Lets just assume you have a 3Ghz CPU, 1Gb RAM and you are playing oblivion with those two different video cards. Would lag go away with the GForce 7900?
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Mmm, don't really have enough information to tell you exactly how big of a difference. For example: some of the geforce 7900 cards are 256mb, some are 512mb. Either way, you're likely at least doubling your video memory, and going from agp to pci-ex, correct? It would make a huge difference, but Oblivion is a resource hog. It would be much smoother, but it wouldn't be perfect.
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I don't think that is a separate video card. Isn't that an integrated video chipset? It's a poor one at that.  According to reports it does not have 32 bit rendering nor does it feature texture compression. It has basic 2d acceleration.\n\nAlso, you don't put in different drivers to a video card or chipset.  You can update a driver, and it should allow for the complete functionality of the chipset.  If your integrated video supports OpenGL, it would support it based on the normal driver associated with that chipset.  By the way, the latest link to those drivers is below.\n\nAccording to Intel, The Intel® 810E chipset is a high-integration chipset designed for the basic graphics/multimedia PC platform.  In layman's terms, it's a cheap integrated video chipset that allows the user to see what's on a monitor, and not much more.\n\nGo to newegg and buy yourself a video card that supports openGL.  It's not that expensive.  Of course, check your computer to see what kind of video slots the motherboard has (AGP or PCI only) to support the card.\n\nGood luck.
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Just to point out, you do not need a video card with 512MB of ram on it.  All of these cards are not powerful enough for the largest textures.  You can save yourself some money and get a better card.  What is your budget?\n\nEdited to clear up.\n\nYou can get one if you want, but it will not benefit you at all.  You need at least a 7900 or a 1900 card to benefit from 512MB of ram.\n\nCard Suggestion.\n\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102606\n\nUnless you save up for the Ati 1950, AGP card.  They are supposed to release at around $200.  The card I linked is better than any you listed.
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7900 GTX is faster then the x1900 by 1.6 gb/s in processing power. Not a whole lot really. \n\nThe x800 xtPE is only faster then the GeForce 7800 GT, the rest of the 7800s are faster.
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Well, The 8800gtx is BUT in terms of being able to accually put it to good use you gonn have to wait a year because direct x 10 isnt even out yet and games wont be made with it for a long time so i would recomend the 7900gt.  it will be fine untill u decide to upgrade even futher.
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For what you are spending, you processor wont bottleneck the video card.  I would suggest that you spend that $150 on one good card rather than two very mediocre cards.  Try to go with the Nvidia 7800 series and above or the ATI 1800 series and above.  Those cards will outperform the two 7300's in SLI.
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ahhh...\nyes\ni recall this from a long looooooooooong time ago\nin a galaxy far away\nwhen some stupid idiot in the Intel Corp. figured out a way to hurt your gaming capabilities and then some marketing guys called it "Hyper-Threading"!!!\nit basically is dual core but it isnt as powerful (like u cant run two games at once, which dual core can do)\n64-bit...thats AMD's technology...\nthe good thing about it is that when you run multi threaded apps (like divx or nero recode or something like quake four i think) it runs faster
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http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html\n\nThe above link is a visual representation comparing "video card" performance.
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Not, it's no equivalent, but I don't think it would make that much difference.  You're going to pay more for the Intel, but the AMD is probably just fine.
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i would go ATI anytime, but in this case...\nthe 7300 will give anywhere between 50 and 200 % more frames per seconds...
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If you are looking for highest performance using multiboard, I would say Nvidia is better due to SLI. If you are looking to go with a single board, I would go with ATI Radeon. Overall, I think they are both closely matched video card. During the game, I do not think you would closely notice the difference of those two. As long as you are no using other video card from 3rd party, any one of those two should be okay.
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1x Geforce 7950GX2.\n\nIn numerous benchmarks out there, both perform pretty much on par with each other.  The hardware is essentially the same with just one specific difference; the 7950 GX2 doesn't have to go through another PCIe bus to access the second GPU.  \n\nThe speed difference is, for the most part, negligible though.  Keep in mind that the 7950 GX2 is really two GTX GPUs that are underclocked to help keep control of heat.  Depending on which vendor you buy your 7950 GX2 from, they might be attaching a heftier cooling solution and overclocking the card yet again.\n\nHope this helps!
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The Nvidia site has a single download for all GeForce cards... so just pick your card type and operating system, you'll be fine- you don't have to specify the exact 3rd party model.
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yes it does. Although both are at the same level but radeon has a better record when it comes to rescource consuming games.
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Yes, it would increase the computers speed greatly, this is good for drawing in 3ds max and other 3d applications, maybe think of more ram as well, the more ram you give your computer , the quicker the render times will be, and the more 3d work you can do. the bigger the gfx card the smoother the program will run, top designers use 512mb gfx cards or above radeon do a rather good 512 card for £140ish maybe cheaper, try www.ebuyer.co.uk for a gfx card, just depends on what you want out of your card and your machine.
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hi,\nUR cpu speed and RAM are enough to support the card.If your motherboard has an AGP 4X(1.5V) then the card should run fine.256 MB gforce 6200 turbocache is also a good option.
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Yes, any laptop with the Core 2 Duo T7200 and 2GB of memory will be a very good machine.  \n\nThe 7900 GS will not affect the programs you use to design the graphics, but it will affect your testing of any 3D renderings that you do.  But if you're talking 2D stuff, then the 7900 is a waste of money.\n\nTo be honest though, if you really want the best for graphics design, you need to get a Mac.  Apple's software and hardware are both optimized for that sort of thing.  They're made for graphic designers by graphic designers.\n\nEdit - In that case then definitely go with the E1705.  If you do 3d graphics design then get the GeForce 7900, if not then don't worry about it.