with Vista there wont be a problem using a hyper-memory or turbo-cache card. Failing that a cheap x300 128MB would be the next stop.

barnettgs · 19 Mar 2007 at 01:05

FunkyT said:
256MB video is recommended for Windows Vista Aero tbh.

Not sure about that. My friend's system with Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB + 512mb system ram was struggling in Aero interface but after upgraded to 2 GB, it is lightening fast! He was joking about windows popping up before even lifting your finger off mouse button!

So 128mb is more than enough.

RaiderX · 19 Mar 2007 at 01:22

if your gonna be using Vista, it shares system memory with main memory even on cards with dedicated memory